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'Every day I have pinched myself': Norway's seafood envoy bids farewell to US after five tumultuous years

Anne-Kristine Oen's tenure in the United States unfolded against a turbulent backdrop that included the COVID-19 pandemic, surging inflation and tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

During Anne-Kristine Oen's tenure as the Norwegian Seafood Council’s seafood envoy to the United States, the trade association won the 2024 Silver Anvil Award for its New York City 'Sea-to-Table Restaurant Week' campaign presented by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
During Anne-Kristine Oen's tenure as the Norwegian Seafood Council’s seafood envoy to the United States, the trade association won the 2024 Silver Anvil Award for its New York City 'Sea-to-Table Restaurant Week' campaign presented by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).Photo: Anne-Kristine Oen/Norway Seafood Council
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Published 4 June 2025, 13:52Updated 4 June 2025, 13:52
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