Ann Ollestad

Who is Ann Ollestad?

Ann Ollestad is a Norwegian diplomat and the country's current ambassador to Myanmar.

Born in Oslo, she graduated as cand.polit. in 1983. She then mainly worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including posts in Paris, Bonn and Geneva. In 2000 she was appointed deputy under-secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She held this position until 2007, when she was appointed Norwegian ambassador to India. Before the year ended, her ambassadorship was extended to Bhutan. In 2013 she was appointed ambassador of the newly opened Norwegian embassy in Yangon.