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Astrid Versto (born 3 August 1953) is a Norwegian journalist and diplomat.
She was born in
Astrid Versto (born 3 August 1953) is a Norwegian journalist and diplomat.
She was born in Vinje
Vinje is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional regions of Upper Telemark and Vest-Telemark. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Åmot.
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and took her education at the Norwegian Journalist College. After a journalistic career she was hired as director of communications in Norad
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD ), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection ...
in 2000, moving on to director of personnel in 2004. From 2005 to 2008 she was the director of communications at the Royal Palace, Oslo
The Royal Palace ( no, Slottet or ''Det kongelige slott'') in Oslo was built in the first half of the 19th century as the Norwegian residence of the French-born King Charles III John, who reigned as king of Norway and Sweden. The palace is th ...
, in other words the Norwegian royal couple. She embarked on a diplomatic career as counsellor at the Norwegian embassy in Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
from 2008 to 2012, director of communications in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Norwegian (Bokmål): ''Det kongelige utenriksdepartement''; Norwegian (Nynorsk): ''Det kongelege utanriksdepartement'') is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway. It was established on June ...
from 2012 to 2015 and Norwegian ambassador to Croatia
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from 2015.
She is a daughter of Aslak Versto, sister of Olav Versto
Olav Versto (31 July 1950 – 7 July 2011) was a Norwegian journalist and editor, primarily known for his work for the newspaper ''Verdens Gang''.
Education and career
Versto received a cand.mag. degree from the University of Oslo in 1976. He star ...
and married to Terje Svabø
Terje Svabø (born 4 October 1952) is a Norwegian journalist.
Svabø has worked at ''Aftenposten'', '' VG'' and NRK evening news, where he hosted the debate programs ''Debatt 21'' (Debate 21) and ''Til debatt'' ( en, To Debate). In 2000 he left N ...
.https://www.hegnar.no/Nyheter/Naeringsliv/2009/10/Terje-Svaboe-gaar-fra-TV-2
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1953 births Living people People from Vinje Norwegian journalists NRK people Norwegian expatriates in Austria Ambassadors of Norway to Croatia Norwegian women ambassadors {{Norway-diplomat-stub