Henrik Kauffmann

Henrik Kauffmann
Kauffmann in 1932
Danish Ambassador to the United States
In office
22 August 1939 – 1958
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byOtto Wadsted
Succeeded byKjeld Gustav Knuth-Winterfeldt [da]
Minister without portfolio
In office
12 May 1945 – 7 November 1945
Prime MinisterVilhelm Buhl
Personal details
Born
Henrik Louis Hans von Kauffmann

(1888-08-26)26 August 1888
Frankfurt am Main
Died5 June 1963(1963-06-05) (aged 74)
Skodsborg Spa Hotel
Spouse
Charlotte MacDougall
(m. 1926; died 1963)
Children2
RelativesMason Sears (brother-in-law)
Henrik Kauffmann explaining the agreement with the US over Greenland

Henrik Kauffmann (26 August 1888 – 5 June 1963) was the Danish ambassador to the United States during World War II, who signed over part of Greenland to the US.