Martin Tore Bjørndal (27 April 1944 − 11 April 2015) was a Norwegian diplomat. He was born in Ulsteinvik. He graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.philol. degree in 1972, and started working 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 ...

in 1973. He was the Norwegian ambassador to Chile for a period before returning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1999 he was decorated as a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. In May 2004 he was appointed as Norway's ambassador to Venezuela. His responsibility was extended to

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in January 2005,

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from February 2005, Ecuador from February 2005, and the Dominican Republic in March 2006. In June 2008 he was moved back to Chile. In November 2008 his Chilean ambassadorship was extended to Peru.

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1944 births 2015 deaths People from Ulstein University of Oslo alumni Norwegian civil servants Ambassadors of Norway to Chile Ambassadors of Norway to Venezuela Ambassadors of Norway to Colombia Ambassadors of Norway to Haiti Ambassadors of Norway to Ecuador Ambassadors of Norway to the Dominican Republic Ambassadors of Norway to Peru {{Norway-diplomat-stub