Washington DC/Copenhagen, 14 September 2022 (TDI): Counselor of the US Department of State, Derek Chollet spoke with State Secretary of Denmark, Gronbech Jensen on U.S. and Danish cooperation.
Gronbech Jensen has recently become the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN in Vienna. He remarked that both states would continue to work together as Allies, partners, and friends on global challenges.
Good to speak with Danish State Secretary Gronbech-Jensen on U.S.-Danish cooperation. We will continue to work together as Allies, partners, and friends on global challenges. 🇺🇸🇩🇰
— Derek Chollet (@CounselorDOS) September 13, 2022
US- Denmark Relations
The relationship between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States has long been close and mutually beneficial. The two nations engage in extensive cooperation to advance peace and stability well beyond Europe’s borders.
Denmark is a reliable NATO ally and a dependable contributor to multinational stability operations and international aid initiatives. It contributes forces to nine NATO deployments and United Nations peacekeeping operations. Since November 2020, It has headed NATO Mission in Iraq.
Denmark is one of the most ambitious countries in the world when it comes to combating climate change, and it is a close ally of the United States when it comes to advocating for increased global action.
The Faroe Islands and Greenland are semi-autonomous regions within the state. The United States has a strong relationship with both, including regular dialogues on commercial, scientific, and cultural cooperation.
Denmark joined the Global Methane Pledge and the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C) project during COP-26.
Danish foreign policy is founded upon four cornerstones: the United Nations, NATO, the EU, and Nordic cooperation.
Both states are also part of many international organizations, including the UN, NATO, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, and the Arctic Council.
Apart from this, the United States is one of Denmark’s largest non-European trade partners, and the largest overall export market. In 2021, the bilateral trade over goods totaled over $15.7 billion; services trade in 2020 totaled $13.5 billion.
