Visits By Foreign Leaders of Norway

Visitor From Description Date
Prime Minister Gerhardsen Norway In the U.S. May 15-29, visiting New York City and ethnic communities in the Midwest and Far West. May 25-​28, 1951
Prime Minister Torp Norway In U.S. September 10-30. Also visited New York City, Detroit (Michigan), Duluth and Minneapolis (Minnesota), Chicago, and Madison (Wisconsin). September 22-​26, 1952
Prime Minister Torp Norway Arrived in U.S. November 16, aboard inaugural trans-Arctic flight to Los Angeles by Scandinavian Airlines. Met with President Eisenhower November 24. November 23-​26, 1954
Prime Minister Gerhardsen Norway Unofficial visit; attended Minnesota Statehood Centennial in Minneapolis and St. Paul. May 8-​14, 1958
Prime Minister Gerhardsen Norway Presidential guest. In U.S. May 8-18, visiting Cape Canaveral and St. Augustine (Florida), and New York City. May 9-​11, 1962
King Olav V Norway State visit. In U.S. April 24-May 10; visited Williamsburg, Norfolk, Cape Kennedy, New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, Duluth, Madison, Chicago, and New York City. Private visit after May 2. April 25-​27, 1968
Prime Minister Per Borten Norway Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N. October 24, 1970
King Olav V Norway Private visit. September 21, 1971
King Olav V Norway Private visit. October 10, 1975
Prime Minister Odvar Nordli Norway Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. May 30-​31, 1978
Prime Minister Odvar Nordli Norway Private visit. Met with President Carter June 12. June 10-​13, 1979
Prime Minister Odvar Nordli Norway Private visit. Met with President Carter December 7. December 6-​7, 1979
King Olav V Norway Private visit. Addressed U.N. General Assembly. Met with President Reagan October 18. October 17-​19, 1982
Prime Minister Kaare I. Willoch Norway Official working visit. February 16-​18, 1983
Prime Minister Kaare I. Willoch Norway Private visit. Met with President Reagan at U.N. General Assembly reception in New York City. September 23, 1984
King Olav V Norway Met with President Reagan during a private visit. November 30, 1987
Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland Norway Met with President Bush May 3 during a private visit. May 2-​5, 1989
King Olav V Norway Met with President Bush during a private visit. May 8, 1989
Prime Minister Jan P. Syse Norway Private visit. February 23, 1990
Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland Norway Met with President Bush while attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. September 24, 1991
Prime Minister Gro Harlem Bruntland Norway Met with President Bush during a private visit. June 5, 1992
Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland Norway Met with President Clinton during a private visit. May 16-​19, 1994
King Harald V Norway Met with President Clinton during a private visit. October 12-​17, 1995
King Harald V Norway Met with President Clinton during a private visit. October 30-​31, 1995
Prime Minister Kjell Bondevik Norway Attended NATO’s 50th Anniversary Summit. April 23-​25, 1999
Prime Minister Kjell Bondevik Norway Working visit. October 14-​15, 1999
King Harald V Norway Met with President Clinton during a private visit; dedicated an exhibit about the Vikings at the Smithsonian Institution. April 26-​28, 2000
Prime Minister Kjell Bondevik Norway Met with President Bush December 5 during a private visit. December 3-​5, 2001
Prime Minister Kjell Bondevik Norway Working visit. May 16, 2003
King Harald V Norway Working visit. March 6-​7, 2005
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Norway Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. April 12-​13, 2010
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Norway Working visit. October 20, 2011