page_title: Embassy of the United States, Copenhagen
section_title: Buildings
hierarchical_section_title: Embassy of the United States, Copenhagen / Buildings
caption_attribution_description: English: “Rydhave”, the residence of the United States' Ambassador to Denmark, stands out among the grand villas in the neighborhood of Skovshoved, a few miles north of Copenhagen along the scenic coastal road, Strandvejen. Perched on a high hill, overlooking the narrow strait Øresund, separating Denmark from Sweden.
context_page_description: The Embassy of the United States to the Kingdom of Denmark is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Denmark. The building is located on Dag Hammarskjölds Allé, in Indre Østerbro, Copenhagen, and it was opened in May 1954. The post of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark is currently filled by Carla Sands. The embassy also oversees American interests in Greenland. On 10 June 2020, the United States reopened its consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.
context_section_description: The current building, located in central Copenhagen was designed by two American architects, Ralph Rapson of MIT and John Van der Muelen of the University of Chicago, and it formally opened on May 27, 1954.
  The ambassador resides at Rydhave in [[Skovshoved a few miles north of the city. The house is perched on a high hill, overlooking the [[Øresund}}.
caption: Rydhave
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