European policy

Mission of Norway to the EU

On this page you will find our current list of staff, as well as links to useful information about the Mission in English.

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List of Staff

Table of Contents

Management | International Relations | Communications and Press | Research and Education | Security and Defence | Health, Labour and Social Inclusion | Trade, Industry and Fisheries | Justice and Home Affairs | Public Administration and ICT | Agriculture and Food Safety | Environment, Climate and Energy | Regional and Local | Transport and Communications | Economy and Finance | Consumers, Gender Equality, Non-Discrimination, Youth and Family | Administration | Student Trainees

Management
Rolf Einar Fife
Rolf Einar Fife
Ambassador of Norway to the EU
 
 
Curriculum Vitae

Assistant:
Françoise Chotard
Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 21
PA.EU.AMB@mfa.no 

Per Strand Sjaastad
Ambassador of Norway to Belgium and
Deputy Head of Mission

Responsible for the issues related to
EEA cooperation and the EU's internal
market.

Curriculum Vitae

Assistants:
Françoise Chotard (Mission)
Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 21
PA.EU.AMB@mfa.no

Catherine de Leeuw (Embassy)
Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 73 04
PA.BRU.AMB@mfa.no 

Eirik Nestås Mathisen
Minister Counsellor

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 65

eirik.nestas.mathisen@mfa.no 

Coordination and leadership of cooperation
with the EU and EEAS on foreign affairs,
security and defence.

Assistant:
Françoise Chotard


International Relations
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Gry Karen Waage
Counsellor

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 65
gry.karen.waage@mfa.no 

European Parliament, institutional affairs,
democracy and rule of law.

Solveig Isabelle Verheyleweghen

Solveig Isabelle Verheyleweghen
Counsellor

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 22
solveig.isabelle.verheyleweghen@mfa.no

EU and multilateral relations,
European Parliament, Middle East,
Northern and Western Africa, the Horn
of Africa and the external dimension of
migration.

kaja winther

Kaja Moe Winther
Counsellor

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 67
kaja.moe.winther@mfa.no 

EEA, EEA and Norway grants,
Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein,
microstates.

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Mads Ringås
First Secretary

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 46
mads.ringas@mfa.no 

The high north, security policy (CSDP),
EU-NATO, transatlantic relations, 
South Asia and Afghanistan.

Katarina Nordanger

Katarina H. Nordanger
First Secretay

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 66
katarina.nordanger@mfa.no

Russia, EaP-countries, Central Asia,
Turkey, Eastern Europe outside the EU,
Western Balkans, Caucasus, enlargement-/
neigbourhood-policy, sanctions,
restrictive measures and alignment.

Kai Simon Yuen

Kai Simon Yuen

First Secretary

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 63
kai.simon.yuen@mfa.no

China, East Asia and Oceania, ASEM and
ASEAN, Central and southern Africa, Latin
America, international partnerships, Team
Europe and development cooperation,
humanitarian affairs, civil preparedness,
Brexit.

Communications and Press

Marit Aspaas

Marit Aspaas
Counsellor for Communications

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 92
Mob.: +32 (0) 494 53 58 20
marit.aspaas@mfa.no

Primary contact point for press inquiries.

Juliane Bragstad Lamvik

Juliane Bragstad Lamvik
Communications Officer

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 24
Mob.: +32 (0) 478 77 63 07
juliane.bragstad.lamvik@mfa.no

Secondary contact point for press inquiries.

Timo Nikolaisen

Timo Nikolaisen
Communications Officer

Tel.: +32 (0)2 238 74 78
Mob.: +32 (0) 499 05 80 00
timo.nikolaisen@mfa.no 

Secondary contact point for press inquiries.

