Overview
- Greenland is holding its annual Joint Committee meeting with the United States alongside a Permanent Committee session that includes Denmark.
- Officials describe the forums as venues to coordinate civilian priorities and address the American military presence on the strategically located island.
- U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Howery is in Nuuk for his first trip to Greenland, with the embassy confirming a meeting with Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt.
- Both Copenhagen and Nuuk have rejected ceding the territory to U.S. control, and Denmark has acknowledged neglecting its defense footprint in Greenland.
- This round of talks follows a year in which President Trump revived takeover rhetoric, Danish authorities summoned the U.S. ambassador over reported covert influence efforts, and Vice President JD Vance criticized Danish underinvestment during a base visit.