Proudly standing in his dental office in Iqaluit, Dr. Steven M. Partyka is ready to examine his next patient. Originally from New Jersey, Steven spent a few years living in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, before moving to move to Iqaluit in 2009 to run Arctic Circle Dental. Steven is often asked how someone from the northeastern ... Read More»
Consul General Allison Areias Vogel attends Nunavut Trade Show
Consul General Allison Areias Vogel travelled to Iqaluit, Nunavut to attend northern Canada’s largest annual business-to-business event. Read More»
U.S. Consulate Calgary hosts exhibit celebrating 150 years of U.S.-Canada relations
You're invited to celebrate 150 years of U.S.-Canada relations with U.S. Consulate Calgary. Read More»
United States-Canada Joint Arctic Leaders’ Statement
President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau are proud to launch actions ensuring a strong, sustainable and viable Arctic economy and ecosystem. Read More»
Mapping the extended continental shelf in the Arctic
Modern day explorers from the Arctic nations of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Russia, and the United States are setting their sights north to map the seabed and establish sovereign rights to resources in an icy area that just over a decade ago was virtually inaccessible. Read More»
Secretary Kerry on the Arctic
"There is profound change throughout the Arctic region." Read More»
Arctic stakeholders gain momentum through historic forum
Today, leaders representing all eight coast guard agencies of the Arctic nations signed a joint statement establishing the framework for the Arctic Coast Guard Forum’s multi-year strategic plan. Read More»
Ambassador Heyman in the North
Ambassador Heyman spent more than a week visiting Canada's Far North as part of Global Affairs Canada's Northern Tour 2016. Read More»
NASA studies details of a greening Arctic
The northern reaches of North America are getting greener, according to a NASA study that provides the most detailed look yet at plant life across Alaska and Canada. In a changing climate, almost a third of the land cover -- much of it Arctic tundra -- is looking more like landscapes found in warmer ecosystems. Read More»
Secretary Jewell, Minister McKenna Continue Conversation on Shared Priorities During Canadian Visit
In the lead-up to the North American Leaders Summit this summer, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today made her first official visit to Canada and met with the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna, to continue the momentum from Prime Minister Trudeau’s March 10 visit to Washington, D.C. on shared national ... Read More»
Interior Secretary Jewell to Visit Canada & Continue Conversation on Shared Priorities
On Wednesday, April 27, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will make her first official visit to Canada. Read More»
Acting Assistant Secretary Garber Travels to Ottawa
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Judith Garber will travel to Ottawa, Canada, April 27-29. Read More»
U.S.-Canada Joint Statement on Climate, Energy, and Arctic Leadership
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau share a common vision of a prosperous and sustainable North American economy, and the opportunities afforded by advancing clean growth. Read More»
Consul General Lynne Platt Highlights U.S. Arctic Policy
The week of November 16, Consul General Lynne Platt attended two separate events focused on Arctic issues, discussing the role of the United States-Canada partnership in responsibly and sustainably developing the Arctic. CG Platt traveled from November 14-18 to Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories for the Pacific North West Economic Region (PNWER) legislative legal assembly ... Read More»
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