US Opens New Consulate in Nuuk as Protests Loom
The new mission will host visa services and official visits as several hundred protesters oppose President Donald Trump’s push for greater influence, officials said.
- On Thursday, May 21, the United States inaugurated a new consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, marking its first diplomatic facility on the island since the 1950s.
- President Donald Trump has described Greenland as strategically vital for countering Russia and China, ambitions that sparked alarm among NATO allies in Europe.
- The new 3,200-square-foot office replaces a wooden cabin, while U.S. special envoy Jeff Landry arrived in Nuuk on May 17 to attend an Arctic-focused conference.
- Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside chanting "No means no" and "USA, stop it," while Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen declined to attend the opening.
- Greenland's government stated the island "belongs to its people" and is not for sale, while the U.S. maintains one active military base, down from around 17 in 1945.
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Greenlanders demonstrate against Trump as US diplomats open new consulate
The U.S. opening of a larger diplomatic hub in Greenland on Thursday was met by demonstrators opposed to President Donald Trump's ambition for greater influence in the Arctic island, while local government ministers shied away from the event.
"With mutual respect, we can create lasting results," said Kenneth A. Howery, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, at the opening of the new location of the U.S. Consulate in Greenland, which began at 2 p.m. local time in Nuuk and will last until 5 p.m. A reporter from the Source was present at the opening event, but at the entrance, guests were greeted by a serious and composed U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and...
The inhabitants of Nuuk again feel in the eye of the hurricane after a few months of relative calm. The visit to the capital of Greenland of Donald Trump’s special envoy, Jeff Landry —without prior invitation— has rekindled fear among the population of the expansionist aspirations of the American president on the Arctic island. In that climate of restlessness and in the midst of protests, Washington opened a new consulate in the city on Thursday…
Donald Trump's administration wants to strengthen the United States' presence in the Arctic region, and the US will open a new consulate in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, on Thursday.
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