What is Jon Atle Gaarder?
'''Jon Atle Gaarder''' (27 November 1934 – 14 March 2020) was a [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] diplomat. He was a counsellor for the Norwegian [[delegation]] to [[NATO]] from 1975 to 1979. In 1984, Gaarder was named ambassador to [[Saudi Arabia]], as well as representing Norway in the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Yemen]] and [[Oman]]. From 1990 to 1994, he was ambassador to [[India]]. During this time, he also represented Norway in [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Nepal]] and the [[Maldives]]. In 1996, he became the ambassador to the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. He was also Norway's representative in [[Bulgaria]], [[Republic of Macedonia]] and [[Albania]]. He also served as the ambassador to [[Lithuania]] from 1999 to 2001. Gaarder was born in [[Årnes]], [[Hedmark]] and grew up in [[Skarnes]]. He died on 14 March 2020 at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Jon_Atle_Gaarder|title=Jon Atle Gaarder|lang=no|encyclopedia=Great Norwegian Encyclopedia|date=23 March 2020|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaarder, Jon Atle}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Ambassadors of Norway]] {{bio-stub}}