ESTH Regional Hub Office

The Nordic/Baltic ESTH Regional Hub office is the United States' point of contact for regional environment, science, technology and health (ESTH) issues for the Nordic/Baltic region. 

The office acts as a liaison between governments, international organizations, the private sector, research institutions and non-governmental organizations on these issues.  Additionally, the Regional Hub Officer coordinates programs of regional interest.  The Hub region involves the eleven U.S. missions in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Poland and Germany.  Diverse regional issues include renewable/clean energy, Arctic health, technology commercialization, climate finance and sustainability.

In 1996, former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher responded to growing concerns about trans-boundary environmental concerns with the creation of U.S. regional environmental offices in key regions around the world. These "Hubs" were designed to complement the activities of U.S. diplomatic missions by concentrating on trans-boundary issues of regional and global significance. The Hubs are part of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES).

The Hub office was established in 1998 under this initiative. The office, located at the U. S. Embassy in Copenhagen, is the United States' point of regional contact for ESTH issues.  The Nordic/Baltic office is one of 12 Hubs around the world.  The other Hubs are located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Amman, Jordan; Bangkok, Thailand; Brasilia, Brazil; Budapest, Hungary; Gaborone, Botswana; Kathmandu, Nepal; Libreville, Gabon; San Jose, Costa Rica; Suva, Fiji and Tashkent, Uzbekistan.