Overview
- Kenneth Howery, the new U.S. ambassador to Denmark, is in Nuuk for his first trip to Greenland to meet Greenlandic and Danish officials.
- Greenland is hosting the annual Joint Committee and Permanent Committee meetings that structure civilian and military cooperation, including oversight of the U.S. presence on the island.
- Greenland and Denmark reiterated that the island will not be ceded to U.S. control, while Denmark has acknowledged neglecting military capabilities there.
- The talks cap a year in which President Donald Trump revived the idea of a U.S. takeover of Greenland, which he has framed as crucial to U.S. security and has not ruled out pursuing by force, according to the Associated Press.
- Danish officials earlier summoned the U.S. ambassador over reports of Trump-linked covert influence operations in Greenland, and Vice President JD Vance criticized Danish underinvestment during a base visit.