Foreign relations of Greenland

Unlike Denmark proper, Greenland is not part of the European Union (EU).

However, Greenland remains a full member of the Council of Europe and NATO.

The United States reopened its consulate in Nuuk, closed in 1953, in June 2020.

[1] The Premier of Greenland is unable to speak to a foreign leader without a Danish ambassador present.

The Self-Government Act of 2009 allows the government of Greenland to open diplomatic offices, mainly within areas of full jurisdiction of Greenland, this being foreign trade, industry, fisheries, education, science, mining etc.

Hans Egede (1686–1758), Lutheran missionary , credited with revitalising Denmark's relationship with Greenland
Representative Office of Greenland in Copenhagen