American-Danish Business Council
Oceans apart, yet right next door
We just launched a joint LinkedIn business page for the Danish missions in the US: Embassy of Denmark in the United States, the Consulate Generals, Trade Council North America and Invest in Denmark. Please share your stories with us to post on LinkedIn. The name of the new LinkedIn page is ‘Denmark in USA’.Our aim …Continue reading »
The Danish Trade Council opens a new Innovation Center with focus on Life Science Denmark opens a new Innovation Center in Boston which will be a liaison for Danish researchers and companies and ease the way to important American partners in this vibrant region. Initially, the innovation center will specialize in Health and Life Science, …Continue reading »
The recent announcements on steel and aluminum tariffs have created a great deal of uncertainty amongst Danish companies with production in US. Please find below a short update on the latest events. On March 22, President Donald J. Trump authorized a modification of the ‘Section 232’ tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The following countries …Continue reading »
On March 19th, Danish Ambassador Lars Lose hosted ADBC’s annual board meeting. It has been a bit more than a year since the ADBC’s last board meeting in December 2016, so many activities were on the agenda for evaluation. Steve Williams, Co-Chair of ADBC and President & CEO of Terma North America Inc. elaborates on …Continue reading »
Do you want to join a social and professional network to share your interest in Denmark and American-Danish relations? American-Danish Young Professionals, ADYP, is an organization for people under the age of 35, who have a relation to Denmark. Some are Danes working in the US, some are Americans who have been on exchange in …Continue reading »
At the Danish Embassy, we have decided to allocate an extra resource to assist the ADBC secretariat on a daily basis. Apart from the Trade Counselor, Jess Møller Knudsen, acting as ADBC’s Executive Secretary, we have added one Commercial Advisor permanently to the ADBC secretariat. ADBC Welcomes Heidi Roborg Storgaard, who has been Commercial Advisor …Continue reading »
ADBC Young Professional event at the Danish Embassy April 24th In April ADBC’s Young Professional Network hosts a network event at the Danish Embassy. Deputy Chief of Mission, Lars Bo Møller will give a presentation about Danish-American relations, and the two ADBC Members Rambøll and LEGO has agreed to give the young people some inspiring …Continue reading »
On March 19th, following the ADBC board meeting, all ADBC members were invited for a reception at the Ambassador’s residence to great the Danish Foreign Ministry’s “Key Account Managers.” Key Account Managers are “Heads of Trade” from the Danish Missions around the world. They each act as coordinator with regards to the arrangements between one …Continue reading »
Dear ADBC Members: It is with pleasure that I share this ADBC Newsletter with you, which will provide insights on the past months for both the Embassy and ADBC. The Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Brian Mikkelsen, visited Washington D.C. and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas in the beginning of March. Minister Brian Mikkelsen …Continue reading »
On the evening of December 7th, Ambassador Lose hosted the annual Christmas Cocktail Party at the residence. With almost 400 guests attending, the residence quickly filled with true Danish “hygge”, as conversation and laughter started to spread. Alongside with members of ADBC, congressional staffers, government officials and political stakeholders were among the attendees. Not only …Continue reading »