| NORWEGIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WILL VISIT THE HUMPHREY INSTITUTE ON MARCH 26
 Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre will address the relationship between “Norway and the United States in the 21st Century” from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis. The visit from the minister is presented in partnership with the Royal Norwegian Consulate General, the Minnesota International Center, and the Humphrey Institute.
In his presentation, Støre will address Norway’s relationship with Minnesota and the Upper Midwest and talk about specific initiatives tied to each country’s success in the 21st century. He will talk about Norway’s role as a major energy exporter, his country’s climate change initiatives, and Norway’s engagement in the High North.
Støre began his career as a teaching fellow at Harvard Law School. Later that year he became a researcher at the Norwegian School of Management. Since 1989, he has held a number of senior posts with the Norwegian government and spent nine years working in the Office of the Prime Minister. From 1998 to 2002 he was chief of staff at the World Health Organization. Before taking up his current post, he was secretary-general of the Norwegian Red Cross from 2003. He became Norway’s minister of foreign affairs in 2005. Støre holds a degree in political science from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris.
Admission to the public forum is free, but advance registration is requested. Please register online at www.micglobe.org or call (612) 625-4421.
March 7, 2008
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