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Former Norwegian UN ambassador Mona Juul is retiring from Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs after it was revealed that she and her husband, Terje Rød‑Larsen, were linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; documents showed Epstein had intended to bequeath $10 million to their two children. Juul had already resigned as ambassador to Iraq and Jordan in February amid the scandal and is now suspected of serious corruption, prompting an investigation by the Swedish Economic Crimes Authority. She will officially retire on 1 May at age 67.

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Mona Juul retires from Ministry of Foreign Affairs after Epstein scandal

Former Norwegian UN ambassador Mona Juul is retiring from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following revelations about connections to Jeffrey Epstein, TV2 r

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