State Secretary Maria Varteressian
State Secretary Maria Varteressian (Labour Party)
State Secretary for Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
Appointed:
03/11/2023
Born:
1989
Latest speeches and statements
- The importance of safeguarding education before and during conflict and crisis
- State Secretary Maria Varteressian's speech for EU ambassadors about the EEA
- Speech by State Secretary Maria Varteressian during the Badge of Honor ceremony to human rights advisor Iver Ørstavik, Polish Ministry of Justice
- State Secretary Varteressian’s opening remarks at the first meeting of the Steering Committee of the Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR)
- State Secretary Maria Varteressian's opening remarks at the Arctic Congress
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2023 – |
State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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2023 |
Foreign Policy Adviser, Labour Party Parliamentary Group |
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2021–2023 |
Political Adviser to the Minister for Climate and the Environment |
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2020–2021 |
Adviser for Climate and Energy Policy, Labour Party Parliamentary Group |
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2019–2020 |
Personal Adviser to the Secretary-General, World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) Norway |
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2016–2019 |
Adviser, Arctic Frontiers |
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2016
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Adviser, Norwegian Directorate of Immigration |
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2015 |
Project manager, Arctic Frontiers |
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2014 |
Vice consul, Norwegian Consulate General in Murmansk, Russia
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2013
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Intern, Norwegian Consulate General in Murmansk, Russia |
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2011- 2014 |
Master’s degree in Globalization, Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
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2008-2011 |
Bachelor’s degree in political science, University of Agder and Hawaii Pacific University |
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2012 |
Undergraduate studies in Arctic policy, History of Norwegian foreign policy and Russia studies, The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) |
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2019-2021 |
Various local elected positions in the Labour Party |
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2019-2021 |
Elected leader for culture, environment and city development in the Sagene district of Oslo |