News and events // Last updated: 5/6/2013 //

On 14 May, international experts and stakeholders will gather in Oslo for a two-day conference on right-wing extremism and hate crime directed towards minorities in Europe and beyond.

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Photo: Sølve Sundsbø (The Royal Court).
Embassy // Last updated: 3/28/2013 //

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit will visit Houston in May to celebrate 40 years of Norwegian participation at the annual Offshore Technology Conference.

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News and events //

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C will show some of Edvard Munch most beloved images from the Gallery’s Collection from May 19- July 28.

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News and events // Last updated: 4/8/2013 //

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland visited Washington, D.C. last week as a board member for the UN’s polio initiative. In the last 25 years, the number of new cases of polio per year has been reduced by 99% worldwide, and the former World Health Organization director spoke enthusiastically about the importance of determination in the end game. She said we have to finish...

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Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
News and events // Last updated: 4/24/2013 //

"The Security Council Chamber was a gift from Norway to the UN in 1952. I am delighted that Norway has taken responsibility for the renovation of what is perhaps the world's most important room," said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

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Andy Warhol (1928 – 1987)
Madonna and Self-Portrait with Skeleton's Arm (After Munch), 1984
Screen print on Lenox Museum Board, sheet: 32 1/8 x 40”
Collection of Henriette Dedichen, Oslo
© 2013 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
News and events //

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) presents MUNCH | WARHOL and the Multiple Image, an exhibition featuring two of the 20th century’s most prolific and inventive printmakers. Curated by Dr. Patricia Berman and Pari Stave, the exhibition will be on view April 27 through July 27, 2013 at Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America.

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Photo: Royal Norwegian Embassy.
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"Serving as Ambassador of Norway to the United States presents a fantastic opportunity for me to get to know the country and its people. Like many Norwegians, I am tied to this great country by both my family history and an unforgettable exchange student experience," says Wegger Chr. Strommen, Ambassador of Norway to the United States.

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Stay in touch with the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C. on Facebook and Twitter.

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Photo: Helge Hansen / Statoil.
News and events // Last updated: 12/5/2012 //

The topic of this year’s Norway Seminar was Norwegian industry in North America, inspired by the location: Houston, Texas. Voices from the industry and the academic field were represented, questioning the growth and responsibilities Norway is faced with.

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