<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>News</title><link>http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/norwayinus/news/</link><description></description><item><guid>eed43f64-1000-41d7-bdba-da2c3069e92c</guid><title>Trygve Morkemo awarded with the St. Olav medal</title><link>http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/norwayinus/news/TrygveMorkemoStOlav/</link><description>Trygve Morkemo&amp;nbsp;has been&amp;nbsp;awarded with the St. Olav Medal for his outstanding service for Norway in the San Francisco Bay Area.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:39:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>a3e6c825-7b8c-4901-89af-b6bd72154252</guid><title>Norwegian Ambassador visits Seattle and San Francisco</title><link>http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/norwayinus/news/strommen_west_coast/</link><description>From May 1 to May 3, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States, Wegger Chr. Strommen, meets with leaders of the Norwegian-American community on the West Coast.&amp;nbsp;He also&amp;nbsp;meets with Washington Governor Christine Gregoire and Congressman Rick Larsen (D-WA).</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:39:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>32e04dae-269f-46cb-a212-1cc9e12bf53c</guid><title>Ambassador Strømmen’s May 17 visit to Seattle</title><link>http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/norwayinus/news/may_17_2009_seattle/</link><description>Wegger Chr. Strommen, Ambassador for Norway to the United States, was grand marshal and luncheon speaker at the May 17 festival 2009 in Seattle.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:01:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>21e3e7d9-138b-456d-a3c0-302a55e6a256</guid><title>Letter from Ambassador Strommen to the citizens of North Dakota and Minnesota</title><link>http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/norwayinus/news/flood/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;In April, Ambassador Wegger Chr. Strommen sent letters to some of the people affected by the flood in North Dakota and Minnesota, including Governors Hoeven and Pawlenty.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Ambassador Strommen would also like to express his concern for the citizens of North Dakota and Minnesota in the form of this open letter. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:00:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>03d3d604-4a98-48a7-a963-9b5c29ce1e15</guid><title>Dr. Verlyn D. Anderson receives the St. Olav medal</title><link>http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/norwayinus/news/verlyn_anderson/</link><description>Dr. Verlyn D. Anderson of Moorhead, Minn., has received the St. Olav medal “in recognition of his great service to Norway, in particular in his active work to promote knowledge and appreciation of Norwegian culture, language and history in the United States, especially in the Upper Midwest.”</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:39:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>a4cd8fb0-0cc1-4b97-bdd3-de83946739f1</guid><title>Ambassador Strommen tours the Midwest</title><link>http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/norwayinus/news/strommen_midwest/</link><description>On April 14, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States, Wegger Chr. Strommen, embarks on a five-day tour of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota – to deepen relations with the Norwegian-American heartland.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:39:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>054fd28e-20bc-4783-9866-9b4a289f9dca</guid><title>John Hamre Appointed Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit</title><link>http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/norwayinus/news/hamre/</link><description>His Majesty King Harald V has appointed Dr. John Hamre Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for his contribution in promoting relations between Norway and United States. </description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:39:47 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss