Ove Thorsheim

Norwegian diplomat

Ove Thorsheim (born 30 May 1949) is a Norwegian diplomat.

Thorsheim holds a cand.philol.

Thorsheim began for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1979. He was the Norwegian ambassador to Australia from 2000 to 2005 and South Africa from 2005 to 2007. After a period serving as deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2011, Thorsheim was appointed as ambassador to Portugal in 2011.[1]

Honours

  •  Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (26 May 2008)
  •  Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (14 May 2017)

References

  1. ^ "Ove Thorsheim". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
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