HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Greenland Prime Minister Egede and Foreign Minister Motzfeldt hide Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Greenland Prime Minister Egede and Foreign Minister Motzfeldt Readout Office of the Spokesperson June 16, 2022 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met today with Greenland Prime Minister Múte B. Egede and Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington, D.C. Deputy Secretary Sherman thanked Prime Minister Egede and Foreign Minister Motzfeldt for Greenland’s support for sanctions related to Putin’s brutal war of choice on Ukraine. The three also highlighted the United States and Greenland’s strong cooperation on critical minerals, trade, and investment to strengthen joint prosperity and sustainable development in the Arctic during the global green energy transition. Tags Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Denmark Deputy Secretary of State Greenland Office of the Spokesperson