Head of Mission, Embassy of Norway in Yangon, Myanmar. 30 years as diplomat, with UN - Sec Council, New York, SDGs, WFP Rome. Graduate MSc Econ. LSE London.
Today on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, ๐ณ๐ด wishes for the๐ฒ๐ฒ people to shine as bright as the midnight sun in northern ๐ณ๐ด& never to disappear from the horizon. #midnightsun
๐ท The midnight sun shining above the Senja-island mountains.
On 8 May in 1945 the people of ๐ณ๐ด took to the streets to celebrate their return to freedom after 5 years of war & occupation. On #LiberationDay, ๐ณ๐ด commemorate those who sacrificed for our freedom & pay tribute to those engaged in the struggle for peace & democracy elsewhere.
I laid wreath at the #AnzacDay ceremony organised by ๐ฆ๐บ & ๐ณ๐ฟ missions in ๐ฒ๐ฒ as we remember the sacrifices of people& their commitment for freedom & peace during two ๐ wars. We also pay tribute to all the people who have lost their life in the struggle for peace& democracy in ๐ฒ๐ฒ.
We welcome today's release of political prisoners in #Myanmar, including four foreigners. We call on the military to immediately release all others arbitrarily detained.
Wonderful news - Professor Sean Turnell is free and on his way home to his family. Iโve just had the chance to speak with him.
I thank everyone who worked tirelessly for his release, including @DFAT staff like our Head of Mission in Myanmar, Angela Corcoran, pictured here.
I laid a wreath at Htauk Kyant War Cemetery in honour of all those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Our thoughts are also with those who have lost their lives in defending freedom in #Myanmar.
#LestWeForget#remembranceday2022
Meikswe Myanmar works on internally displaced people and is a very worthy winner of the UNHCR #NansenAward 2022 for Asia and the Pacific region. Congratulations๐
๐ณ๐ด in ๐ฒ๐ฒ has a strong commitment to the Women, Peace & Security agenda. Via @UN_Women & @UNFPAMMR, ๐ณ๐ด enables๐ฒ๐ฒwomen& girls affected by crises to lead, participate in & benefit equally from relief, response, peace & development efforts #ProtectParticipation#WPS#UNSC@NorwayUN
This yearโs Nobel Peace Prize pays tribute to the hard work and sacrifices of civil society organizations everywhere๐๐ Congratulations to the winners๐
Pleased to take the helm of great team at @norwayinmyanmar As HoM, I look forward to steering our efforts to support humanitarian action, promote democratic development and a peaceful future for ๐ฒ๐ฒ people. #teamNorway ๐ณ๐ด
A great privilege to host HoMs of #ASEAN embassies in #Myanmar for lunch today, appreciated the insightful discussions. ๐ณ๐ด fully supports #ASEANโs efforts in ๐ฒ๐ฒ.
๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐พ ๐ต๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฌ ๐น๐ญ ๐ป๐ณ @ASEAN#NorwayinMyanmar@NorwayMFA
At 78*N! Showing over 50 Ambassadors resident in Oslo how Norwayโs Arctic Policy addresses dealing with the effects of climate change, ensuring jobs and other opportunities for the people who live in the region @NorwayMFA