The new U.S. ambassador to Denmark will officially take up his title today, Wednesday, November 5.
The U.S. wants to take control of Greenland, but the newly appointed ambassador has so far made no comments.
Strengthening The Relationship Between The U.S. And Denmark
The newly appointed U.S. ambassador emphasises that he wants to strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Denmark.
Ken Howery said this on Wednesday after an audience with the king at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen.
“Our priorities include strengthening our defence and security cooperation, increasing trade and investment, and working with the kingdom to address our shared concerns about security in the Arctic—especially Greenland,” he said.
An Important Question Remained Unanswered
A journalist tried to question the new ambassador to Greenland about U.S. President Donald Trump’s stated desire to take control of the island, which has caused international concern.
However, an employee of the new ambassador rejected the question, citing a lack of time.
The ambassadorial post has been vacant since Donald Trump took office as U.S. president in January.
The 49-year-old tech entrepreneur was approved as ambassador to Denmark in October. He was previously ambassador to Sweden and landed in Denmark just a week ago.
Howery is a trained economist, comes from Texas and has earned a good living as one of the founders of the global payment service PayPal.
Tour Of The Kingdom
Now that he has officially been given the green light to take up his duties as ambassador to Denmark, he is looking forward to meeting the government, business and military, it was said on Wednesday.
“It is worth remembering how strong the relationship between our countries is,” he said, pointing out that we both helped establish the defence alliance NATO after World War II.
According to Howery, Denmark and the United States have had diplomatic relations for 225 years “without interruption”.
“I look forward to meeting the people and learning more about the culture of the Kingdom, as well as traveling around the different parts of the Kingdom, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, in the coming months.”
Source: KNR (in Danish)
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