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Five years of fish and turmoil: A seafood envoy's take on the U.S. experience

The pandemic, Trump 2.0 and a trade war: It's been a rollercoaster five years in the U.S. for outgoing Norwegian seafood envoy Anne-Kristine Oen.

Anne-Kristine Oen is stepping down as Norway’s seafood envoy to the United States, leaving with the sense of a job well done. While Norwegian seafood exports to the U.S. have steadily grown, her working conditions have been shaped by two very different presidents, a pandemic and a looming trade war.
Anne-Kristine Oen is stepping down as Norway’s seafood envoy to the United States, leaving with the sense of a job well done. While Norwegian seafood exports to the U.S. have steadily grown, her working conditions have been shaped by two very different presidents, a pandemic and a looming trade war.Photo: Elias Dahlen
Published 22 August 2025, 05:08Updated 22 August 2025, 05:08
Anne-Kristine OenNorwegian Seafood CouncilNorwayUnited StatesDonald Trump