The Nordic 5 join forces in Los Angeles! Pleased to attend inauguration of joint Nordic consular premises bringing together the consulates of 🇳🇴🇫🇮🇩🇰🇮🇸🇸🇪 under one roof, serving as center for Nordic collaboration & platform for engaging with local partners. Exciting times ahead!

Thank you for the warm reception I received when visiting the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in San Pablo today! 🇳🇴🧇❤️

What an honor to be present as "Musikkfabrikken" in Hunderfossen received the «Industry Oscar» in #Hollywood. The attraction, brought to life by a visionary & creative team, brings classical music to new audiences. Congrats, Hunderfossen, Animando, Expanse and Oslo Philharmonic 🇳🇴🎉

California and Norway are teaming up to fight climate change. 🇺🇸🤝🇳🇴 Today, standing at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal – home to one of the world’s first clean hydrogen fuel cell passenger ferries – we signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to advance climate collaboration.

Today, with the backdrop of one of the world’s first H2 ferries, CA committed to our latest #Climate partnership — with Norway! 🇳🇴⚡️ Grateful for tremendous partners around the 🌎 tackling the climate crisis alongside our CA team California Governor GO-Biz CARB California Energy Commission - ⚡#CalEnergy

A great honor to welcome HRH Crown Prince Haakon, Digitalisation Minister Tung & Trade Minister Vestre to San Francisco with a large business delegation for a Norway California Business Festival about the green and digital transition 🍃🔋⛴️💻🇳🇴🇺🇸 📷Tom Hansen, Innovation Norway

Today, Norway and California joined forces for #climateaction. #Cleanenergy, #zeroemission transport & ports, and #CCS are areas where Norway and California are highly compatible and where the MoU deepens and strengthens our collaboration. gov.ca.gov/newsroom/

Full house as Crown Prince Haakon met with🇳🇴students UC Berkeley & opened a panel on AI and the future of work with professors Stuart Russell & Steven Raphael, Trade Minister Jan Christian Vestre, Ole Erik Almlid & @peggyafolsvik centered on AI’s impact on labor and industry 📷Tom Hansen, IN

What a spectacular event at SHACK15 celebrating the Royal visit by Crown Prince Haakon and the Norway California Business Festival, featuring exquisite Norwegian seafood🦐🍣, magical music and fabulous people! 📷Tom Hansen, Innovation Norway

A visit to San Quentin Rehabilitation Center with Governor Gavin Newsom was a highlight of HRH's visit to the Bay Area. A key political initiative by Governor Newsom, prison reform is an area of collaboration between Norway and California 📷Charles Ommanney/Office of the Governor

Our world is changing rapidly because of tech. How can policy makers maximize the benefits of tech and minimize the risks? Insights from Amy Zegart Nate Persily et al. at Cyber Policy Center with many EU Consuls General Check out Hoover Institution tech review: setr.stanford.edu

Today, RSF released their World #PressFreedom Index. For the 8th year in a row, Norway took the top spot. 🇳🇴 Proud to congratulate our Nordic neighbors, all ranked in the top 20! 🇩🇰🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇮🇸 Denmark in USA 🇩🇰 Embassy of Sweden USA Embassy of Finland in the US 🇫🇮 Iceland in US 🇮🇸 rsf.org/en/index

Norway House Foundation put on an inspiring event this week for 🇳🇴 UC Berkeley and Stanford University students, with researchers, startups, and investors discussing #entrepreneurship during visits to Stanford and Nordic Innov. House

We sure live in interesting times! The narrowing gap between emerging technology and policy was evident at #RSAC2024 with the launch of a US cyber & diplomacy strategy, and good discussions on opportunities and challenges with #AI including for #cybersecurity. + 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇺🇸 networking

Happy 17th of May, Norway’s Constitution day where we celebrate #freedom, #democracy & #humanrights ! 🇳🇴🎉The celebrations in San Francisco started with a Flagraising ceremony at SF City Hall and a reception at the 🇳🇴 residence.

Honored and energized - to host another group of promising #Nordic #startups who have concluded their #TINC #accelerator program at Nordic Innov. House in #SiliconValley.

Thank you, Humboldt County, especially Scott Adair and Dianna Rios for giving me such a warm welcome and showing me all your exciting plans and projects in port and offshore wind development, microgrids, aquafarming and more! I look forward to our continued collaboration 🇳🇴🇺🇸

An honor to attend Sea Change Launch Celebration today. Congratulations to SF Bay Area & California on the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered ferry in operation! Thanks for the collaboration with Norway on pioneering #greenmaritime #technologies for a #zeroemission future

Inspiring day in #Bergen with fellow 🇳🇴diplomats to see the latest innovations for a green maritime transition. The west coasts of 🇳🇴🇺🇸 are both characterized by an innovative spirit and big ambitions. That’s how to make the #greentransition happen! 🌱🔋🛳️

Welcome Anniken Huitfeldt to Norwegian Embassy in Washington and to Team Norway in the US, serving as Norway’s Ambassador. I look forward to our collaboration! 🇳🇴🇺🇸