John Gunther Dean
Dean speaks four languages: English, French, German and Danish. He was the first U.S. Ambassador to Denmark who learned and spoke Danish, thus gaining significant respect from its people. He is married to the French-born Martine Duphenieux, and they have three grown children. He now lives in Switzerland and France but remains active on foreign affairs issues and comes to the U.S. often.
Studieskolen
Danish for Foreigners
Studieskolen’s Danish Language Centre teaches Danish for Foreigners under contract with the Municipality of Copenhagen. Students must be at least 18 years old and have a solid academic background with at least 12 years of schooling. They must also have learned English as a foreign language or speak English as their native language and have learned another foreign language.