Press Program
Please click here to download a pdf of the press program for the Royal Visit (updated Oct. 11).
Speeches
Please click the links below to read the text of His Majesty King Harald's speeches from his visit to the United States:
October 13, Luther College, Decorah, IA
Links to Media Coverage
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Main points in the program
Thursday, October 13
Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja visit Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. While there, the King and Queen will receive the Spirit of Luther Award. Later that day, the Royal Couple will visit Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah.
Friday, October 14
Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja visit St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Sunday, October 16
Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja visit Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The King and Queen will meet with Governor Mark Dayton in the afternoon. In the evening the Royal Couple will attend a dinner hosted by Ambassador of Norway to the United States Wegger Chr. Strommen.
Monday, October 17
Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja visit Sons of Norway in Duluth, Minnesota. The Royal Couple will also visit Enger Tower, an observation tower atop Enger Hill.
Tuesday, October 18
Transportation from St. Paul to New York
Thursday, October 20
Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja will attend a lunch under the direction of The Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce (NACC). Later, the Royal Couple will visit the Scandinavia House and the exhibition Luminous Modernism: Scandinavian Art Comes to America, 1912. Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden, the President of Iceland, the President of Finland, and Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark will also be present at this event.
Friday, October 21
Together with Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden, the President of Iceland, the President of Finland, and Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja will attend a ceremony and a laying of wreaths at Ground Zero. The Royal Couple will then pay a visit to MoMa. In the evening, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja will be Honorary Guests at the American Scandinavian Foundation’s Centennial Ball.
Saturday, October 22
In the morning, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja visit the Norwegian Seamen’s Church. Depart for Oslo.
Further details
Mid-West program: Linken Nymann Berryman, Councelor and Head of Communications Department, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Washington D.C. Tel: 202-469-3903, Mobile: 202-247-7998 – lnb@mfa.no
New York program: Henrik Width, Deputy Consul General, Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York, Tel: 646-430-7502, Mobile: 646-710-0025 – hewi@mfa.no