Speakers

Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik (44) was appointed State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 11 August 2023. Prior to his appointment, Mr Kravik served as Director in the Legal Affairs Department at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mr Kravik has extensive experience of diplomacy and multilateral affairs, particularly in the field of international law, including international human rights law, international criminal law and the law of the sea. He has previously served as Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations and as an adviser to the Office of the Co-Prosecutor of the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT). Mr Kravik has also served as head of the expert committee on the independence of judges and lawyers under the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Norway).

Mr Kravik holds a master’s degree in law and a bachelor’s degree in international relations. He has also written a number of books and articles on various international law topics and teaches international law at the University of Oslo.