Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C. - News & Events
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Norway's Foreign Minister shared a sense of optimism on the current situation in the Middle East, when meeting with Jewish organizations in New York. Read more
One of Norway's biggest musical talents is visiting Baltimore. Read more
On Monday, Sept. 23, Ambassador Kåre Aas participated in a joint ceremony at Theodore Roosevelt Park in New York City, in which the newly inscribed names of the American 2012 Nobel Prize winners were unveiled on the Nobel Monument. Read more
To counter the negative media assault against healthy adolescent girls’ body image and self esteem, the New York Opera Society has commissioned a new, 45 minute children’s comedic opera from renown Norwegian composer Gisle Kverndokk and librettist Oystein Wiik about girls’ body image called “Supersize Girl”. This opera is a moral, inspiring, empowering representation of a girl’s journey through... Read more
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg addressed the “resource curse” in a public address in Boston. Watch the speech here. Read more
The Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis has taken America by surprise after launching the video to their novelty song "The Fox." The catchy song, produced by Stargate, a Norwegian record producing and songwriting team, was among the ten most played songs on American iTunes Monday. Read more
President Barack Obama called for action as he invited 36 heads of state for a one-hour discussion regarding the new restrictions put on civil society. Read more
On Sept. 4, 2013, the Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Finland, Republic of Iceland, Kingdom of Norway, Kingdom of Sweden, and the United States of America made a joint statement concerning shared on a wide array of topics. The text of that statement follows. Read more
Musical entertainment, Norwegian café, sweaters, food products and merchandise, rosemaling and more. Read more
Book signing and program by Olav R. Crone-Aamot, Norwegian Underground operative against the German occupation of Norway in World War II, and career Intelligent Specialist with the US Army in Germany and Asia. Read more
On July 15, the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. hosted an event titled “Politics in Tough Places: United Nations Diplomacy in Today's Crises.” The featured speaker was Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the United Nations. Following his speech was a panel discussion involving Feltman; Brookings’ Martin S. Indyk, Vice President and Director, Foreign Polic... Read more
The Norwegian drama scene is wonderfully varied, and this diversity is reflected by the 14 playwrights presented in Norwegian Drama Now. Culture has been high on the Norwegian government’s agenda over the past decade, which has had a remarkable effect across the arts. Coming from a small country with a language spoken mostly by its 5 million inhabitants, a challenge for contemporary Norwegians... Read more
The Anniversary Exhibition "Munch 150"shown in Oslo will be the most comprehensive presentation of Edvard Munch’s art ever displayed. It will feature major works from all periods of his life and provide an overview of his enormous output. This is an exclusive opportunity to both visit Norway and experience Edvard Munch. Read more
The Norwegian Embassy is pleased to present free, electronic versions of Norway Today, a magazine about contemporary Norwegian culture, society economy and public policy. The magazine, which highlights Norwegian culture in the U.S., is available both as a free app and as a Digimag, which can be read online. The publication is great for anyone wanting to learn about contemporary Norway. Read more
His Excellency Ambassador Wegger Chr. Strømmen of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C. has the honor to announce that the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit will be conferred on President Richard Torgerson of Luther College. President Torgerson will be awarded the Order by Norwegian Honorary Consul Quentin Boyken on behalf of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway as part of the program of... Read more
On June 11, 1913 all Norwegian women gained the right to vote, and so this year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of true democracy in Norway. Read more
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... Read more
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2013 to Pierre Deligne: "for seminal contributions to algebraic geometry and for their transformative impact on number theory, representation theory, and related fields”. Institute for Advance Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USA Read more
Every year, the Embassy “adopts” a class at a Washington, D.C. elementary school and teaches it about Norway. This year, a class from Stoddert Elementary School is the lucky one. Recently they got to experience the Kennedy Center, with all its history and Nordic Cool exhibits. Read more