US EditionDenmark protests after Trump taps Louisiana governor as special Greenland envoy
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry will serve as special envoy to Greenland to advance U.S. interests amid strategic Arctic competition, sparking protests from Denmark over sovereignty.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as U.S. special envoy to Greenland in posts and White House statements.
- The move follows Trump’s repeated emphasis that Greenland is essential to U.S. national security and resource interests, reviving talk of increased control over the mineral-rich island.
- The governor called the appointment a volunteer role and wrote it honored him to serve to make Greenland part of the U.S., while remaining Louisiana governor until 2028.
- Denmark reacted by summoning U.S. ambassador Ken Howery and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said he is "deeply angered by the appointment and the statement, which I find totally unacceptable," demanding respect for Denmark’s territorial integrity.
- Beyond the headline, the island’s strategic location and local opinion show Greenland, strategically located between North America and Europe, faces rising China and Russia Arctic interest while its 57,000 people favour independence but not U.S. incorporation.
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Copenhagen, Denmark. Denmark will convene the U.S. ambassador and urge Washington to respect its sovereignty after Donald Trump appointed a special emissary for Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory that the Republican president wants to annex.Since his return to the White House in January, Trump says he “needs” that strategically located island rich in natural resources to ensure U.S. security, and has even refused to rule out the use of for…
Trump appoints Jeff Landry as US envoy to Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, as Washington’s special envoy to Greenland, a move that has reignited diplomatic tensions with Denmark over the future of the Arctic island. The announcement, reported on December 22, led Denmark to say it would summon the U.S. ambassador, a formal diplomatic step used to lodge an official protest. Source
Jeff Landry understands how important the island in the North Atlantic is for the security of the US, writes the US President. The new special envoy wants to contribute to "making Greenland a part of the US."
Donald Trump has sparked a fresh row with Denmark after naming a special envoy to Greenland, the large Arctic island he has said he would like to annex. Trump announced on Sunday that Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, would become the US special envoy to Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Governor Landry said in a post on X that it was an honor to serve in a "volunteer position to make Greenland part of…
'Totally unacceptable': Trump’s latest Greenland escalation sparks outrage
President Donald Trump has not abandoned his efforts to acquire Greenland — indeed, he is pressing ahead. On Sunday night, the president named Louisiana Republican Governor Jeff Landry, a Trump ally, as a special envoy to the autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, a decision that angered both Greenlanders and Danes.“Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country’s Interest…
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