Norse Federation

The Norse Federation (Nordmanns-Forbundet) is a Norwegian non-profit organization that was founded in 1907, and is under the patronage of the monarch of Norway, currently King Harald V. The organization states that its purpose is to "unit[e] friends of Norway throughout the world". , the organization has approximately 3500 members. It publishes a periodical which is named The Norseman. The federation merged with the Norway-America Association (NORAM) in 2020.

General secretaries

 * Thoralv Klaveness (1908–1910)
 * Carl Joachim Hambro (1910–1914)
 * Wilhelm Morgenstierne (1914–1917)
 * Simon Christian Hammer (1917–1920)
 * Sigurd Folkestad (1920–1925)
 * Arne Kildal (1925–1941 (WWII) and 1945 to 1955) *
 * Edvard Hambro (USA) (1941–1945)
 * Johan Hambro (1955–1983)
 * Johan Fredrik Heyerdahl (1983–2000)
 * Gunnar Gran (2000–2001)
 * Kjetil A. Flatin (2001–2004)
 * George A. Broch (2004–2008)
 * Lasse Espelid (2008–2012)
 * Hanne Aaberg (2012–present)

Presidents

 * Carl Christian Berner (1906–1915)
 * Fredrik Georg Gade (1915–1924)
 * Carl Joachim Hambro (1924–1941 (WWII) and 1945 to 1946) *
 * Didrik Arup Seip (1946–1954)
 * Jacob S. Worm-Müller (1954–1960)
 * Aksel Kvam (1960–1963)
 * Thorolf Kandahl (1963–1974)
 * Paul Thyness (1974–1980)
 * Wilhelm Mohr (1980–1988)
 * Inge Lønning (1988–1998)
 * Kjetil A. Flatin (1998–2001)
 * Lucy Smith (2001–2005)
 * Hallgrim Berg (2005–2012)
 * Tom Vraalsen (2005–2008)
 * Erik Giercksky (2012–2014)
 * Inger Prebensen (2014–present)