On May 30-31, 2018, Ambassador Braithwaite visited Dombås. First, the Ambassador traveled to Dombås train station to visit the place where Captain Robert M. Losey was killed on April 21, 1940. Then followed a Memorial Day Ceremony at Dombås Minnepark where both the Ambassador and the Mayor of Dovre, Bengt Fasteraune, spoke. U.S. Embassy in Oslo’s Air Attaché Aaron …
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See Ambassador Braithwaite’s important message to American citizens in Norway about voting from abroad in the column to the right. Learn more at the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s (FVAP) website, FVAP.gov . If you have any questions about registering to vote overseas, please contact the U.S. Embassy’s Voting Assistance Officer at voteoslo@state.gov . For additional voting information, please …
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See Ambassador Braithwaite’s video greeting in connection with Norway’s Constitution Day on May 17, 2018, in the column to the right. On Constitution Day, the Ambassador and his family took part in the celebration in front of the Royal Castle in Oslo and watched the children’s parade. Ambassador Braithwaite and his family was also interviewed …
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On April 17, 2018, 90 youth gathered in the Ambassador’s residence garden in celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Day. Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22 to show support for taking care of and protecting our planet. On Arbor Day, individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. It is celebrated …
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On April 18-19, Ambassador Braithwaite traveled to Bodø. This was his first official trip to Northern Norway as United States Ambassador to Norway. On Wednesday, April 18, the Ambassador visited Norwegian Joint Headquarters (NJHQ). He was welcomed and given a tour by the Commander of the NJHQ Lieutenant General Rune Jakobsen. NJHQ in Bodø is …
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Ambassador Kenneth J. Braithwaite traveled to Trondheim March 22-23, 2018. This was a return to the first Norwegian city that the Ambassador had visited. In 1989, the then young Naval Officer Braithwaite visited Norway and Trondheim for the first time to meet with the Royal Norwegian Navy. The visit left such an impression on him, …
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On March 8-9, 2018, Ambassador Kenneth J. Braithwaite traveled to Bergen for his first official trip as U.S. Ambassador to Norway. The Bergen visit started on March 8, with a meeting with Bergen’s Mayor Marte Mjøs Persen. Afterwards, the Ambassador met with the Bergen business community in a lunch meeting organized by the Bergen Chamber …
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On March 7, 2018, Ambassador Braithwaite sent 14 pizzas to his colleague and friend, Norway’s Ambassador to the United States Kåre Aas. Why, you may ask? It all started with this tweet: Ambassador Aas challenged Ambassador Braithwaite to an Olympic Medal Count bet, and Ambassador Braithwaite accepted the challenge. See the whole story of …
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They have traveled the world, said woof and miaow in many a language, but how will they celebrate Christmas in Norway? ‘Tis the season for the annual holiday video from the U.S. Embassy in Oslo. You have already seen our diplomats eat Norwegian Christmas food , and this year you’ll get to chance to meet our adorable diplomatic pets. Scooby, …
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See video where Chargé d’Affaires Jim DeHart congratulates Norway successful election.
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Meet the U.S. Embassy in Oslo’s new Public Affairs Officer in this new video! What was the first Norwegian expression that she learned?
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In a ceremony on May 15, 2017, the flag of the United States of America was raised over the new U.S. Embassy in Oslo. The embassy is now officially opened!
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The triangular U.S. Embassy building in Oslo, designed by renowned Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, opened in 1959 and was considered an architectural masterpiece at the time. In this video you will see newspaper clippings and photos of the building from the year it opened. The U.S. Embassy is moving to Huseby on May 12 and …
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On the International Women’s Day 2017, the U.S. Embassy in Oslo together with 20th Century Fox, Nordisk Film Kino, Abelia and IBM Norge organized a screening of the Oscar nominated movie Hidden Figures to highlight the importance of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
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It’s Ambassador Heins’ first Christmas in Norway, but will he find julestemning? In this year’s Embassy holiday video, the Ambassador, Tone Damli and Ole Torp drive around Oslo singing Christmas carols and practice Norwegian in their quest to find true holiday spirit. See the video on YouTube and Facebook . Happy Holidays from everyone here at the …
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Ambassador Heins encourages all American citizens in Norway to register to vote in the 2016 election. Deadlines are approaching, so register to receive your absentee ballot now! Go to fvap.gov
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June is LGBT Pride Month and we have decorated the Embassy’s windows in rainbow colors. June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month in the U.S., and it serves as an important reminder that all people deserve to live with dignity and respect, free from fear and violence, and protected against discrimination, regardless of their gender …
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Meet our new Ambassador to Norway, Samuel Heins, and his wife Stacey Mills in the video below. They are both very excited to start their work in Norway next week and to meet as many of you as they can.
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It’s all about Norwegian Christmas food in the 2015 Embassy Holiday video . See the reactions as staff at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo try traditional Norwegian Christmas dishes such as lutefisk, smalahove, cabaret and more. From everyone here at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo we wish you a Happy Holiday!
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