Kåre Bryn (born 12 March 1944) is a Norwegian diplomat. He was born on the island of

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. He received a siv.øk. degree and started working for the

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Norwegian or ''Utenriksdepartementet''; or ''Utanriksdepartementet''; UD) is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway. It was established on June 7, 1905, the same day the Parliament of ...

in 1969, and was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in 1989. He remained here until 1999, when he became Norwegian ambassador to the

European Free Trade Association The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organization and free trade area consisting of four List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe, European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. ...

and the

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. From 2003 to 2005 he served as the Norwegian ambassador to the

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. He then became secretary-general of the European Free Trade Association. Before retiring, he served one last year as senior adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2013. In 1999 he was decorated as a Commander of the

Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

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1944 births Living people People from Møre og Romsdal Norwegian civil servants Ambassadors of Norway to the Netherlands Norwegian expatriates in Switzerland {{Norway-diplomat-stub