Mission to Oslo: Dancing with the Queen, Dealmaking with the Russians, Shaping History by Tom Loftus

Tom Loftus is a familiar name in Wisconsin politics. He was speaker of the state assembly and chaired Bill Clinton’s presidential campaigns committee in the Badger State. In a February 1993 Oval Office meeting, Loftus, of Norwegian descent, asked for appointment as U.S. ambassador to Norway. Clinton obliged.