National security adviser Mike Waltz is also set to visit Greenland, but his name has reportedly been omitted from the latest announcement. It is unclear if he is still going, or whether his travel plans were altered after the leak.
US vice president JD Vance will fly to Greenland this week, after accusing American and Danish leaders of ignoring the island „for far too long“.
He will join second lady Usha Vance and energy secretary Chris Wright as part of a delegation to visit the Pituffik space base, the US military base in Greenland.
Originally, Ms Vance had planned to attend a popular dog-sled race in Greenland – a move Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen criticised as putting „unacceptable pressure“ on the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
Announcing the change in destination to the US base, Mr Vance said he didn’t want his wife to „have all that fun by herself“, before adding that „a lot of countries have threatened“ the world’s largest island.
Mr Vance then said: „We’re going to check out how things are going there.
„Speaking for President Trump, we want to reinvigorate the security of the people of Greenland because we think it’s important to protecting the security of the entire world.
