Hello and welcome to our First Monday Forum for the month of april. This month we have a different program, as you can see and i want to get to it as quickly as possible. First i will say this is a joint effort of the university of Southern California and center for communication and policy. The usc Public Diplomacy council and the Public Diplomacy council. The panel today, as you can see consists of three distinguished teens, unfortunately our fourth dean from l. A. And he is in his hotel room not feeling well. He will perhaps come for a future event. Without further ado, let me introduce the person who conceived and plans and executed this program. Our moderator for today is going to be Sherry Muller of the american university. She taught the first Public Diplomacy course at au. Sherry. [applause] thank you. Thank you adam, and i must say, adam worked hand in hand with me to put this panel together. We are very excited because we think this is a topic that needs some continued discus
Norway conducted by norwegians it was obvious to partner up with the Norwegian Embassy soar to say a few words to our friends specifically to the minister counselor for communication and Cultural Affairs and education at the Norwegian Embassy he served in washington for about 10 months and previously in the immediately preceding was in at the Foreign Ministry but also in good diplomatic fashioning countries as well as in the kansas to land and morocco and the entire Region Embassy are good friends who have a number of interesting evens with them were delighted to work with them and have them here so perhaps a few words from our norwegian friends . [applause] good evening. Were glad to work with best buy museum. Thank you for this program to hear about the events to hear about the history of my own country and it does not take a bigger part to reshape the worlds history because that might have been devastating so just a few days ago in norway celebrated the 71st anniversary of the surre
Your welcome, everybody to the International Spy museum. I am mark staudt, former historian of the International Spy museum. The Current Museum historian dr. Vince houghton is away at it down on a secret mission, which perhaps youll hear about in the future. But im always delighted to come back to my old haunts and step in whenever necessary. You have time tonight to what i think is a Wonderful Program that we are putting on in cooperation with the Norwegian Embassy because this is the story we are hearing tonight is a better world for us to come is very important and famous and dramatic world were to rate into norway convicted primarily by norwegians. And on this thing to partner up with the Norwegian Embassy. Id like to say a few words by way of introduction to our friends here from the norwegian in this these specifically. Jonage oyslebo is Cultural Affairs and education at the royal Norwegian Embassy. He has been here in washington for about 10 months on this particular tour. He se
[inaudible conversations] welcome, everybody, to the International Spy museum. I am mark stout, former historian of the museum, the current historian is out of town on a secret mission which he will hear about in the future, i am always delighted to come back to my old haunt and step in when necessary. I think it will be a Wonderful Program we are putting on in cooperation with the Norwegian Embassy because this story we are hearing tonight is about a world war ii famous and dramatic world war ii raid into norway conducted by norwegians. It was obvious to partner up with the Norwegian Embassy so i would like to say by way of introduction to our friends from the Norwegian Embassy, specifically, minister, counselor for communications, Cultural Affairs and education at the royal Norwegian Embassy. He has been serving in washington for 10 months on this particular tour. He served previously a decade or so ago, preceding in oslo at the foreign minister where he has been a number of times bu
I am the former historian of the International Spy museum. Museum. The Current Museum historian is a way out of town on a secret mission you will hear about in the future but im always delighted to come back and step in whenever necessary. You have come to a Wonderful Program in cooperation with the Norwegian Embassy. The story we are going to be hearing tonight is a world war ii famous and dramatic as you will hear raid. Id like to say a few words by way of introduction. He is minister counsel for the affairs and education at the Royal Norwegian Embassy and hes been here serving in washington for about ten months on this particular tour he served previously decade or so. Immediately preceding post at the Foreign Ministry where he spends a number of times but also in good diplomatic fashion as mozambique, poland, switzerland and morocco. They are good friends of the museum and weve done a number of fun and interesting events with them. We are delighted to work with them again tonight a