Sidney Rand (ambassador)

Sidney Rand
United States Ambassador to Norway
In office March 4, 1980 – February 14, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Louis A. Lerner
Succeeded by	Mark Evans Austad
Personal details
Born	Sidney Anders Rand (1916-05-09)May 9, 1916 Eldred, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	December 16, 2003(2003-12-16) (aged 87) Northfield, Minnesota, U.S.
Spouses	Dorothy Holm Rand ​ ​ (m. 1942; died 1974)​ Lois Ekeren Rand ​ ​ (m. 1974⁠–⁠2003)​
Alma mater	Concordia College

Sidney Anders Rand (May 9, 1916 – December 16, 2003) was an American Lutheran minister, educator and college president. He served under the Carter administration as United States Ambassador to Norway from 1980 to 1981.^[1]