OTC highest attendance since 1982, many Norwegians

5/2/2008 :: State Secretary Liv Monica Stubholt, head of a delegation from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, will visit the U.S. "energy capital" and the Offshore Technology Conference - OTC. + More

5/2/2008 :: Presenting a new White Paper on Labour Migration on April 18, 2008, Minister Bjarne Håkon Hanssen emphasised the need for a continuing influx of labour to Norway. The Norwegian economy has been growing rapidly over the course of the past few years, and labour migration has contributed to lower the pressure in the economy. + More

3/28/2008 :: The Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Jonas Gahr Støre, recently gave a speech at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs in Minneapolis, Minnesota, outlining common bonds between the U.S. and Norway. Below is a transcript of the speech. + More

3/14/2008 :: On Wednesday March 12th 2008, Mr. Jan Egeland, former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, visited Houston, Texas, where he gave a lecture as part of a tour in the U.S. on the occasion of the release of his new book A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity. + More