Research and Education

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Mads Gravås
Counsellor for Education

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 74
mads.gravas@mfa.no 

Geir Arnulf

Geir Arnulf
Counsellor for Research

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 55
geir.arnulf@mfa.no


Security and Defence

Martin Blom
Counsellor for Security and Defence Policy

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 52
martin.blom@mfa.no 

 

Nils Christian Skarland
Counsellor for Defence Industry

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 38
Nils.christian.skarland@mfa.no

 

 


Health, Labour and Social Inclusion
Anders Lamark Tysse

Anders Lamark Tysse
Counsellor for Health and Food Safety

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 80
anders.lamark.tysse@mfa.no

Thor Erik Lindgren

Thor Erik Lindgren
Counsellor for Health Preparedness and
Crisis Response

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 71
thor.erik.lindgren@mfa.no 

 

Tone Wroldsen
Counsellor for Health Preparedness

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 43
tone.wroldsen@mfa.no 

 

Kristina Jullum Hagen

Kristina Jullum Hagen
Counsellor for Labour and Social
Affairs

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 69
Kristina.Jullum.Hagen@mfa.no

Trade, Industry and Fisheries

Tymon Bugajski

Tymon Bugajski
Counsellor for Trade, Industry and
Fisheries

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 25
tymon.bugajski@mfa.no 

Trade policy, free trade agreements,
WTO, maritime policy, market access
for fish, space policy, coastal infrastructure.

Ingrid Vikanes

Ingrid Vikanes
Counsellor for Trade, Industry and
Fisheries

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 41
ingrid.vikanes@mfa.no 

Fisheries policy, fisheries management,
Norwegian cooperation with the EU on
fisheries, CFP.

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Tone Evje
Counsellor for Trade, Industry and
Fisheries

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 34
tone.evje@mfa.no  

Internal market and company law.
Competition policy, state aid and
public procurement. Innovation policy
and programs.


Justice and Home Affairs
Kathrine L. Brinch

Kathrine Lund Brinch
Counsellor for Justice and Home Affairs

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 32
kathrine.lund.brinch@mfa.no

Mainly Schengen issues, asylum,
migration, SCIFA. 

Kristel Høgslett

Kristel Høgslett
Counsellor for Justice and Home Affairs

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 39
kristel.hogslett@mfa.no 

Mainly Schengen issues, border issues (FRONT),
police cooperation, counter-terrorism,
exchange of information, SIS, COSI.

Josefine Aaser

Josefine Aaser
Counsellor for Justice and Home Affairs

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 58
josefine.aaser@mfa.no 

Counter-terrosism, civil preparedness, national
security, hybrid threats.


Public Administration and ICT
Camilla Ongre

Camilla Ongre
Counsellor for ICT Policy

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 84
camilla.ongre@mfa.no

ICT policy, electronic communications,
public administration, privacy.


Agriculture and Food Safety
Magnar Sundfør

Magnar Sundfør
Counsellor for Agriculture

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 49
magnar.sundfor@mfa.no 

CAP, trade, rural development,
forestry.

Stein Ivar Ormsettrø

Stein Ivar Ormsettrø
Counsellor for Food Safety

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 53
stein.ivar.ormsettro@mfa.no

Food safety and quality, animal
health and welfare.


Environment, Climate and Energy
Tom Johnsen

Tom O. Johnsen
Counsellor for Climate

Tel.: +32 (0)  2 238 74 26
tom.oddgeir.johnsen@mfa.no

Climate, Norway-EU cooperation on
fullfilling climate obligations, ETS,
ESR, LULUCF.

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Birthe Ivars
Counsellor for Environment

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 37
birthe.ivars@mfa.no 

Circular economy, air quality, 
biodiversity, the marine environment,
chemicals policy, water
management, green financing.

Ragnar Semundseth

Ragnar Semundseth
Counsellor for Energy

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 45
ragnar.semundseth@mfa.no

Energy policy and the energy market
in the EU/EEA.

Martin S. Lund

Martin Skjerping Lund
Energy Officer

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 13
martin.skjerping.lund@mfa.no

Energy policy and the energy market
in the EU/EEA.


