Terje Rød-Larsen

Terje Rød-Larsen is a Norwegian diplomat who served as UN Special Envoy to the Middle East (1999-2004) and President of the International Peace Institute (IPI) at 777 UN Plaza, New York, from 2005 until his resignation in 2020 after his Epstein connections became public. Married to Mona Juul, Norway's former UN Ambassador. He was a key architect of the Oslo Accords and held the rank of UN Under-Secretary-General. Corpus documents reveal an extensive, multi-year personal and financial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein spanning at least 2011 to 2016. On June 27, 2013, Epstein directly instructed his financial manager Richard Kahn to "wire terje 130k" to his Nordea bank account in Norway as a "6 month loan," with Rød-Larsen providing his account details and agreeing to sign a promissory note (EFTA01966950). In February 2014, Rød-Larsen contacted Kahn seeking Deutsche Bank wire details to repay the loan (EFTA01358221, EFTA01405052). Epstein also arranged a complex property financing structure through Norwegian businessman Morits Skaugen to fund a house for Rød-Larsen, with Epstein providing secured loans against a Norwegian mortgage (EFTA01835948). Rød-Larsen served as a central node in Epstein's diplomatic and political networking. Epstein used IPI as a venue for high-level gatherings, arranging dinners with "terje, leon, ehud, geitner, jes, blankfein, blavatnik, summers" (EFTA01928274). Epstein's schedules show Rød-Larsen alongside Bill Gates, Boris Nikolic, Thorbjørn Jagland, and Woody Allen at his residences (EFTA02097678, EFTA02006704). In March 2011, Rød-Larsen thanked Epstein for "a great day on a wonderful and totally unique place," with his children Emma and Edward "ecstatic" — indicating a family visit to Epstein's island, with "Mona blows a kiss" (EFTA02032003). Epstein boasted of Rød-Larsen's connections to Bill Gates, telling Gates that Jagland was "head of NATO... another Norwegian. terje wife de facto security advisor" (EFTA01927269). Contact continued through at least September 2016, when Rød-Larsen was CC'd on strategic communications between Epstein and Aziza Alahmadi (EFTA01780963). Rød-Larsen also brokered access to Epstein's properties for Norwegian associates, arranging for a young woman named Tuva Tjernstad to stay at one of Epstein's East 66th Street apartments in February 2012 (EFTA01842938).

Classification basis: T3 Circumstantial: $130,000 personal loan from Epstein documented in corpus (EFTA01966950). Family visit to Epstein island March 2011 (EFTA02032003). IPI used as venue for Epstein high-level networking dinners. Extensive schedule appearances 2011-2016. Property financing arranged through Epstein. Regular geopolitical briefings sent to Epstein. Epstein brokered diplomatic access through Rød-Larsen to Bill Gates, Ehud Barak, Thorbjørn Jagland. Resigned as IPI president 2020 after Epstein connections surfaced.