Sten Fredrik Lundbo (born 18 November 1940 in

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) is a Norwegian diplomat and was

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to the

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1995 - 2000 and to the

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2000 - 2005.

Education

Lundbo graduated with an MA in international economics from the

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in 1967.

Career and assignments

Sten Fredrik Lundbo worked as a diplomat 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 ...

during the period 1967 - 2005. Lundbo's first postings were to the Embassies in Bangkok (1969–72) and Paris (1972–75). He was Director at the Ministry of Foreign Ministry 1989-1995. For the last ten years of his career he was an ambassador, firstly to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg (1995 - 2000) and thereafter in Warsaw (2000 - 2005). Lundbo also served as Counsellor (1986 - 1986) and Minister Counsellor/Deputy Permanent Representative (1986–89) at Norwegian Delegation to the United Nations and other international organizations in

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International assignments

*Member of the UN Group of Governmental Experts on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development 1978-1981. *Chairman of the

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(MTCR) 1992-1993. At the annual meeting in Oslo in July 1992, chaired by Sten Lundbo, it was agreed to expand the scope of the MTCR to include nonproliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for all weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical and biological weapons). *Chairman of the Working Group on Guidelines 1993-1995 that led to the establishment i 1996 of the Wassenaar Arrangement Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-use Goods and Technologies *Chairman of the

's rapporteur group for cooperation with the EU from 1996 to 2000. *Member of the Governing Council of the

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in Paris 1995-2000.

Awards

* 1996 appointed Knight of the 1st class of St. Olav * 2000 appointed commander of

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 ...

Sten Lundbo is also awarded the following foreign orders: *1973 The Thai

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*1975 The French Order of Merit (France). *1994 Commander of the

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*1995 In November 1995 Lundbo received a Certificate of Appreciation, signed by the 63rd United States Secretary of State, Mr.

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for his «contributions and leadership in advancing international cooperation to control the spread of armaments and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies».UD posten, No. 1/1996. *1996 Commander Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary The Hungarian Order of Merit () is the fourth highest Order (honour), State Order of Hungary. Founded in 1991, the order is a revival of an original order founded in 1946 and abolished in 1949. Its origins, however, can be traced to the Order of ...

*2003 Commander with star of

Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland () is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident abroad. As such, it is sometimes referred to as ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lundbo, Sten 1940 births Living people Ambassadors of Norway to France Ambassadors of Norway to Poland