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The United States Continues To Recognize Interim President Guaidó and the Last Democratically Elected National Assembly in Venezuela

The United States Continues To Recognize Interim President Guaidó and the Last Democratically Elected National Assembly in Venezuela PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 5, 2021 On December 6, 2020, the illegitimate Maduro regime staged fraudulent legislative elections in Venezuela. Sixty countries around the world either came together to issue joint statements, including those released by the …

By U.S. Mission Denmark | 6 January, 2021 | Topics: Exclude, Human Rights, Policy, Political Affairs | Tags: Democracy, Michael R. Pompeo, Venezuela

Statement on the Importance of the EU and U.S. Partnership for Security Telecommunications Infrastructure

The text of the following statement was released by United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Mr. Keith Krach and European Commissioner for Internal Market Mr. Thierry Breton on the importance of the EU and U.S. partnership for securing telecommunications infrastructure. Begin Text: Under Secretary Keith Krach and Commissioner …

By U.S. Mission Denmark | 2 October, 2020 | Topics: Political Affairs, Press Releases

Understanding America’s Electoral College

When U.S. citizens cast their presidential election ballots, they’ll be voting for someone like Hagner Mister or Rex Teter. You probably have not heard of Mister or Teter. In fact, most voters who chose them in 2016 did not know who they were. During the last presidential election, Mister and Teter served as electors — …

By U.S. Mission Denmark | 7 July, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Political Affairs | Tags: U.S. Election

It was their ‘duty’ to vote on Super Tuesday

By U.S. Mission Denmark | 10 March, 2020 | Topics: Political Affairs

Sharing the Burden – The Importance of Having Adequate Defense Spending for a Credible Defense

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 …

By Philip Holten | 4 February, 2019 | Topics: Defense, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Policy, Political Affairs, U.S. & Denmark | Tags: Article 3, Article 5, defense, defense spending, military, NATO

Elephant, Donkeys or Third Party Animal? – Election Debate at the Youth Folkemøde

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 …

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

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