In 2014, all NATO members agreed to work towards spending 2% of their GDP on defense by 2024. Therefore, the U.S. is asking Denmark and other NATO allies to come up with credible plans to improve defense capabilities. Unfortunately, many NATO countries, including Denmark fall short of this target. On this page we have compiled ...
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By Philip Holten | 4 February, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Defense, Policy, Political Affairs, U.S. & Denmark
| Tags: Article 3, Article 5, defense, defense spending, military, NATO
Human trafficking is an assault on human dignity and should be penalized accordingly. No government can hold human traffickers accountable or address the needs of victims without stringent and comprehensive human trafficking laws, strong law enforcement, prosecutorial capacity funded with adequate resources, and an informed judiciary.
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By Philip Holten | 28 June, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Reports, Speeches, Video
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
Lockheed Martin International Vice President for Europe, Jonathan Hoyle and 37 other executives from Lockheed Martin spent three days in Denmark meeting with Danish senior leaders and over 80 Danish companies from 16 to 18 May, investigating areas for partnership. The capstone event of the visit was a dinner hosted by the Danish company Grundfos ...
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By Philip Holten | 19 May, 2017 | Topics:
Business, Chargé D’Affaires, Commercial Affairs
U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Laura Lochman visited the Faroe Islands from May 4-5, 2017 to meet with a wide variety of contacts in the Danish and Faroese governments, Faroese business, and Faroese society. The U.S. and the Faroe Islands The U.S. and the Faroe Islands have long enjoyed good relations, especially in the areas of ...
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By Philip Holten | 11 May, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Chargé D’Affaires, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Consular Affairs, Economic Affairs, Faroe Islands, News, Trade
At the U.S. Embassy we want to help find sustainable solutions for the integration of refugees. This of course helps refugees but it also helps the surrounding society and the companies that the refugees work for. It is at the core of American values that diversity in society and in the workplace benefits everybody. That ...
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By Philip Holten | 2 May, 2017 | Topics:
Business, Commercial Opportunities, Education, News
If you want to know what it takes for an individual become an entrepreneur or for a country to you should view the video to the right. It features expert on Global Trends in Entrepreneurship Elmira Bayrasli who visited Copenhagen in late April to engage with students and professionals. Ms. Bayrasli has done research in ...
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By Philip Holten | 2 May, 2017 | Topics:
Business, Commercial Affairs, Education, Video
The World Economic Forum says that without significant action, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by the year 2050. Plastics pollution is a major problem for the oceans, their inhabitants and all the people who depend on oceans for their livelihood. We wanted people to know about this issue. We wanted to provide simple actions that ...
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By Philip Holten | 23 March, 2017 | Topics:
Education, Embassy, Environment, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Our Ocean
The U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Women2Women America 2017 Conference. The conference takes place from July 23 thru August 01, 2017 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Young women aged 15-20, with a strong interest in women’s rights, human rights, international affairs, and leadership are eligible ...
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By Philip Holten | 21 March, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Education, News
| Tags: women
Are you a high school teacher? Do you have Denmark's most socially engaged and committed student? Then you should consider nominating that student for the the 2017 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute! Click to learn more!
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By Philip Holten | 9 February, 2017 | Topics:
Education, News, U.S. & Denmark
Good solutions are often the result of the private sector working with national and local governments. That’s why on November 9-10, the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen hosted a workshop focused on the use of public-private partnerships (PPP). These partnerships work great as a means to address global challenges related to environment, science, technology and health (ESTH) issues. Public-private partnerships ...
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By Philip Holten | 18 November, 2016 | Topics:
Business, Deputy Chief of Mission, Environment, Europe & Eurasia, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Science & Tech
2016 has been a historic year for climate action. We saw rapid entry into force of the
Paris Agreement . This puts us on an faster path towards implementation of our climate goals. We secured an ambitious amendment to the
Montreal Protocol to phase down the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons. We also secured the adoption of a global market-based measure to set international aviation on the path toward ...
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By Philip Holten | 7 November, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, News, Science & Tech
At what is by now a tradition, the Copenhagen TV Festival officially opened with a garden party at Rydhave last night. This is by far one of the most hyggelige and relaxed events of the year. But this event is much more than a nice relaxed picnic and outdoor screening. It’s a celebration of (good) ...
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By Philip Holten | 18 August, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors
In the last week of July, Ambassador Gifford, Dr. Stephen DeVincent, and embassy staff went to the Faroe Islands. The visit had many aspects including strengthening business ties, being the unique nature and ecosystem that exists in the Faroe Islands. But the two biggest items on the agenda were 1)participating in the Faroese Pride Celebrations ...
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By Philip Holten | 29 July, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Business, Economic Affairs, Faroe Islands, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights
While we all know that countries like Denmark and the United States abolished slavery over 150 years ago, it still exists in our societies today. Nowadays slavery is hidden from plain sight. In western countries – and in many other countries – people working under slavelike conditions are often from other countries. They are trafficked. ...
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By Philip Holten | 8 July, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Reports
It will come as no surprise that basic human rights are not respected in many countries around the world. Every year, U.S. Embassies around the world work closely with host country NGOs and governments to take stock of the human rights situation in that country. The findings are released in an annual report. Each country has ...
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By Philip Holten | 15 June, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights, Official Reports
Seeking inspiration for transportation Denmark is know around the world and in the U.S. as a very bicycle friendly country with lots of bike lanes. Its cities, especially Copenhagen, is known to be very livable. Easy commuting, good public transport and city bikes means that when U.S. federal, state and local governments look for inspiration ...
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By Philip Holten | 7 June, 2016 | Topics:
Business, Commercial Affairs, Environment, News, Trade
Women Deliver Conference In mid-May Copenhagen was host city to the
Women Deliver Conference . It was the world’s largest global conference on the health, rights, and well being of girls and women in the last decade. The Embassy and several parts of the U.S. Government participated in the conference, which focused on women’s rights, inclusion of women ...
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By Philip Holten | 26 May, 2016 | Topics:
Child and Family Matters, Embassy, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights, News
