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Ambassador of Denmark to the United States
State Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
since 8 April 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHer Excellency (formal)
Madam Ambassador (informal)
TypeAmbassador
SeatEmbassy of Denmark, Washington, D.C.
NominatorMinistry of Foreign Affairs
AppointerThe monarch
Formation1800
First holderJ. Blicker Olson
WebsiteOfficial website

The Danish ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Copenhagen to the Government of the United States.

History

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Poul Ludvig Ernst de Løvenørn (1839-1922), Minister from 1884 to 1888.

The Danish Legation was raised to Embassy status on February 6, 1947 during the leadership of Danish Minister Hans Hedtoft and U.S. President Harry S. Truman.[1]

List of representatives

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Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations List of Danish government ministries List of presidents of the United States Term end
1800 J. Blicker Olson Minister Resident[2] John Adams
Thomas Jefferson 		1805
1805 Peder Pedersen Minister Resident[2] Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams 		1826
1826 Steen Bille Chargé d'affaires[2] John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce 		1854[3]
1854 Torben Bille Chargé d'affaires[2] Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan 		1858
1858 Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff Chargé d'affaires[2] James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson 		1866
1866 Johan Hegermann-Lindencrone [da] Chargé d'affaires[2] Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes 		1880
1880 Carl Steen Andersen Bille [da] Minister Resident[2] Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur 		1884
1884 P. L. E. de Lövenörn Minister Resident[2] Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland 		1888
1888 E. W. Sponneck Minister Resident[2] Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison 		1893
October 20, 1893 Count F. de Reventlow Count Reventlow was appointed to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1909.[2][4][5] Jacob Estrup Grover Cleveland
October 21, 1895 June 1, 1895 Constantin Brun [da][4] [6] Tage Reedtz-Thott Grover Cleveland
November 10, 1908 Carl Moltke [4] Niels Neergaard Theodore Roosevelt
November 8, 2012 Constantin Brun [da] Klaus Berntsen Barack Obama
December 1, 1930 Hubert de Wichfeld (1886 - 1979) Chargé d'affaires Thorvald Stauning Herbert C. Hoover
December 22, 1930 Otto Wadsted (1881-1961) Thorvald Stauning Herbert C. Hoover
August 22, 1939 August 26, 1939 Henrik Kauffmann Thorvald Stauning Franklin D. Roosevelt
February 6, 1947 Legation Raised to Embassy Hans Hedtoft Harry S. Truman
February 6, 1947 March 8, 1947 Henrik Kauffmann Ambassador-designate Hans Hedtoft Harry S. Truman
October 9, 1958 October 31, 1958 Count Kjeld Gustav Knuth-Winterfeldt [da] Hans Christian Svane Hansen Dwight D. Eisenhower
April 6, 1965 April 13, 1965 Torben Ronne Jens Otto Krag Lyndon B. Johnson
August 20, 1971 Hans J. Christensen Chargé d'affaires Jens Otto Krag Richard Nixon
September 3, 1971 September 21, 1971 Eyvind Bartels Jens Otto Krag Richard Nixon
November 26, 1975 Peter Pedersen Dyvig Chargé d'affaires, (*February 23, 1934 in Nordborg) A ambassador to London, Washington and Paris. Father of Christian Dyrvig Anker Jørgensen Gerald Ford
February 5, 1976 February 24, 1976 Otto Borchlda Anker Jørgensen Gerald Ford
November 20, 1983 January 9, 1984 Eigil Jørgensen [da] Poul Schlüter Ronald Reagan
June 5, 1989 August 3, 1989 Peter Pedersen Dyvig [7] Poul Schlüter George H. W. Bush
September 5, 1995 September 15, 1995 Knud Erik Tygesen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Bill Clinton
May 9, 2000 June 14, 2000 Ulrik Federspiel [da] Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Bill Clinton
October 3, 2005 October 3, 2005 Friis Arne Petersen Anders Fogh Rasmussen George W. Bush
September 1, 2010 September 16, 2010 Peter Taksøe-Jensen Lars Løkke Rasmussen Barack Obama 31 July 2015
August 19, 2015 September 17, 2015 Lars Gert Lose [da] [8] Lars Løkke Rasmussen Barack Obama 1 January 2019
8 April 2019 Lone Dencker Wisborg Lars Løkke Rasmussen Donald Trump

See also

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References

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  1. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (7 February 1947). "U.S., DANISH ENVOYS RAISED; Will Be Made Ambassadors as Legations Become Embassies". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Fogdall, Soren Jacob Marius Peterson (1921). History of Danish-American Diplomacy, 1776-1920 PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) thesis. Iowa City, Iowa: State University of Iowa. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ Buchanan, James (1909). The Works of James Buchanan: Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence. J.B. Lippincott. p. 24. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The British Commonwealth and Europe, Volume III - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute United States Department of State. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Count Edward Reventlow Dies; Was Danish Envoy to Britain; At Odds With Puppet Regime". The New York Times. July 28, 1963. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ Constantin Brun
  7. ^ Peter Pedersen Dyvig
  8. ^ Chief of Protocol, [1]
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