List Of Ambassadors Of Denmark To The United States
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is the official representative of the Government in
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to the Government of the
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History

The Danish Legation was raised to Embassy status on February 6, 1947 during the leadership of Danish Minister
Hans Hedtoft Hans Hedtoft Hansen (21 April 1903 – 29 January 1955) was a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1947 to 1950 and again from 1953 until his death in 1955. He also served as the first President ...
and U.S. President
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List of representatives


See also

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List of ambassadors of the United States to Denmark The first representative from the United States to Denmark was appointed in 1827 as a Chargé d'Affaires. There followed a series of chargés and ministers until 1890 when the first full ambassador ''(Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten ...
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Denmark–United States relations The United States has an embassy in Copenhagen and a consulate in Nuuk, Greenland. Both countries are members of the Arctic Council, OECD, OSCE, NATO and the United Nations. History Diplomatic relations date back to 1783, when Denmark signed a ...


References

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