Tormod C. Endresen (born December 10, 1966) is a Norwegian lawyer and diplomat. From 2012 till 2017, he served as Norway's ambassador to Singapore.

Education and career

Tormod C. Endresen holds a Law Degree (

Candidate of Law Candidate of Law (Latin: ''candidatus/candidata juris/iuris'') is both a graduate law degree awarded to law students in the Nordic region as well as an academic status designation for advanced Law School students in German-speaking countries. N ...

) from

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

. From 2008 to 2012, Endresen established and led Norway's Consulate General in Guangzhou, China. In 2012, he was appointed as Norway's ambassador to

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. Previously, Endresen served as Second Secretary to Norway's Mission to the United Nations in New York and as Deputy Director General at 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 ...

. Endresen practiced law at Oslo law firm Wiersholm from 2001 to 2003. He has served as Governor of the Board of the Asia Europe Foundation and as Alternate Board Member of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

Ambassador to Singapore

Endresen was confirmed as Norway's Ambassador to Singapore in 2012 and presented his credentials to Singapore's president Tony Tan on September 20 that year. He was succeeded by

Anita Nergaard Anita Nergaard (born December 16, 1967) is a Norwegian diplomat. She served as the Norwegian ambassador to Singapore from 2017 to 2021. Life Anita Nergaard is a member of Norway's Sámi community and grew up in Karasjok Municipality. She earne ...

in 2017.

Distinctions and awards

In 2013, Endresen was awarded Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit by His Majesty

Harald V of Norway Harald V ( no, Harald den femte, ; born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He acceded to the throne on 17 January 1991. Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the lin ...

. In 2015, the

Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise ( no, Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon, NHO) is an employers' organisation in Norway with more than 30,000 members. It was founded in 1989 as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegi ...

(NHO) named Endresen “Ambassador of the year” for his work to promote Norwegian interests.NHOs ambassadørpris
, NHO, 18 August 2015

Personal life

Endresen has four children and is married to Elisabeth Lothe, a Norwegian career diplomat.

References

External links

Royal Norwegian Embassy in SingaporeTormod Cappelen Endresen in "Store Norske Leksikon"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Endresen, Tormod University of Oslo alumni Living people Ambassadors of Norway to Singapore 1966 births