Address: Office: TIPH HQ Al-Zaghal Building Ras Al-Joura, Hebron.
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E-mail: hom@tiph.org
Personal
Name: BRESTRUP, Britt Tove Berg
Rank: Brigadier General
Date of birth: 26th May 1957, Steinkjer, Norway
Service: Army
General
Britt T B Brestrup, at present Head of Mission -Temporary International Presence in Hebron. Her international experience covers traditional peacekeeping as well as observer- and civil humanitarian missions in the Middle East and in Europe. Brestrup served for one year as a fellow at the UN programme at The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, mainly with focus on the Middle East and the Balkans in the frame of NATO, PfP, OSCE and UN. She gave lectures on the history of Balkan for the Norwegian contributing personnel in BIH 1995.
She was Senior National Representative (SNR) of the Norwegian Observers in Iraq, Norwegian troops in NHQSa and EUFOR in Bosnia Herzegovina, as well as in KFOR in Kosovo.
Brestrup has successfully been a mentor and coach for selected personnel in the Armed Forces for three years.
International Peace-Keeping Projects
In addition to chairing a number of seminars on international operations, she has also contributed with papers and lectures on the subject in some European countries.
On-the-job training in UNTSO.
Fact-finding to UNIFIL, MFO, Somalia and the Balkans.
Member of the UN stand by force for 6 years
Education
Britt T B Brestrup has successfully completed the following national education:
2009 Buskerud University College
2000 UN Senior Management Seminar
1998 Norwegian National Defence College
1990 Political Studies
1989 Army Staff College
1981 Military Academy
1978 Officers’ training
International Military Education
UN military Observers Course at UN Training Centre in Finland (UNMOC)
UN Senior Management Seminar in Norway and New York (UNSMAS)
International military and humanitarian service
Britt T B Brestrup has successfully fulfilled the following military and humanitarian assignment in international operations:
2009 Head of Mission, Temporary International Presence in Hebron.
2006 Chief KFOR Inspectorate for the Kosovo Protection Corps
2004-06 Deputy Chief of Staff – Support at NATO HQ Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1995-96 Military observer and Deputy Chief Military Personnel Officer in UNTSO (Israel)
1992-93 Commanding Officer Norwegian Medical Unit in UNIKOM (Iraq)
1991-92 Head of Delegation for the Norwegian Red Cross in Romania
1979 Medical Officer Norwegian Medical Company UNIFIL (Lebanon)
National military service
Since 1979 she has held the following national military postings:
2006-2009 Principal ADC to His Majesty the King of Norway
2002-09 Deputy Commandant/Senior Faculty Advisor at The Norwegian National Defence College
2001-02 Assistant Director Policy and Management HQ Defence Command/Personnel and Finance Division
1994-95 Fellow, UN programme at The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
1993-94 Aide-de-camp to the Chief of Army Staff
1987-92 Women’s Service Inspector / Norwegian Army
1984-86 Registrar and Adjutant/ Troms Land Defence
1981-84 Personnel and Signal Officer/ Medical Company Brigade North
1980-81 Army Staff Officer/HQ Defense Command
National civilian service
As an officer, Brestrup was elected to the following political positions:
1999-01 President of the Confederation of Vocational Unions Section for State Employees
1996-99 President of the Norwegian Military Officers’ Association
1996-99 Also Editor of The Norwegian Military Officers’ Magazine
(Confirmed number of copies:11000)
1986-87 Leader of the Military Officers’ Association in Troms District
Decorations (12)
Defence Medal
International Service Medal
National contribution Medal- Bosnia and Herzegovina
National contribution Medal- Kosovo
Army Medal with 3 stars
UNIFIL Medal
UNIKOM Medal
UNTSO Medal
NATO non article 5 Medal
Nobel Peace-Prize Medal
HM of Netherlands Medal (KNBLO)
Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul