Royal and Ambassadorial Visits to Concordia and CLV Date Personage Event/Reason Country June 8, 1939 Crown Prince Olav and Olav presented with first honorary Norway Crown Princess Martha degree, a law degree, from Concordia and gave Commencement address May 17, 1954 Wilhelm M. Spoke on Role of Norway in Norway “The Morgenstjerne, Today’s World” as part of Syttende Norwegian Ambassador to Mai celebrations on campus the United States May, 1968 King Olav V Gave Commencement address Norway November 7, Crown Princess Sonja Dedicated the ALC mural in Grant, Norway 1978 awarded St. Olav medal to Paul J. Christiansen October 19, 1979 Ambassador Knut Inducted Pres. Paul Dovre as Knight, Norway Hedemann First Class, of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav October 7, 1982 King Olav V Attended luncheon in his honor, Norway awarded St. Olav medals and Knight’s Crosses Order of St. Olav to several – faculty members October 20, 1986 Kjell Eliasson, Norwegian For the unveiling of the bust of King Norway Ambassador to the United Olav V, sculpted by J. Paul Nesse States September 5, Ambassador Gunther van Convocation (Chapel?) speaker Germany 1986 Well November 4, Ambassador Gunther van Awarded honorary Law degree and Federal Republic of Germany 1986 Well visited Institute of German Studies October 20, 1995 King Harald V and Queen Harald spoke at royal convocation and Norway Sonja was awarded honorary Doctor of Laws, midsemester break rescheduled to accommodate royal visit February 14, U.N. Ambassador Keynote speaker at the Nobel Peace United Nations 2003 Anwarul K. Chowdhury Prize Forum on campus February 14, Knut Vollebaek, Speaker at the Nobel Peace Prize Norway 2003 Norwegian Ambassador to Forum on campus the United States July 5-7, 2004 Ambassador Jukka To visit Salolampi at CLV Finland Valtasaari, Mrs. Etel Valtasaari, and Mrs. Tuula Yrjö-Koskinen-Smith, Finland’s cultural officer in Washington, D.C. July 21, 2004 Ambassador Claudia To visit Waldsee at CLV Liechtenstein Fritsche, the first Washington-based resident ambassador of Liechtenstein
Royal and Ambassadorial Visits to Concordia and CLV Date Personage Event/Reason Country June 8, 1939 Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha Olav presented with first honorary degree, a law degree, from Concordia and gave Commencement address Norway May 17, 1954 Wilhelm M. Morgenstjerne, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States Spoke on “The Role of Norway in Today’s World” as part of Syttende Mai celebrations on campus Norway May, 1968 King Olav V Gave Commencement address Norway November 7, 1978 Crown Princess Sonja Dedicated the ALC mural in Grant, awarded St. Olav medal to Paul J. Christiansen Norway October 19, 1979 Ambassador Knut Hedemann Inducted Pres. Paul Dovre as Knight, First Class, of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav Norway October 7, 1982 King Olav V Attended luncheon in his honor, awarded St. Olav medals and Knight’s Crosses – Order of St. Olav to several faculty members Norway October 20, 1986 Kjell Eliasson, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States For the unveiling of the bust of King Olav V, sculpted by J. Paul Nesse Norway September 5, 1986 Ambassador Gunther van Well Convocation (Chapel?) speaker Germany November 4, 1986 Ambassador Gunther van Well Awarded honorary Law degree and visited Institute of German Studies Federal Republic of Germany October 20, 1995 King Harald V and Queen Sonja Harald spoke at royal convocation and was awarded honorary Doctor of Laws, midsemester break rescheduled to accommodate royal visit Norway February 14, 2003 U.N. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury Keynote speaker at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum on campus United Nations February 14, 2003 Knut Vollebaek, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States Speaker at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum on campus Norway July 5-7, 2004 Ambassador Jukka Valtasaari, Mrs. Etel Valtasaari, and Mrs. Tuula Yrjö-Koskinen-Smith, Finland’s cultural officer in Washington, D.C. To visit Salolampi at CLV Finland July 21, 2004 Ambassador Claudia Fritsche, the first Washington-based resident ambassador of Liechtenstein To visit Waldsee at CLV Liechtenstein
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