Embassy of the United States, Copenhagen

The Embassy of the United States to the Kingdom of Denmark is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Denmark. The building is located on Dag Hammarskjölds Allé, in Indre Østerbro, Copenhagen, and it was opened in May 1954.[1] The post of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark is currently filled by Carla Sands. The embassy also oversees American interests in Greenland.[2] On 10 June 2020, the United States reopened its consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.[3]

United States Embassy in Copenhagen
U.S. Embassy building in Copenhagen
LocationCopenhagen
AddressDag Hammarskjölds Allé 24
Coordinates55°41′41″N 12°34′59″E
AmbassadorCarla Sands

History
The American diplomatic mission at Amaliegade 8 in 1924

Formal relations between the two countries began in 1801, and the first American legation in the Kingdom opened in 1827.[1] Since then, the American diplomatic mission has remained opened and functioning in Copenhagen except between 1941 and 1945 during World War II. The diplomatic mission was formerly based at Amaliegade 8.

The legation was raised to embassy status shortly after the war, in 1947, with the arrival of Ambassador Josiah Marvel, Jr.[1]

Buildings
Rydhave

The current building, located in central Copenhagen was designed by two American architects, Ralph Rapson of MIT and John Van der Muelen of the University of Chicago, and it formally opened on May 27, 1954.[1]

The ambassador resides at Rydhave in Skovshoved a few miles north of the city. The house is perched on a high hill, overlooking the Øresund.


Embassy sections
Environmentalist protesters march in front of the embassy

See also

References
  1. "Embassy History". Embassy of the United States - Copenhagen - Denmark. U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  2. "Greenland". Embassy of the United States - Copenhagen - Denmark. US Department of State. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. U.S. Consulate Nuuk
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