Ken Howery, a co-founder of PayPal and former Ambassador to Sweden, may have the skills to make this deal happen.The last time we reported on Greenland, a massive landslide in a Greenland fjord, caused by melting ice, triggered awithin the Kingdom of Denmark. It was a Danish colony until 1953, when it became fully integrated into the Kingdom of Denmark under
…Trump named Ken Howery, a co-founder of PayPal, as his pick for U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark. Howery previously served as a U.S. ambassador to Sweden, and Trump wrote that he “served our National brilliantly” in that role. First, Greenlanders are moving toward independence from Denmark. The 2009 Greenland Self-Government Act establishes significant autonomy for the island, including some leeway to conduct its own foreign affairs. Greenland’s February 2024 foreign, security and defense policy says independence is the ultimate objective. But Greenland is the least densely populated political entity in the world.
The U.S. can offer an option that preserves Greenland’s sovereignty while protecting it from malign actors. Denmark has consistently maintained that Greenland is not for sale, citing historical ties, national identity, and the rights of the Greenlandic people to self-determination. However, that is where Howery’s skills could come in useful.