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

History

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.

List of representatives Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations List of Danish government ministries List of presidents of the United States Term end1800Peder Blicher OlsenMinister ResidentJohn AdamsThomas Jefferson18051805Peder PedersenMinister ResidentThomas JeffersonJames MadisonJames MonroeJohn Quincy Adams18261826Steen BilleChargé d'affairesJohn Quincy AdamsAndrew JacksonMartin Van BurenWilliam Henry HarrisonJohn TylerJames K. PolkZachary TaylorMillard FillmoreFranklin Pierce18541854Torben BilleChargé d'affairesFranklin PierceJames Buchanan18581858Valdemar Rudolph von RaasløffChargé d'affairesJames BuchananAbraham LincolnAndrew Johnson18661866 Chargé d'affairesAndrew JohnsonUlysses S. GrantRutherford B. Hayes18801880 Minister ResidentRutherford B. HayesJames A. GarfieldChester A. Arthur18841884P. L. E. de LövenörnMinister ResidentChester A. ArthurGrover Cleveland18881888E. W. SponneckMinister ResidentGrover ClevelandBenjamin Harrison1893Count F. de ReventlowCount Reventlow was appointed to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1909.Jacob EstrupGrover ClevelandConstantin BrunTage Reedtz-ThottGrover ClevelandCarl MoltkeNiels NeergaardTheodore Roosevelt Klaus BerntsenBarack ObamaHubert de Wichfeld (1886 - 1979)Chargé d'affairesThorvald StauningHerbert C. HooverOtto Wadsted (1881-1961)Thorvald StauningHerbert C. HooverHenrik KauffmannThorvald StauningFranklin D. RooseveltLegation Raised to EmbassyHans HedtoftHarry S. TrumanHenrik KauffmannAmbassador-designateHans HedtoftHarry S. TrumanCount Hans Christian Svane HansenDwight D. EisenhowerTorben RonneJens Otto KragLyndon B. JohnsonHans J. ChristensenChargé d'affairesJens Otto KragRichard NixonEyvind BartelsJens Otto KragRichard NixonPeter Pedersen DyvigChargé d'affaires, (* in Nordborg) A ambassador to London, Washington and Paris. Father of Christian DyvigAnker JørgensenGerald FordOtto BorchldaAnker JørgensenGerald Ford Poul SchlüterRonald ReaganPeter Pedersen DyvigPeter Pedersen DyvigPoul SchlüterGeorge H. W. BushKnud Erik TygesenPoul Nyrup RasmussenBill ClintonPoul Nyrup RasmussenBill ClintonFriis Arne PetersenAnders Fogh RasmussenGeorge W. BushPeter Taksøe-JensenLars Løkke RasmussenBarack Obama 31 July 2015Chief of Protocol, Lars Løkke RasmussenBarack Obama 1 January 2019 8 April 2019 Lone Dencker Wisborg Lars Løkke Rasmussen Donald Trump 1 September 2022 Jesper Møller Sørensen Mette Frederiksen Joe Biden

See also List of ambassadors of the United States to Denmark Denmark–United States relations

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