Policy

On January 27, 2012, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg spoke at International Holocaust Rememberance Day in Oslo. Following is the text of his speech. Read more

On Thursday, Jan.12, Defense Minister Espen Barth Eide spoke at CSIS in D.C. on "The Future of European Defense and Transatlantic Solidarity." Link to video below. Read more

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre gave a TEDxRC² talk entitled "Why We Must Talk." A link to video of his speech appears below. Read more

Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre arrived in Houston Jan. 5 for a two-day visit in the Texas city before he heads to Washington, D.C. And with booming Norwegian oil, gas and shipping interests in Texas, Støre wrote an article, carried in several of Norway’s largest newspapers, regarding the amazing opportunities Norwegian business is given in the U.S. Read more

Fridtjof Nansen first grabbed the world’s attention as an explorer. He led the first team that crossed the Greenland interior. His exploits as a polar explorer are legendary. Read more

The Norwegian Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, part of the Norwegian Parliament, is in Washington, D.C., this week, to study the inner workings of Congress and other institutions. Read more

Norwegian paleontologist Dr. Jørn Hurum is awarded the National Geographic "Emerging Explorers Award" in Washington D.C. due to his excavations on Svalbard. Read more

Thousands of Norwegians arrived in Houston in early May to attend the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). Read more

Norway House hosted on behalf of Oslo Peace Centre a spectacular dinner overlooking downtown Minneapolis on May 4, 2011. Distinguished guests from the Twin Cities were invited to network. Read more

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Sami rights pioneer Magne Ove Varsi toured the United States February 6-20, 2011, visiting Texas, New Mexico, Hawaii and Minnesota. From sunny Hawaii to snowy Minnesota, the tour was a productive and exciting experience for both Mr. Varsi and his audiences. Read more

A Norwegian interdepartmental task force on social media visited Washington this week. The visit was concluded with a talk with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's senior advisor for innovation, Mr. Alec Ross. Read more

Norway was well represented when The Arctic Technology Conference (ATC) was arranged for the first time in Houston February 7-9, 2011. Read more

As Norwegian Minister of Development, Hilde F. Johnson played a pivotal role in the peace process in Sudan, leading to the completion of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement in 2005. The Inside Story of the Negotiations That Ended Africa’s Longest Civil War is now available. Read more

At Inc.com, a pro-entrepreneur website, Max Chafkin looks at Norwegian-style socialism and asks whether the system is good for entrepreneurs. His answer: it just might be. Read more

“As Sudan faces its most critical moment in history, we need to learn the lessons from the CPA negotiations. The international community still has a significant role to play, and perhaps even more now,” said Hilde Frafjord Johnson, former Norwegian Minister of Development, at the launch of her new book, Waging Peace in Sudan . Read more

A delegation from the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services completed the first leg of a U.S. healthcare tour in San Francisco and nearby Silicon Valley this week. Read more

“The health perspective must be put on the foreign policy agenda, for instance when we discuss trade, human rights, humanitarian efforts and peacebuilding,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre during his U.S. visit in December. Read more

As part of the 2010 Nobel Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was interviewed by CNN’s Jonathan Mann. Read more

During his visit to the U.S. earlier this month, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with Norwegians students in Boston for a discussion about Norwegian foreign policy. Read more