Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a Special Event to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, January 21, 2015 Thank you, and thank you, everybody, for being here. Let me thank you, Ambassador Winid, and the Polish Mission to the United Nations for organizing this ... Read More»
Ben Franklin: Free 4-week summer program in the U.S. for 16-18 year olds
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the U.S. Embassy in Oslo are pleased to announce two four-week Summer Institutes – the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship (BFTF), for up to 90 young Europeans and Americans. The institutes intend to foster relationships among the younger generations of Europeans and Americans ... Read More»
Student Stories: Thor Steinhovden
Thor Steinhovden (28) is from Florø, but lives in Oslo, where he works as an adviser at think tank Agenda . Before that, he worked in the Public Affairs Section here at the U.S. Embassy. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in political science and history from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota . He also has a Master’s degree in comparative politics from the London School of ... Read More»
Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: We are 15 years into this new century. Fifteen years that dawned with terror touching our shores; that unfolded with a new generation fighting two long and costly wars; that saw a vicious recession spread across our nation and the world. It ... Read More»
U.S. Special Representative to the Arctic, Admiral Papp, visits Norway
In July 2014, Secretary of State John Kerry appointed Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr. as the first U.S. Special Representative to the Arctic and emphasized that “The Arctic region is the last global frontier and a region with enormous and growing geostrategic, economic, climate, environment, and national security implications for the United States and the ... Read More»