Ove Thorsheim (born 30 May 1949) is a Norwegian diplomat. Thorsheim holds a cand.philol. Thorsheim began for 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 1979. He was the Norwegian ambassador to

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

from 2000 to 2005 and

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

from 2005 to 2007. After a period serving as deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2011, Thorsheim was appointed as ambassador to

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

in 2011.

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1949 births Living people Ambassadors of Norway to Australia Ambassadors of Norway to New Zealand Ambassadors of Norway to Portugal Ambassadors of Norway to South Africa Norwegian civil servants Norwegian diplomats Norwegian expatriates in South Africa {{Norway-diplomat-stub