Jon Westborg (born 13 July 1946) is a Norwegian diplomat. He holds a

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degree from the

Cranfield School of Management Cranfield School of Management, established in 1967, is a business school that is part of Cranfield University in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Cranfield School of Management is triple accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), EQUIS and AAC ...

. Before becoming a diplomat he worked in the

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, the

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(as secretary-general) and the

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. From 1996 to 2003 he served as the Norwegian ambassador to

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

, and from 2003 as the Norwegian ambassador to

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. In 2007 Ann Ollestad took over. In 1999 he was decorated as a Knight of the

Royal Norwegian Order of Merit The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Norwegian: ''Den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden'' (Bokmål) or ''Den Kongelege Norske Fortenesteordenen'' (Nynorsk)) was instituted by King Olav V in 1985. It is awarded to foreigners, Norwegian citizens livin ...

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1946 births Living people Alumni of Cranfield University Ambassadors of Norway to Sri Lanka Ambassadors of Norway to India {{Norway-diplomat-stub