Leif Arne Ulland
Leif A. Ulland
Personal information
Date and place of birth: 07.03.1947 in Flekkefjord, Norway
Current position: Ambassador of Norway to the Republic of Lithuania since February 2011
Current status: Married to Ms. Greta Ulland Billing
Education
1968-1976: University of Oslo, Cand. Phil. Degree with studies in Political
Science, French and English
1971: French studies at Université d’Aix-en-Provence, France
1976: University of Oxford, UK, Studies in English literature
Career
2011- : Ambassador of Norway to the Republic of Lithuania
2007-2010: Ambassador, Coordinator for Council of Europe Affairs,
Department of Security Policy and the High North, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
2003-2007: Ambassador of Norway to Romania and the Republic of
Moldova, Bucharest
2001-2003: Ambassador, Special Adviser on Arms Control and
Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2000-2001: Deputy Director General and Head of Head of Security Policy
and Crisis Management Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1997-2000: Deputy Director General and Head of Security Affairs, Arms
Control and Disarmament Division, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
1996-1997: Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway to
NATO, Brussels
1992-1996: Political Counselor, Permanent Delegation of Norway to
NATO, Brussels
1989-1992: Head of Division, Western Europe and North America
Division, Department of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
1985-1989: Deputy Head of Division, Western Europe and North America
Division, Political Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
1982-1985: Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway to the Council
of Europe, Strasbourg
1979-1982: Secretary of Embassy at the Norwegian Embassy in Ankara,
Turkey
1977-1979: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NATO and Security
Policy Division
Honorary Positions
1997-2002: Chairman of the Norwegian Council on Security and
Disarmament Affairs
Languages
English, French and some German