US Opens New Consulate in Nuuk as Protests Loom
The new mission will host visa services and official visits as several hundred protesters oppose President Donald Trump’s push for greater influence, officials said.
- On Thursday, May 21, the United States inaugurated a new consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, marking its first diplomatic facility on the island since the 1950s.
- President Donald Trump has described Greenland as strategically vital for countering Russia and China, ambitions that sparked alarm among NATO allies in Europe.
- The new 3,200-square-foot office replaces a wooden cabin, while U.S. special envoy Jeff Landry arrived in Nuuk on May 17 to attend an Arctic-focused conference.
- Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside chanting "No means no" and "USA, stop it," while Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen declined to attend the opening.
- Greenland's government stated the island "belongs to its people" and is not for sale, while the U.S. maintains one active military base, down from around 17 in 1945.
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