Fact Sheet Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Washington, DC May 24, 2005 The New Partnership Between the United States and Greenland and Denmark
The United States and Denmark, including the Home Rule Government of Greenland, signed agreements in Igaliku, Greenland on August 6, 2004, that set up a Joint Committee to broaden and deepen cooperation between the United States and Greenland. The Joint Committee promotes concrete cooperation on a wide range of scientific, environmental, economic, commercial, and educational areas. Representatives of the three parties first met in the capital of Greenland, Nuuk, October 5-6, 2004. Since then, cooperation has advanced considerably and is already producing signficant results with programs, projects, and partnerships across many agencies. Washington hosted the second meeting of the Joint Committee May 18-20, 2005, delivering on the Igaliku agreements. In this ongoing process, Denmark will host the next meeting of the Joint Committee in Copenhagen in the first half of 2006. Some illustrative examples of results include the following:
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