American-Danish Business Council
Oceans apart, yet right next door
On June 3, the Embassy of Denmark in collaboration with the ADBC hosted the annual Danish Constitution Day event at the residence of H.E. Ms. Lone Wisborg, Ambassador to the US. The Danish Constitution Day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Danish Constitution on June 5th 1849, which established Denmark as a constitutional …Continue reading »
On May 23rd, the American-Danish Young Professionals hosted an after hour networking event centered around Brexit and its implications at Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE). ADYP had a guest speaker in the name of Mr. Jacob Funk Kirkegaard who is a Senior Fellow at PIIE and does research on British politics and Brexit. Mr. …Continue reading »
Dear Members of the American-Danish Business Council, As of April 1, 2019, I can officially announce that I have assumed the position of Ambassador of Denmark to the United States. With this honor it is my privilege and pleasure to be selected as Chairman of American-Danish Business Council. In this new role, I wish to …Continue reading »
On April 30, the American-Danish Young Professionals hosted a Young Professionals event with focus on Scandinavian Innovation and Design. The venue was the offices of Axis Communications in Arlington and it was organized in collaboration with the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce and the Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce. At the event, Andrew Dunn, President for Mobile …Continue reading »
On Thursday, April 4Th, the Danish Embassy and the American-Danish Business Council hosted a beautiful spring reception at the residence to say goodbye to departing Ambassador, H.E. Lars G. Lose as well as his wife Mrs. Roenberg, whilst inviting our new Ambassador, H.E. Lone Dencker Wisborg, officially welcome to the US and Washington DC. With …Continue reading »
American-Danish Business Council (ADBC) is very excited about the news of Ramboll receiving the Transatlantic Company of the Year Award. Ramboll is a member of ADBC. AmCham Denmark (The American Chamber of Commerce in Denmark) presented the prestigious Transatlantic Company of the Year award to Ramboll at AmCham’s 2019 Transatlantic Summit on Wednesday afternoon. Ramboll …Continue reading »
The Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce, Mid-Atlantic Chapter (NACC-MA), The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce DC, and the American-Danish Business Council (ADBC) hosted an afternoon visit to the Royal Norwegian Embassy on March 7. The event centred on trade policy, and the Minister Counselor of Economic Affairs, Ms. Kristin Hansen and Counselor for Trade and Industrial Affairs, …Continue reading »
Dear Members of the American-Danish Business Council, As acting Ambassador and temporary Chairman of the ADBC, I want to thank all of you for your continual collaboration and engaging work towards increasing bilateral trade and partnerships between the United States and Denmark. 2018 was a notable year for the ADBC and I have no doubt …Continue reading »
As you all might already been aware of, the ADBC officially launched an affiliated network for young professionals in the beginning of 2018, called American-Danish Young Professionals or simply ADYP. The ADYP provides aspiring young professionals under the age of 35 with unique networking opportunities and professional events that contribute to their development. The networks …Continue reading »
On February 7th the American-Danish Young Professional network (ADYP) hosted a network reception at the Danish Embassy. Apart from the ADYP, the guests invited were alumni from DIS. DIS is a non-profit study abroad foundation established in Denmark in 1959. Annually, DIS has 1,300 American students enrolled in education in Denmark and thus provides students …Continue reading »