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Trump naming envoy to Greenland Jeff Landry spurs Denmark to summon US Ambassador Ken Howery
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Denmark’s foreign minister has summoned U.S. ambassador Ken Howery after President Donald Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry the United States’ special envoy to Greenland.

Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in a statement Dec. 22 that Landry’s appointment showed that the White House’s interest in the Arctic island, which is rich in natural resources and strategically located, had not gone away. Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States, has repeatedly said Greenland is not for sale.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/12/22/denmark-greenland-trump-envoy/87880030007/

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