Espen Barth Eide

Norwegian Foreign Minister

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Office: Foreign Minister of Norway

Born: May 1, 1964, Oslo

Party: Norwegian Labour Party

Education: University of Oslo, University of Barcelona, Oslo Cathedral School

Previous offices: Minister of Climate and the Environment, member of the Parliament of Norway

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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As of May 2026: In contact with US Embassy officials

For more than four decades, US embassies in the Middle East and Africa have faced bombings, sieges, and missile strikes. None has been attacked in Western Europe — until an incendiary device detonated at the entrance of the US Embassy in Oslo at 1:00 a.m. on March 8, shattering windows and sending smoke into the street.

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