Ms. Hanne Ulrichsen has been Director for the Section for Middle East and North Africa in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 8 august 2021. She has previously been posted to Amman, Jordan (also accredited to Iraq) as deputy Head of Mission (2005-2008), served as a Transatlantic Diplomatic Fellow (TDF) in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State (2008/2009) and served at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington D.C. (2009-2011). Other assignments include the Office of the Prime Minister, the Office of the Norwegian Director of Intelligence and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).

Specialized in security policy, she holds a Master’s degree in political science from the University of Oslo. She has also completed studies at Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Grenoble (France), University of Warwick (United Kingdom) and holds a Master of European Administrative studies from the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium). She graduated from NATOs Senior Leadership Course at the NATO Defence College in Rome (Italy) with high distinction in 2015.

She speaks English and French.