Background
Skogmo, Björn was born on December 12, 1940 in Namjoj, Norway. Son of Leif and Rannveag Skogmo.
Skogmo, Björn was born on December 12, 1940 in Namjoj, Norway. Son of Leif and Rannveag Skogmo.
Candidate Magazine Polit Science, French, English, 1966. French Govt Scholarship student, University Hautes Etudes Europeennes, Strasbourg, 1968. Candidate Polit Science, University Oslo, 1971.
Staff member, Norewegian Foreign Svc., Oslo, 1969; attache, chargé d'Affaires, Norwegian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey, 1971-1973; head secretariat foreign minister, Ministry Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway, 1974-1979; press counsellor, Permanent Mission Norway to United Nations, New York City, 1979-1980; political counsellor, Permanent Mission Norway to United Nations, New York City, 1981-1984; research fellow, Norwegian Institute International Affairs, Oslo, 1984-1985; dep representative Norway to United Nations Commision on Human Rights, United Nations, New York City, 1986; deputy director general department policy planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway, 1985-1989; special advisor, Office of Prime Minister, Oslo, Norway, 1989; head secretariat for environmental and development, World communications of Environmental and Development Norwegian Storting, Oslo, 1990; ambassador and special advisor, Office Prime Minister Norway, Oslo, 1991; ambassador and chargé d' Affaires, Permanent Mission of Norway to United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 1992; ambassador and permanent representative of Norway to, United Nations and other international organizations, Geneva, since 1994. Special advisor, ambassador on Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, 1989. Ambassador and coordinator in peace keeping, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, 1993.