Christmas Reception
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Meet Anna Thomsen Holliday – new Consul in Houston
Anna Thomsen Holiday – the long-time vice consul in Houston – has assumed the reigns from former Consul Ray Daugbjerg. Ms Holiday is a partner in Huntsham Investment Partners in Houston and Founding Chairman and President of the Danish American Chamber and Commerce of South West. She also serves on the board of the Danish…
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Greeting from the Ambassador
Focus on Nordic and Arctic Issues We have seen a growing emphasis on the Arctic and Nordic area in the last quarter of 2014. On September 24th the Brookings Institution held a discussion on “Natural Resource Development in Greenland with Greenland’s Premier Aleqa Hammond. The Premier’s talk was followed by a panel discussion focused on…
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Danish Companies Looking for Green Orders from the American Military
The American Military is the world’s largest energy consumer with a consumption of more than 300,000 tons of oil daily. Yearly, the US Military uses 600 billion Danish Kroner on energy or approximately $1.4 billion. Every time the price of oil rises by $1, the American Military’s energy bill rises by approximately $125,500,000. Therefore, the…
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Danish Ministers attend the annual meetings at the IMF and World Bank Group
Ending extreme poverty by ensuring inclusive growth and fighting inequality: The Danish Minister for Development and Trade, Mogens Jensen, Minister of Economic affairs and the Interior, Morten Østergaard, and Governor of the Danish National Bank, Lars Rohde, will visit Washington D.C. to attend the annual meetings at the IMF and World Bank Group. The two…
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Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs visits Washington D.C.
A delegation headed by Morten Ostergaard, Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs visited Washington briefly in October. The delegation included Jacob Blomgren Knudsen, Special Advisor; Eva Lisby, Secretary to the Minister; Michael Jørholm, Special Consul; Rasmus Degn, Office Director; Steen Lohmann Poulsen, Director of Department. The delegation attended the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting and met…
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ADBC Takes Part in Cybersecurity Summit
On October 1, 2014, ADBC member, King & Spalding, and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) hosted the “2014 Cybersecurity Summit: Risks and Benefits in an Interconnected Economy,” kicking off National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The summit offered insights from key policymakers and experts from government and industry on cybersecurity risks and benefits in an interconnected…
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The American-Danish Business Council’s Annual Meeting 2014 onboard HDMS NIELS JUEL 13th of November, 2014
The American-Danish Business Council’s Annual Meeting 2014 will be hosted onboard the Danish Frigate HDMS NIELS JUEL at Broadway Pier, Baltimore, MD. Welcome and Introduction of speakers by: H.E. Ambassador Peter Taksøe-Jensen Remarks by: The Honorable Dennis McGinn Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) & Briefing on and introduction to the tour…
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Breakfast roundtable with the Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation, Mogens Jensen, and members of the American-Danish Business Council
Danfoss hosted a Breakfast roundtable discussion on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations with the Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation, Mogens Jensen, and members of the American-Danish Business Council. The event took place on the 9th of October 2014 in Baltimore at Danfoss NorthAmerica headquarters. At the meeting representatives from Danish…
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Ambassador Hosts Novo Nordisk’s Advocacy Day Dinner
Ambassador Taksøe-Jensen was the host of a special dinner for more than 80 Novo Nordisk employees who came to Washington DC in September to participate in the company’s bi-annual Advocacy Day program. Started in 2006, the program’s focus is to bring together employees to raise awareness of diabetes and its impact on society with members…
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Rockwool Group opens first manufacturing facility in the USA
ROXUL Inc., the North American subsidiary of ROCKWOOL International of Denmark, officially opened its new USA facility in Marshall County, Mississippi. Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, Senator Roger Wicker, former CEO Eelco van Heel, and North American President Trent Ogilvie cut the ceremonial ribbon. The newly built facility will ensure that the ROXUL can meet the…