H.E Gunnar Andreas Holm is the Norwegian Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia and Seychelles and Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-HABITAT from September 2021. Prior to taking up his current position, he was the Ambassador to Ghana (2017-2021) and to South Sudan before that (2016-2017). Ambassador Holm has had an extensive career in the Norwegian Foreign Ministry spanning close to three decades and has served in several posts abroad including, Minister Counsellor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in South Sudan (2014-2016), Counsellor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria (2008-2011) and in a variety of posts at headquarters including: Acting Special Envoy and Policy Director for Sudan/South Sudan (2013-2014), Senior Advisor for European Department (2006-2008), Senior Advisor for Horn of Africa (2005-2006), Acting Assistant Director General in the Section for East & Southern Africa (2005) and Section for Southern & Western Africa (2004).

H.E Holm holds a Master’s in Social Anthropology from the University of Oslo.