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US Opens Expanded Diplomatic Hub in Greenland

Washington’s special envoy to the island, Jeff Landry, said that President Donald Trump has ‘put Greenland on the map.’
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US Opens Expanded Diplomatic Hub in Greenland
Exterior view of the new American consulate on Imaneq in Nuuk, Greenland, pictured on May 20, 2026. Christian Klindt Soelbeck/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP
Rachel Roberts
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The United States opened a new and larger consulate in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, on May 21.

The event was met with protests from those wary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions for greater ​influence over the mineral-rich Arctic island.

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Rachel Roberts
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Rachel Roberts is a London-based journalist with a background in local then national news. She focuses on health and education stories and has a particular interest in vaccines and issues impacting children.