A bipartisan delegation of at least eight U.S. lawmakers will visit Denmark this week to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials and business leaders amid renewed U.S. interest in acquiring Greenland. The group includes five senators and three representatives; two senators may attend only part of the trip. Meetings will focus on Arctic security, economic ties and the diplomatic fallout from recent U.S. comments.
Bipartisan U.S. Delegation Heads to Denmark as Questions Over Greenland Intensify
A bipartisan group of at least eight U.S. lawmakers will travel to Denmark this week to meet with Danish and Greenlandic officials and business leaders as Washington’s renewed interest in Greenland draws international attention, NewsNation has confirmed.
The congressional delegation is expected to include Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), along with Representatives Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) and Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.). A source said Senators Durbin and Shaheen may attend only part of the trip.
Meetings and Purpose
According to a congressional aide familiar with planning, the lawmakers will hold meetings with senior Danish and Greenlandic government officials and with private-sector leaders to discuss regional security, economic ties and Arctic cooperation.
Context: Renewed U.S. Interest in Greenland
The visit comes amid renewed public comments from the Trump administration about acquiring Greenland, a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Those comments have prompted diplomatic tensions between Washington, Copenhagen and Nuuk.
Media reports have said the White House has explored a range of options in response to strategic concerns in the Arctic — including proposals that critics described as extreme, such as considering military involvement — though such measures have not been adopted. The trip allows members of Congress to hear directly from Danish and Greenlandic officials about the political, legal and security implications.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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