Fred H. Nomme

Fred Harald Nomme (born 21 February 1946) is a Norwegian diplomat.

He was born in Sandefjord, and studied economics at the University of Minnesota and San Francisco State College. He had a varied career outside of the diplomacy; he has worked at the University of Bergen, University of Oslo, Norwegian Shipowners' Association and as a personal secretary for Queen Sonja. From 1991 to 1994 he was a section leader in the Lillehammer Olympic Organising Committee, and during the 1994 Winter Olympics itself he was a "protocol director". Before becoming an ambassador, he also worked in the diplomacy as embassy secretary in Saudi Arabia, Morocco, France and the United States.[1]

In 1995 he was appointed as Norway's ambassador to Nigeria. Since September 1995 he was also the ambassador to Benin, Togo, Ghana and Cameroon.[2] Already in November 1995 he was recalled from Nigeria, after diplomatic bonds were severed after the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Nine. He returned to Nigeria in 1996.[3] In September 1998 Nomme moved on to become ambassador in Malaysia.[4] From the next year he doubled as ambassador to Brunei as well.[5] In 2005 he became a consul-general in Shanghai, PR China,[1] and in November 2010 he became Norway's ambassador to Morocco.[6]

In 2000 he was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "60 år 21. februar: Generalkonsul Fred Harald Nomme" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 February 2006. 
  2. ^ "Nytt fra statsråd" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 9 September 1995. 
  3. ^ "Vestlige ambassadører tilbake i Nigeria" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 24 January 1996. 
  4. ^ "Offisielt fra statsråd" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 18 September 1998. 
  5. ^ "Offisielt fra statsråd" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 17 September 1999. 
  6. ^ "Offisielt fra statsråd" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 19 November 2010. 
  7. ^ "Ordensdryss i UD" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 12. 28 August 2000.