“I want to congratulate Alan Leventhal on being nominated as our next Ambassador to Denmark.  As Co-Chair of the Congressional Friends of Denmark Caucus and as a proud Danish-American, I strongly believe that our relationship with Denmark is critical to the strength of NATO, bilateral partnerships that spur innovation and economic growth in both our countries, and the enduring people-to-people ties that sustain deep and abiding friendship between Americans and Danes.  I look forward to working with Ambassador-designate Leventhal once he is confirmed to continue fostering ever-closer ties between the United States and Denmark as we work together to tackle threats to global security and the challenge of the climate crisis.”