Torleiv Anda (20 April 1921 – 18 September 2013) was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Labour Party.
He studied at the University of Oslo during the 1940s. After the 1943 University of Oslo fire he was incarcerated together with hundreds of other students and shipped to "readjustment" camps in Germany. He was incarcerated in Stavern for some time, then from December 1943 he was incarcerated in Sennheim and Buchenwald until the war's end.[1] He finally graduated with the cand.mag. degree in 1948, and spent three years in the Ministry of Social Affairs before he was hired in the cultural department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He became press attaché in the United States in 1959, later in West Germany. He was also an embassy counsellor in London before returning home as assistant secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1970. He was promoted to sub-director in 1973.[2][3]
Anda then served as an ambassador, first to PR China from 1975 to 1979, then to Canada from 1979 to 1984 and Israel from 1984 to 1989.[4] Soon after retiring he released the book Intifada – opprør mot Israel, describing his personal views on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.[4] He criticized Israel over responsibility for the human rights violations in the region. Already towards the end of his ambassador tenure he had compared the situation to the German occupation of Norway.[2][3][5] In February 1988, he was forced to issue an apology for a statement he made to reporters, comparing the Israeli state to the German government under the Nazis.[6]
He also served as a member of the city council in Mandal,[2] where he had bought a cabin in Skjernøysund in 1963. He resided at Jar during his diplomatic career, but moved to Mandal upon his retirement.[5][7] He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav. He died in September 2013, aged 92.[3]
^ abcKolberg, Aud (27 September 2013). "Torleiv Anda". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^ abStanghelle, Harald (12 November 2010). . Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ ab"Navn i nyhetene: Torleiv Anda" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 29 October 1989.
^L., Friedman, Thomas (1989). From Beirut to Jerusalem (1st ed.). New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. pp. 435. ISBN0385413726. OCLC 19499189.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Greipsland, Roar (20 April 2011). "Klassisk trykksverte". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian).
torleiv, anda, april, 1921, september, 2013, norwegian, diplomat, politician, labour, party, studied, university, oslo, during, 1940s, after, 1943, university, oslo, fire, incarcerated, together, with, hundreds, other, students, shipped, readjustment, camps, g. Torleiv Anda 20 April 1921 18 September 2013 was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Labour Party He studied at the University of Oslo during the 1940s After the 1943 University of Oslo fire he was incarcerated together with hundreds of other students and shipped to readjustment camps in Germany He was incarcerated in Stavern for some time then from December 1943 he was incarcerated in Sennheim and Buchenwald until the war s end 1 He finally graduated with the cand mag degree in 1948 and spent three years in the Ministry of Social Affairs before he was hired in the cultural department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs He became press attache in the United States in 1959 later in West Germany He was also an embassy counsellor in London before returning home as assistant secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1970 He was promoted to sub director in 1973 2 3 Anda then served as an ambassador first to PR China from 1975 to 1979 then to Canada from 1979 to 1984 and Israel from 1984 to 1989 4 Soon after retiring he released the book Intifada oppror mot Israel describing his personal views on the Israeli Palestinian conflict 4 He criticized Israel over responsibility for the human rights violations in the region Already towards the end of his ambassador tenure he had compared the situation to the German occupation of Norway 2 3 5 In February 1988 he was forced to issue an apology for a statement he made to reporters comparing the Israeli state to the German government under the Nazis 6 He also served as a member of the city council in Mandal 2 where he had bought a cabin in Skjernoysund in 1963 He resided at Jar during his diplomatic career but moved to Mandal upon his retirement 5 7 He was decorated as a Knight First Class of the Order of St Olav He died in September 2013 aged 92 3 References edit Ottosen Kristian ed 1995 Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940 1945 in Norwegian Oslo Universitetsforlaget p 82 ISBN 82 00 22372 8 a b c Jubilanter Faedrelandsvennen in Norwegian 20 April 2011 a b c Kolberg Aud 27 September 2013 Torleiv Anda Aftenposten in Norwegian a b Stanghelle Harald 12 November 2010 Den apne samtalen Aftenposten in Norwegian Archived from the original on 8 November 2011 Retrieved 4 November 2013 a b Navn i nyhetene Torleiv Anda in Norwegian Norwegian News Agency 29 October 1989 L Friedman Thomas 1989 From Beirut to Jerusalem 1st ed New York Farrar Straus Giroux pp 435 ISBN 0385413726 OCLC 19499189 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Greipsland Roar 20 April 2011 Klassisk trykksverte Faedrelandsvennen in Norwegian Diplomatic posts Preceded byPer Galby Ravne Norwegian ambassador to China1975 1979 Succeeded byTancred Ibsen Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Torleiv Anda amp oldid 999325774, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
