Michael Strøm Lie (20 December 1862 – 9 July 1934) was a Norwegian diplomat. He was born in

Kongsvinger Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aust ...

as a son of the cousins, writer Jonas Lie (1833–1908) and Thomasine Henriette Lie (1833–1907). He was a brother of

Erik Lie Erik Lie is a Norwegian finance professor at the University of Iowa who published a report about options backdating that led to many investigations by the SEC into the potentially illegal practice. He was the subject of profile in ''Business ...

and writer

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, and through the former an uncle of Nazi Jonas Lie. On the maternal side he was a nephew of Erika (Nissen) and Ida Lie, and a first cousin of Erika Lie,

Karl Nissen Karl Nissen (February 27, 1879 – May 14, 1920) was a Norwegian pianist, teacher, music journalist, and conductor. Nissen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), the son of the physician Oscar Nissen and pianist Erika Nissen, and he was taught pian ...

, painter Jonas Lie and Eyolf Soot and a first cousin once removed of

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. On the paternal side he was a first cousin of Bernt Lie and Vilhelm Lie, and a first cousin once removed of Emil Lie and Nils Lie. He was married to Maggie Skredsvig, ex-wife of

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and daughter of Frithjof M. Plahte, who in turn was a first cousin of Michael's mother. He was named as

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''Geneva C ...

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in 1904. When Norway became independent in 1905 he became acting chargé d'affaires. In 1906 he was promoted to counsellor at the legation, and he was later the Norwegian ambassador to

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and

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

from 1910 to 1921,

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briefly in 1921 and

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from 1921 to 1927. He issued the memoirs ''Fra mit liv som diplomat'' in 1929.

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1862 births 1934 deaths Ambassadors of Norway to Mexico Ambassadors of Norway to Cuba Ambassadors of Norway to Italy Ambassadors of Norway to Spain Norwegian expatriates in Germany Military attachés for Norway People from Kongsvinger {{Norway-diplomat-stub