U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad visited Oslo July 25-27. In meetings with Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide and other senior officials, Ambassador Khalilzad thanked Norway for its ongoing contribution to the NATO mission in Afghanistan and for its important efforts to advance the Afghan peace process. Ambassador Khalilzad provided an …

Entrepreneurs. Student Leaders. Young Professionals. Rising Leaders, a joint program between AmCham and the U.S. Embassy, brings them all together in an innovative program that aims to promote diversity and connect Oslo’s most promising young talent with 250+ AmCham member companies.  At the core of the Rising Leaders is an unshakable commitment to diversity and …

As the result of Norway’s recent enactments allowing dual citizenship, the United States Embassy in Oslo has received inquiries asking whether a United States citizen may naturalize in a foreign state without any effect on his or her United States citizenship.  The answer is yes.  The concept of dual nationality means that a person is …

February 4, 2019 Earlier this week the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Norway’s Royal Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (OED) renewed their commitment to collaborating on hydropower research and development by signing an Annex to a previously signed Memorandum of Understanding. Conner Prochaska, Chief Commercialization Officer and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions for the Department of Energy, signed …