Jon Westborg (born 13 July 1946) is a Norwegian diplomat. He holds a

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degree from the Cranfield School of Management. Before becoming a diplomat he worked in the

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, the

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(as secretary-general) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. From 1996 to 2003 he served as the Norwegian ambassador to

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, and from 2003 as the Norwegian ambassador to

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. In 2007 Ann Ollestad took over. In 1999 he was decorated as a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.

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1946 births Living people Alumni of Cranfield University Ambassadors of Norway to Sri Lanka Ambassadors of Norway to India {{Norway-diplomat-stub