Jonas Gahr Støre

Store's Davos profile was defined almost entirely by the Norway-US Nobel Prize controversy. Trump's public demands for recognition through the Nobel Peace Prize, and his direct communication with the Prime Minister, placed Store in an awkward diplomatic position that dominated his coverage throughout the Forum period.

The Prime Minister's consistent message that the Nobel Committee "operates independently from his government" appeared across coverage from Al Jazeera to U.S. News & World Report. His decision to address Trump directly as "Dear Mr. President, Dear Donald" suggested an attempt at personal diplomacy while maintaining official distance on the Prize itself.

Store's announcement that he would change his Davos schedule to attend Wednesday and Thursday, overlapping with Trump's planned appearance, was interpreted as both diplomatic engagement and strategic positioning. The timing generated substantial coverage in Norwegian outlets VG and TV 2, which together accounted for nearly 25% of his total mentions.

The revelation that Store received a text message from Trump, without disclosing its contents, sustained media interest throughout the Forum. His approach - calm repetition of the constitutional separation between government and Nobel Committee - earned him the unique distinction of 0% negative coverage among major world leaders, even as the underlying tension with the incoming U.S. administration remained unresolved.