H.E. Ms Elin østebø johansen
June 2006: Director General, Services Department, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
September 2003: Deputy Director General, Department for Trade Policy, Natural Resources and the Environmental Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
September 2002: Deputy Director General, Section for the WTO and the OECD, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
September 1999: Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Norway to the WTO, Geneva
September 1998: Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Norway to the WTO, Geneva
August 1997: Assistant Director General, Department for Administrative Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
September 1994: Senior Advisor on trade policy, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
August 1991: First Secretary, Norwegian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland
January 1988: Executive Officer, trade and development, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
March 1987: Executive Officer, trade and development, Norwegian Ministry of Trade
October 1985: Junior Professional Officer, UNDP, Manila, the Philippines
Education
June 1985: Master’s degree in Development Economies, University of Oslo
Date of birth: 25 April 1955
Civil status: Married to Erik Heyerdahl Strøm, 2 children