Rolf Einar Fife (born 18 October 1961) is a Norwegian diplomat. He is a member of the

International Law Commission The International Law Commission (ILC) is a body of experts responsible for helping develop and codify international law. It is composed of 34 individuals recognized for their expertise and qualifications in international law, who are elected by t ...

. He is a law graduate by education 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 1986. He served as head of department from 1997 and deputy under-secretary of state from 2002 to 2014. He then served as the Norwegian ambassador to

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

from 2014 to 2018 and to the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

from 2019.

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1961 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian civil servants Ambassadors of Norway to France Ambassadors of Norway to the European Union {{Norway-diplomat-stub