The State Administration Database

Section for Diplomatic Relations

This page shows the event history for this unit.

01.01.1983* Regular founding

Name: * Protocol office
Short name: Protokollktr.
Affiliations: Ministry
Hierarchical level: Office
Superior body: Protocol Department
Located: 301 Oslo

01.01.1986* Change of name

Name: * 1st Protocol Office
Short name: 1. protok.ktr.

01.01.2000* Change of name

Name: * Section for diplomatic company and regalia
Short name: Seksjon for diplomatisk samkvem og rikssymbolene

01.01.2000* New form of affiliation/administrative level

(The unit is reorganized and has changed its form of affiliation/administrative level.)
Affiliations: Ministry
Hierarchical level: Section

01.01.2002* Change of name

Name: Section for Diplomatic Relations
Short name: Diplomatseksjonen

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Tasks, 2022:
Matters relating to the Norwegian Royal Family and their relations with foreign heads of state and royal families. Diplomatic and consular missions of foreign states in Norway and their personnel, relations with the Norwegian authorities, privileges, immunities, etc. The Diplomatic List. Matters relating to the Norwegian flag. National emblems and heraldic matters. Preparation of powers of attorney and ratification documents, letters of accreditation and recall. Issue of Norwegian diplomatic, special and service passports and visa applications for Foreign Ministry employees on official visits. Letters of recommendation. Legal and general protocol issues.

Source: regjeringen.no, january, 2022

01.01.2007* No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)
Superior body: Protocol Department

Remarks

* = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

* = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).

Comment to the change-of-name event: Sometimes the old and new name is the same. This occur when the translation to English haven’t taken into consideration minor Norwegian name change.

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