List of ambassadors of Denmark to the United States

Ambassador of Denmark to the United States
State Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
since 8 April 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHer Excellency (formal)
Madam Ambassador (informal)
TypeAmbassador
SeatEmbassy of Denmark, Washington, D.C.
NominatorMinistry of Foreign Affairs
AppointerThe monarch
Formation1800
First holderJ. Blicker Olson
WebsiteOfficial website

The Danish ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Copenhagen to the Government of the United States.

History

Poul Ludvig Ernst de Løvenørn (1839-1922), Minister from 1884 to 1888.

The Danish Legation was raised to Embassy status on February 6, 1947 during the leadership of Danish Minister Hans Hedtoft and U.S. President Harry S. Truman.[1]

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrémentDiplomatic accreditationAmbassadorObservationsList of Danish government ministriesList of presidents of the United StatesTerm end
1800J. Blicker OlsonMinister Resident[2]John Adams
Thomas Jefferson		1805
1805Peder PedersenMinister Resident[2]Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams		1826
1826Steen BilleChargé d'affaires[2]John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce		1854[3]
1854Torben BilleChargé d'affaires[2]Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan		1858
1858Valdemar Rudolph von RaasløffChargé d'affaires[2]James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson		1866
1866Johan Hegermann-Lindencrone [da]Chargé d'affaires[2]Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes		1880
1880Carl Steen Andersen Bille [da]Minister Resident[2]Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur		1884
1884P. L. E. de LövenörnMinister Resident[2]Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland		1888
1888E. W. SponneckMinister Resident[2]Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison		1893
October 20, 1893Count F. de ReventlowCount Reventlow was appointed to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1909.[2][4][5]Jacob EstrupGrover Cleveland
October 21, 1895June 1, 1895Constantin Brun [da][4][6]Tage Reedtz-ThottGrover Cleveland
November 10, 1908Carl Moltke[4]Niels NeergaardTheodore Roosevelt
November 8, 2012Constantin Brun [da]Klaus BerntsenBarack Obama
December 1, 1930Hubert de Wichfeld (1886 - 1979)Chargé d'affairesThorvald StauningHerbert C. Hoover
December 22, 1930Otto Wadsted (1881-1961)Thorvald StauningHerbert C. Hoover
August 22, 1939August 26, 1939Henrik KauffmannThorvald StauningFranklin D. Roosevelt
February 6, 1947Legation Raised to EmbassyHans HedtoftHarry S. Truman
February 6, 1947March 8, 1947Henrik KauffmannAmbassador-designateHans HedtoftHarry S. Truman
October 9, 1958October 31, 1958Count Kjeld Gustav Knuth-Winterfeldt [da]Hans Christian Svane HansenDwight D. Eisenhower
April 6, 1965April 13, 1965Torben RonneJens Otto KragLyndon B. Johnson
August 20, 1971Hans J. ChristensenChargé d'affairesJens Otto KragRichard Nixon
September 3, 1971September 21, 1971Eyvind BartelsJens Otto KragRichard Nixon
November 26, 1975Peter Pedersen DyvigChargé d'affaires, (*February 23, 1934 in Nordborg) A ambassador to London, Washington and Paris. Father of Christian DyrvigAnker JørgensenGerald Ford
February 5, 1976February 24, 1976Otto BorchldaAnker JørgensenGerald Ford
November 20, 1983January 9, 1984Eigil Jørgensen [da]Poul SchlüterRonald Reagan
June 5, 1989August 3, 1989Peter Pedersen Dyvig[7]Poul SchlüterGeorge H. W. Bush
September 5, 1995September 15, 1995Knud Erik TygesenPoul Nyrup RasmussenBill Clinton
May 9, 2000June 14, 2000Ulrik Federspiel [da]Poul Nyrup RasmussenBill Clinton
October 3, 2005October 3, 2005Friis Arne PetersenAnders Fogh RasmussenGeorge W. Bush
September 1, 2010September 16, 2010Peter Taksøe-JensenLars Løkke RasmussenBarack Obama31 July 2015
August 19, 2015September 17, 2015Lars Gert Lose [da][8]Lars Løkke RasmussenBarack Obama1 January 2019
8 April 2019Lone Dencker WisborgLars Løkke RasmussenDonald Trump

See also

References

  1. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (7 February 1947). "U.S., DANISH ENVOYS RAISED; Will Be Made Ambassadors as Legations Become Embassies". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Fogdall, Soren Jacob Marius Peterson (1921). History of Danish-American Diplomacy, 1776-1920 PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) thesis. Iowa City, Iowa: State University of Iowa. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ Buchanan, James (1909). The Works of James Buchanan: Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence. J.B. Lippincott. p. 24. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The British Commonwealth and Europe, Volume III - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute United States Department of State. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Count Edward Reventlow Dies; Was Danish Envoy to Britain; At Odds With Puppet Regime". The New York Times. July 28, 1963. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ Constantin Brun
  7. ^ Peter Pedersen Dyvig
  8. ^ Chief of Protocol, [1]
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