Christmas Reception
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Trade Promotion Authority Legislation: Can Congress and the President Agree?
ADBC member, King & Spalding, held a discussion on February 26th about “Trade Promotion Authority Legislation: Can Congress and the President Agree?” Leading the discussion was The Honorable Michael A. Andrew a former member of the Ways and Means Committee in the House of Representatives and now Senior Counsel in in the Government Advocacy and…
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State of Renewable Energy Policy
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) held a webinar on February 26, 2014 to discuss the “State of the Union” regarding renewable energy policy. The conference was co-moderated by Todd Foley, SVP Policy & Government Relations, ACORE, and Sarah A.W. Fitts, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. Speakers: Bob Inglis, Executive Director, Energy & Enterprise…
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Interview with Laurie Fulton
Promoting and encouraging U.S.-Danish business interests was among my top priorities as U.S. Ambassador to Denmark. Thank you for the opportunity to continue this mission as Chair of the ADBC Honorary Advisory Committee. From my perspective, there is a natural affinity between Danes and Americans. This affinity is important in the context of business and…
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The Climate Neutral Collaborative between Washington State and Denmark (CN-2050)
The ties between Washington State and Denmark are both historical and contemporary. Many Danes settled in Washington State through the 1800s and early 1900s. Continuing to build on the Danish-Washington State relationship, i-SUSTAIN has created a new multi-year program called the Climate Neutral Collaborative between Washington State and Denmark or CN2050. CN2050 brings the top…
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Minister for Health Astrid Krag in Washington, D.C.
Ambassador Peter Taksøe-Jensen with Minister for Health Astrid Krag On Sunday December the 8th, the Danish Minister for Health Astrid Krag spoke at a reception in the residence of the Danish Ambassador, in recognition of Health Bridge 2013, a large Danish delegation of public and private sector officials visiting the US on networking opportunities in…
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Creative Christmas – Denmark knows water
On December 10th and 11th, Ambassador Taksøe-Jensen hosted Creative Christmas, the annual Danish Embassy reception for U.S. partners and stakeholders. Guests were invited to the Embassy where they enjoyed delicious Danish food homemade by the Embassy chef. The focus of this year’s Creative Christmas was showcasing Danish competencies within water. Making water the focus of…
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The Trade Council in Washington D.C.
Get to know the advisors at the Trade Council in Washington D.C. Name: Lina Gandløse Hansen E-mail: lingan@um.dk Counselor, Trade and Investment at the Embassy of Denmark, Washington D.C. Lina has been with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2004. Before coming to Washington D.C. she was Deputy Director in Invest in Denmark and has also…
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Denmark at the forefront in the mHealth Summit in Washington D.C.
Danish Minister for Health Astrid Krag, giving her key note speech The 5th annual mHealth Summit conference brought together more than 5,500 healthcare and technology leaders to discuss over 4 days the latest innovations and thinking in the field of mobile healthcare technology. Denmark was well-represented with the Health Bridge 2013 delegation of more than…
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The Benefits of Conducting Antitrust Audits
Why Are Antitrust Audits Important? The risks of violating antitrust laws have never been higher, with enhanced cross-border coordination of investigations, ever increasing financial penalties, litigation, criminal sanctions and damage to shareholder value and customer goodwill. There is also exposure to significant civil liability from follow-on class action lawsuits, which include automatic treble damages in…
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Going West
While the United States may not have the population or the economic growth of China, it is still the largest national economy. At almost $16 trillion, US GDP is nearly double China’s. The US also remains an easy place to do business, placing 4th in The World Bank’s 2013 “ease of doing business” ranking. Denmark…