Jørn Eugen Gjelstad

Personal information:

Name: Jørn Gjelstad
Born: 21.07.1955, Oslo
Family: Married to Trine Ditlevsen
Three children (born in 1986, 1998, 1999)

Education:

• Master’s degree in International History (Cand. philol.), University of Oslo, 1992
• Undergraduate degree in history, literary science and political science (Cand. mag.), University of Oslo, 1982
• Music teacher training, Norwegian Academy of Music and the Barratt Due Institute of Music (four-year programme), 1980

Work experience:

September 2019 Ambassador of Norway to the Republic of Serbia, Montenegro and
Republic of North Macedonia

2015-2019 Ambassador of Norway to the Hellenic Republic and to the Republic of Cyprus

2006–2015 Director, Section for the Middle East and North Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Responsible for policy development in a number of areas, including Norway’s engagement in efforts to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, assistance to Palestine, areas of conflict such as Syria and Iraq, Norway’s North Africa strategy, Norway’s approach to radical Islam, migration issues, and bilateral relations with all countries in the two regions.

2004–2006 Deputy Director, Section for the Middle East and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2003–2004 Coordinator for South Asia, Section for Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairsairs

2000–2003 First Secretary, Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi, India

1996–2000 Special advisor on disarmament and non-proliferation issues (Conference on Disarmament Advisor), Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1993–1996 Senior Executive Officer, disarmament and non-proliferation issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1992–1993 Office Manager, The Peace Research Institute Oslo.
Project manager for the International Conference on Nuclear Technology and Politics, Rjukan, Norway, (June 1993)
Project manager for the International Conference on Security for the Baltic Region, Norway, (December 1992)

1989–1992 Research Fellow, The Peace Research Institute Oslo/Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities

1987–1989 Executive Officer, Concerts Norway (Rikskonsertene). Responsible for programme development and school concert production

1985–1987 Teacher at Foss and Sandaker upper secondary schools, Oslo

1985–1986 Pianist and conductor at the theater Det Norske Teatret, Oslo

1983–1986 Music teacher at the music schools in the City of Oslo and Bærum municipality

Publications:
• Jørn Gjelstad, Olav Njølstad (eds.), Nuclear Rivalry, International Order, (SAGE, London: januar 1996)

• Jørn Gjelstad (ed.), Security for the Baltic region, (PRIO: 1994)