1. Thorvald Stoltenberg was a Norwegian politician and diplomat.
11 Facts About Thorvald Stoltenberg
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Thorvald Stoltenberg served as Minister of Defence from 1979 to 1981 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1989 and again from 1990 to 1993 in two Labour governments.
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From 1989 to 1990, Stoltenberg served as the Norwegian ambassador to the United Nations.
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Thorvald Stoltenberg was the UN witness at the signing of Erdut Agreement.
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Thorvald Stoltenberg was a member of the Trilateral Commission, and held a seat on their executive committee.
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At the local level, Thorvald Stoltenberg was elected to the Oslo City Council in 2015.
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In 2010, Thorvald Stoltenberg led a commission whose primary purpose was to recommend changes in Norwegian drug policy to improve the situation of hard drug addicts.
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Thorvald Stoltenberg joined an international campaign for a less punitive drug policy, the Global Commission on Drug Policy, consisting of, among others, former Latin American leaders.
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In 2010, together with 25 other statesmen, Thorvald Stoltenberg sent a letter to EU leaders and the heads of government of the EU countries, demanding sanctions against Israel for its violations of international law.
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Thorvald Stoltenberg's co-signatories included Javier Solana, Felipe Gonzalez, Romano Prodi, Lionel Jospin and Mary Robinson.
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Thorvald Stoltenberg died on 13 July 2018 at the age of 87 after a short illness.