Edvard Hambro was a Norwegian politician, academic, and diplomat whose career spanned over  the mid-twentieth century. During the Second World War, he played an active role in Norway’s  government-in-exile, serving in both military liaison and diplomatic capacities. He was awarded the  Defence Medal 1940-1945. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1961. His diplomatic career  began as Norway’s Permanent Representative to the UN in 1966. He was later elected President of  the UN General Assembly in 1970, served as the Norwegian Ambassador to the European Free Trade  Association (EFTA) and the UN in Geneva (1973-1975), and was appointed Norway’s Ambassador to  France in 1976.