State Getting More Attention in Foreign Policy

The old slogan “Alaska – North to the Future” was once considered wishful thinking, but now it’s coming true.  With the growing importance of the Arctic as a potential mineral, transportation, and maybe even fishery resource, the nation’s only Arctic state is getting more attention in the foreign policy area. That was made clear in an Anchorage speech by a senior State Department official Thursday.

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