Dozens of foreign military attaches are stationed in Israel, but there has never been a female military attaché stationed here, until now.
Yvonn Andreassen, the newest Norwegian defense attaché stationed in Israel. Andreassen is also the non-stationed Norwegian attaché to Jordan and Egypt.
Andreassen is a combat officer, and previously served seven months in Afghanistan, and six months with the UN observer force in the Golan Heights. Most of her service was spent in the communications division of the Norwegian air force, and with the Navy's Anti Air and Anti Surface Warfare division. In addition to her impressive resume, she is also a mother to a young child, who joined her in Israel.
In the years 2009-2012 she completed her masters degree in comparative politics, and even submitted a thesis on the Israeli political system. Andreassen, who speaks a bit of Hebrew, accompanied Norway's new ambassador, Jon Hanssen-Bauer, upon submitting his credentials to President Reuven Rivlin.