In 2006 Jeppe Kofod received a Fulbright Denmark grant for studies of Public Administration at Harvard University, USA.

Jeppe Kofod has been a member of the European Parliament from 2014 to June 2019, and has also been Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee from 2011-­2013 and Vice­ Chairman from 2001­-2008.

Worldwide 37 former Fulbright grantees have been or are heads of states, or heads of their governments. Numerous Fulbrighters are serving their countries as Ministers.