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'''Knut Hedemann''' (13 May 1922 – 2 May 2011) was a Norwegian diplomat.
'''Knut Hedemann''' (13 May 1922 – 2 May 2011) was a Norwegian diplomat.


He was born in [[Ringsaker]] as a son of politician [[Rudolf Hedemann]] and younger brother of journalist [[Reidar Hedemann]]. He finished his secondary education in 1943.<ref name=hvem>{{cite encyclopedia|year=1973|title=Hedemann, Knut|encyclopedia=[[Hvem er hvem?]]|editor=Steenstrup, Bjørn|publisher=Aschehoug|location=Oslo|url=http://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1973/0224.html|page=224|language=Norwegian|accessdate=11 October 2011}}</ref> During the Second World War he was a member of the [[Norwegian police troops in Sweden during World War II|Norwegian police troops]] in exile in [[Sweden]], having fled from Norway in 1944.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Knut Hedemann (obituary)|last=Kolberg|first=Aud|date=11 May 2011|work=[[Aftenposten]]|page=|language=Norwegian}}</ref> After studying in the US from 1946 to 1947 he took the [[cand.jur.]] degree at the [[University of Oslo]] in 1948. In the same year he married physician's daughter Gro Ranveig Hansen.<ref name=hvem/>
He was born in [[Ringsaker]] as a son of politician [[Rudolf Hedemann]] and younger brother of journalist [[Reidar Hedemann]]. He finished his secondary education in 1943.<ref name=hvem>{{cite encyclopedia|year=1973|title=Hedemann, Knut|encyclopedia=[[Hvem er hvem?]]|editor=Steenstrup, Bjørn|publisher=Aschehoug|location=Oslo|url=http://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1973/0224.html|page=224|language=no|access-date=11 October 2011}}</ref> During the Second World War he was a member of the [[Norwegian police troops in Sweden during World War II|Norwegian police troops]] in exile in [[Sweden]], having fled from Norway in 1944.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Knut Hedemann (obituary)|last=Kolberg|first=Aud|date=11 May 2011|work=[[Aftenposten]]|language=no}}</ref> After studying in the US from 1946 to 1947 he took the [[cand.jur.]] degree at the [[University of Oslo]] in 1948. In the same year he married physician's daughter Gro Ranveig Hansen.<ref name=hvem/>


He started working for the [[Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] as a secretary in 1949. He served as an embassy secretary in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]] (the embassy to [[NATO]] and [[OEEC]]), before becoming assistant secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1958 and sub-director in 1961. In the 1960s he was a [[chargé d'affaires]] in [[Israel]] and [[Turkey]], and an embassy counsellor in Sweden. He was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1969, but went on to be chargé d'affaires in [[Kenya]] in 1972.<ref name=hvem/><ref name=obit/> He served as the Norwegian ambassador to [[Canada]] from 1975 to 1978, to the [[United States]] from 1979 to 1984 and to [[Austria]] from 1984 to 1990.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Knut Hedemann|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Knut_Hedemann|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2 January 2011}}</ref>
He started working for the [[Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] as a secretary in 1949. He served as an embassy secretary in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]] (the embassy to [[NATO]] and [[OEEC]]), before becoming assistant secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1958 and sub-director in 1961. In the 1960s he was a [[chargé d'affaires]] in [[Israel]] and [[Turkey]], and an embassy counsellor in Sweden. He was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1969, but went on to be chargé d'affaires in [[Kenya]] in 1972.<ref name=hvem/><ref name=obit/> He served as the Norwegian ambassador to [[Canada]] from 1975 to 1978, to the [[United States]] from 1979 to 1984 and to [[Austria]] from 1984 to 1990.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Knut Hedemann|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Knut_Hedemann|language=no|access-date=2 January 2011}}</ref>


He received the Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] and was a Knight of the [[Order of the Polar Star]] and the [[Order of Homayoun]].<ref name=hvem/> He was decorated as a Commander of the [[Order of St. Olav]] in 1979. He died in 2011.<ref name=obit/>
He received the Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] and was a Knight of the [[Order of the Polar Star]] and the [[Order of Homayoun]].<ref name=hvem/> He was decorated as a Commander of the [[Order of St. Olav]] in 1979. He died in 2011.<ref name=obit/>

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Knut Hedemann (13 May 1922 – 2 May 2011) was a Norwegian diplomat.

He was born in Ringsaker as a son of politician Rudolf Hedemann and younger brother of journalist Reidar Hedemann. He finished his secondary education in 1943.[1] During the Second World War he was a member of the Norwegian police troops in exile in Sweden, having fled from Norway in 1944.[2] After studying in the US from 1946 to 1947 he took the cand.jur. degree at the University of Oslo in 1948. In the same year he married physician's daughter Gro Ranveig Hansen.[1]

He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a secretary in 1949. He served as an embassy secretary in the United Kingdom and France (the embassy to NATO and OEEC), before becoming assistant secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1958 and sub-director in 1961. In the 1960s he was a chargé d'affaires in Israel and Turkey, and an embassy counsellor in Sweden. He was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1969, but went on to be chargé d'affaires in Kenya in 1972.[1][2] He served as the Norwegian ambassador to Canada from 1975 to 1978, to the United States from 1979 to 1984 and to Austria from 1984 to 1990.[3]

He received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and was a Knight of the Order of the Polar Star and the Order of Homayoun.[1] He was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1979. He died in 2011.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Hedemann, Knut". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 224. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Kolberg, Aud (11 May 2011). "Knut Hedemann (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  3. ^ "Knut Hedemann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
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1979–1984 		Succeeded by


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