This page lists diplomatic missions resident in Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, which is physiographically a part of the continent of North America. At present, the country hosts 13 honorary consuls and two fully staffed consulates general in the capital city of Nuuk. The United States opened a consulate in 1940, following the Nazi occupation of Denmark, and closed the consulate in 1953. The United States, which, alongside the European Union and Iceland, is host to a Greenland Representative Office, officially opened a consulate general in the capital Nuuk in June 2020.[1][2][3]
Consulates General
edit- Nuuk, Greenland
Iceland (Consulate General)
United States (Consulate)[1]
Honorary Consuls
edit- Nuuk, Greenland
Belgium (Honorary Consul)
Canada (Honorary Consul)
Czech Republic (Honorary Consul)
Finland (Honorary Consul)
France (Honorary Consul)
Germany (Honorary Consul)
Luxembourg (Honorary Consul)
Netherlands (Honorary Consul)
Norway (Honorary Consul)
Russia (Honorary Consul)[4]
Republic of Korea (Honorary Consul)
Sweden (Honorary Consul)
United Kingdom (Honorary Consul)
- Tasiilaq, Greenland
- Iceland (Honorary Consul)
- Qaqortoq, Greenland
Latvia (Honorary Consul)
Former Consulates
edit- Godthåb, Greenland
- United States (1940–1953)[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Wingate, Sophie (11 June 2020). "US opens a consulate in Greenland, a year after a bid to buy". ArcticToday. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ McGwin, Kevin (10 January 2014). "Starting from scratch". The Arctic Journal. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ McGwin, Kevin (28 August 2018). "Greenland names first representative to Iceland". ArcticToday. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Consulates in Greenland - Naalakkersuisut". naalakkersuisut.gl. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Trump plans to open US consulate in Greenland despite row over offer to buy". The Guardian. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.