Regional and Local

Odd Godal

Odd Godal 
Counsellor for Regional and Municipal
Policy

Tel.:+32 (0) 2 238 74 64
odd.godal@mfa.no

Regional and local affairs, EU regional
policy, regional state aid, the northern
dimension, Schengen.


Transport and Communications
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Jørn Petter Kvamme
Counsellor for Transport and
Communications

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 44
jorn.petter.kvamme@mfa.no 

Postal services, telecommunication, 
civil aviation, road transport, rail
transport.


Economy and Finance
 
Astrid Elisabeth Erlingsen

Astrid Erlingsen
Counsellor for Finance

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 75
astrid.elisabeth.erlingsen@mfa.no

Tax policy, customs, MFF. 

Inge Skeie

Inge Skeie
Counsellor for Finance

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 77
inge.skeie@mfa.no

Macroeconomics, economic policy,
climate and environmental taxation,
sustainable finance, statistics, MFF.

 

Erling Rikheim
Counsellor for Finance

Tel.: +47 22 24 45 30
Mob.: +47 97 56 60 94
erling.rikheim@mfa.no 
erling.rikheim@fin.dep.no

Financial market issues.

 

Consumers, Gender Equality, Non-Discrimination, Youth and Family

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Marie Osnes
Counsellor for Consumers, Gender Equality,
Non-Discrimination, Youth and Family

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 33
marie.osnes@mfa.no 


Administration
Kristin Barsten

Kristin Barsten
Head of Administration

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 36
kristin.barsten@mfa.no 

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First Secretary

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 42
audun.garder.lillerud@mfa.no  

High-level visits.

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Arnstein Semb Røren
Head of Archives

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 27
Arnstein.Semb.Roren@mfa.no

 

Kristian Wiberg
Administrative Officer

Tel.: + 32 (0) 2 238 74 68
Kristian.Wiberg@mfa.no 

Archives.

 

 

 

Saimy Marie Tornes
Accountant

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 73 16
saimy.marie.tornes@mfa.no 

 

 

Alexandra Brånå
Accountant

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 85
Alexandra.brana@mfa.no 

 

Francoise Chotard

Françoise Chotard
Assistant to Ambassador Fife

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 21
pa.eu.amb@mfa.no

 

Maria Deridder Holmlund
Administrative Officer

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 23
maria.deridder.holmlund@mfa.no

Administrative support for the councellors
for employment and social affairs, regional,
trade, industry and fisheries, food and
food safety, agriculture, health, health
preparedness and crisis response.

 

Christina Rysgaard

Christina Rysgaard
Administrative Officer

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 31
christina.rysgaard@mfa.no

Administrative support for the councellors
for education and research, finance, ICT,
competition, energy, climate and
environment, consumers, gender equality,
non-discrimination, youth and family. Also
ESA and seconded national experts.

 

Freya Grauwels
Administrative Officer

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 73 19
freya.grauwels@mfa.no 

Administrative support for the councellors
for justice and home affairs (COMIX),
defence, EEA, the foreign policy team and
the European Parliament team.

Anette Ljungmann

Anette Ljungmann
Receptionist

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 29
alj@mfa.no

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Pia Ladefoged
Administrative Officer

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 56
pia.ladefoged@mfa.no

Visits coordinator.

 

Michel Jonet
Administrative Officer

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 73 08
michel.jonet@mfa.no 

Purchasing, customs and housing.

 

Ian Hills
Administrative Officer

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 17
ian.hills@mfa.no 

ICT and security.

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Johan Pierre
Chauffeur

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 73 56

Ricardo

Ricardo Cuyob
Chauffeur

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 73 10


Student Trainees
magnus stakkestad

Magnus Stakkestad
Trainee

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 47
magnus.stakkestad@mfa.no 

Mission to the EU

Anna Juell Johnsen

Anna Juell Johnsen
Trainee

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 74 48
anna.juell.johnsen@mfa.no 

Mission to the EU

Silje Marie Maanum

Silje Marie Maanum
Trainee

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 238 73 15
silje.marie.maanum@mfa.no 

Norwegian Embassy Belgium