Einar Gustafson is the Counselor for Defense Industry Cooperation at the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, DC. In this role he is the focal point for all interaction between the Norwegian Government and Norwegian defense and security industry in the United States. He is responsible for Norwegian Ministry of Defence (MoD) delegations to all major defense-industrial events in the US, and serves as a valued advisor to MoD leadership on issues such American protectionism and closer integration of Norway's defense industry in the American defense-industrial base.