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UPDATED: 20 Jul 2010 GMT
  • Ambassador visits beautiful Svalbard

    The Ambassador and Mrs. White accompanied a Congressional Delegation to Svalbard on July 10-11, 2010. This was the first trip to Svalbard for the Ambassador and the delegation, and on the agenda was a boat trip, Svalbard Museum, the Global Seed Vault, SvalSat and Svalbard University Centre.

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  • U.S. culture and cuisine on Heggholmen

    One of the most delicious cultural spaces is cuisine, and American summer cuisine is all about being outdoors - cooking, eating and spending free time together. On June 30, nine students from two “Language for Leaders” (L4L) classes at Elvebakken and Lørenskog vgs spent a day as guests of culinary expert Scott Givot.

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  • U.S. Embassy celebrates Independence Day

    The Embassy celebrated the biggest U.S. national holiday on June 24 this year. About 1700 friends and contacts showed up in the Ambassador's garden to listen to good music and enjoy typical Fourth of July food.

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