Ambassador Charles Adams visited the Coast Guard vessel Turva during his recent visit to the South East Finland Border Guard District. The Ambassador was impressed with the capabilities of the ship and with the Finns he met who are patrolling the border.
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 17 February, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador | Tags: Ambassador Adams
Ambassador Adams delivering his opening remarks – in Finnish – at the Polar Bear Pitching Festival in Oulu. Ambassador Adams visited the Northern city of Oulu on February 10-12, 2016, for meetings with city officials and local business, cultural, and media contacts.
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 10 February, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Events | Tags: Ambassador Adams, Oulu, Polar Bear Pitching Festival
Nokia Networks’ Oulu Technology Center employs around 2300 and is the key manufacturing location for radio products in Europe. Their R&D and production processes manufacture products for hundreds of customers around the globe. Ambassador Adams toured the facilities with the Head of Factory Ms. Erja Sankari.
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 2 December, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador | Tags: Ambassador Adams, Oulu
In a keynote speech on November 24, Ambassador Charles Adams outlined U.S. Arctic Council Chairmanship priorities at the second annual “In the Spirit of the Rovaniemi Process” conference. Ambassador Adams highlighted climate change as the driving focus of the U.S. Chairmanship, to include securing a new climate agreement in Paris.
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 24 November, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, News | Tags: Ambassador Adams, Arctic, Rovaniemi
Ambassador Adams kicked off a visit to Tampere on October 21st meeting with the Tampere Chamber of Commerce and members of the business community. He also visited the Kanjoni Elementary School in the Hervanta neighborhood where he received a special invitation.
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 21 October, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Education | Tags: AEC, Ambassador Adams, Entrepreneurship, Tampere
Ambassador Adams first visited Finland back in 1975, when he had a chance to travel to Vaasa on the west coast of Finland. In October 2015, he ventured back, this time as the U.S. Ambassador. He met with several local community, business, and university leaders.
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 6 October, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission | Tags: Ambassador Adams, Vaasa
Ambassador Adams visited the city of Lappeenranta in South Karelia on September 16, 2015. He met with city officials as well as local business people and university leaders. Ambassador visited the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) and toured the Green campus, as well as visited the Valio Lappeenranta Terminal.
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 16 September, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission | Tags: Ambassador Adams, City Visit, Lappeenranta
Ambassador Charles C. Adams Jr. presented his credentials to President Sauli Niinistö on August 4, 2015. Ambassador Adams was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 2015. He arrived in Finland to take up his duties on August 3, 2015. (Photo: Office of the President of the Republic of Finland)
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 4 August, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Embassy, News | Tags: Ambassador Adams, President Niinistö
