PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSIs) for Student Leaders are intensive short-term academic programs whose purpose is to provide groups of undergraduate student leaders with a deeper understanding of the United States while simultaneously enhancing their leadership skills. The Institutes will consist of a balanced series of seminar discussions, readings, group presentations and …
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By U.S. Mission Denmark | 14 December, 2020 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Faroe Islands, News, U.S. & Denmark, U.S. & Greenland
Carla Sands, US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark A translated version of this appeared in Berlingske on November 30, 2020 NATO is the greatest collective security organization in the history of the world. For the last seven decades, NATO has kept the peace to defend our people and our way of life. One reason our transatlantic …
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By U.S. Mission Denmark | 1 December, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Defense, Embassy, News | Tags: defense spending, NATO, security
Veterans Day and Armistice Day November 11 is Veterans Day in the United States – an important national holiday on which we honor all those who served our country. Originally known as Armistice Day, because it falls on the day that marks the ending of World War One, the day originally paid tribute to soldiers of the First and Second World War. Many other countries still mark this day in …
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By U.S. Mission Denmark | 11 November, 2020 | Topics: Embassy, Events, History, U.S. & Denmark
Your excellencies, ministers, ladies and gentlemen, friends and colleagues, welcome to Rydhave and happy Independence Day. Thank you for joining us to honor the day our forefathers pledged their sacred honor to the founding of the United States and the idea that liberty is man’s highest calling. First, I would like to say to our …
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By U.S. Mission Denmark | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Culture, Defense, Economic Affairs, Embassy, History, Human Rights, PEPFAR, Policy, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & Denmark
Statement by U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Carla Sands and The Embassy of the United States of America August 8, 2018 We are disappointed to learn that some members of local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) organizations have declined to attend the Pride reception hosted by the embassies of the United …
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By U.S. Mission Denmark | 10 August, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Culture, Embassy, Human Rights
By U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, Carla Sands. Today, July 4, high up in the Rebild Hills to the north of Aalborg, thousands of people with a love of both of our great nations will come together to mark American Independence. Rebildfesten, which with only a few exceptions has taken place every year …
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By U.S. Mission Denmark | 5 July, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Embassy, History, News
Remarks by Ambassador Sands at the 2018 Independence Day Celebrations on June 21 at Rydhave Ministers, Ambassadors, distinguished colleagues, and friends— welcome. What a pleasure it is to have you here as we gather to celebrate my nation’s 242nd birthday. This is my first American Independence Day in Denmark and it is both my …
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By U.S. Mission Denmark | 22 June, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Defense, Embassy, News
Op-ed by the U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands Read in Danish in Berlingske on June 14, 2018 Every morning when I arrive I see the American and Danish flags standing proudly together in the lobby of the U.S. Embassy. It is a sight that always fills me with an intense sense of pride because it represents the closeness of …
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By U.S. Mission Denmark | 14 June, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Embassy, News | Tags: defense, NATO
At this time, scheduled passport and visa services will continue during the lapse in appropriations as the situation permits. This website will not be regularly updated until full operations resume, with the exception of emergency safety and security information.
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By U.S. Mission Denmark | 9 February, 2018 | Topics: Embassy, News
Today, with our partners in Denmark and around the world, we face a set of complex challenges: extremism and radicalization; irregular immigration; economic struggles; geopolitical confrontations; environmental and resource challenges, among others.
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By U.S. Mission Denmark | 22 June, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Embassy, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Denmark
On March 30, 2017, the President welcomed Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of Denmark to the White House for bilateral consultations. Denmark is one of the closest allies of the United States, and the Prime Minister’s visit was a testament to the deep and enduring ties between the two countries. The meeting was an opportunity …
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By Philip Holten | 6 April, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Economic Affairs, Embassy, News, President of the United States, U.S. & Denmark | Tags: Donald J. Trump
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. Ambassador, Rufus Gifford, participated in a debate concerning the election and the American Presidential System Hundreds of students gathered around one of the main stages as the debate on the American Election was about to begin. First up on the agenda was a small introduction to the election and the American political system …
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By Jacob Langebæk Gaarmann | 28 September, 2016 | Topics: American Spaces, Embassy, Events, Exclude, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Political Affairs, U.S. & Denmark | Tags: U.S. Election, UFM16, Youth Folkemøde
Gender Equality Panel Discussion at the Youth Folkemøde The embassy had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion about gender equality. The U.S government is a strong supporter of empowering women’s rights in the political, economic and social realms of their countries. The panel was moderated by Deputy Chief of Mission Laura Lochman and the panelists included Ambassador Rufus Gifford , Natasha Joof …
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By Jóhanna Ellendersen Brogård | 28 September, 2016 | Topics: American Spaces, Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Embassy, Exclude, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights, U.S. & Denmark | Tags: GenderEquality, UFM16, YouthFolkemøde
In September, the U.S. Embassy in Denmark took part in a celebration of democracy along with thousands of Danish Students. The sun was shining bright over Søndermarken, Copenhagen. It was the early hours of the first ever Youth Folkemøde , also called UFM16, in Denmark. Thursday the 8th of September marked the first day of this very …
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By Jacob Langebæk Gaarmann | 28 September, 2016 | Topics: American Spaces, Education, Embassy, Events, Exclude, Former U.S. Ambassadors, U.S. & Denmark | Tags: UFM16, Youth Folkemøde
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