As the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Anders Samuelsen is visiting Washington DC, he met with US Secretary of State, Mr. Rex Tillerson on January 29th. Prior to the meeting, the Minister and Ambassador Lose hosted a business luncheon at the Ambassador’s residence alongside with top tier Danish companies on the US market. The objective was for Samuelsen to gain insights to the reality that Danish companies face in the US, and how to ensure the best framework conditions for the Danish industry as a whole.
Present was ADBC members Vestas, Maersk, LEGO, Novo Nordisk, Arla Foods and cBrain, allowing them to set the agenda for the fruitful discussion. The business lunch served as an important opportunity for Samuelsen to bring forward the valuable insights from the Danish companies at his meeting with Tillerson, later that same day. After meeting with Tillerson, Samuelsen summed up the discussion: “We had very good bilateral meeting, where we managed to get around a lot of issues on the agenda and re-affirm and recognize that we have good ties between Denmark and the US”