{"id":1624962,"date":"2022-08-28T23:49:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T03:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1624962"},"modified":"2022-08-28T23:49:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T03:49:14","slug":"us-to-name-ambassador-at-large-for-the-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-name-ambassador-at-large-for-the-arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"US to Name Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-to-name-ambassador-at-large-for-the-arctic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1624962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-united-states\">United States<\/a> plans to name an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-ambassador\">ambassador<\/a> at large for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-arctic\">Arctic<\/a>, reflecting the region\u2019s growing strategic and commercial importance as its shrinking opens up new sea lanes and vast oil and mineral resources.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has reopened hundreds of Soviet-era military sites in the region, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, a day after visiting the Arctic, saying Russian capabilities there pose a strategic challenge to the 30-nation alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a \u201cspecial military operation,\u201d has heightened Western concerns about Russian ambitions around the world.<\/p>\n<p>China, which describes itself as a \u201cnear-Arctic\u201d state, also has ambitions in the region and has said it intended to build a \u201cPolar Silk Road.\u201d The Chinese regime has its eye on mineral resources and new shipping routes.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Friday, the U.S. State Department said President Joe Biden planned elevate the area\u2019s importance within the U.S. government by nominating an ambassador-at-large for the Arctic region, subject to the Senate\u2019s advise and consent.<\/p>\n<p>It did not say who would be nominated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn Arctic region that is peaceful, stable, prosperous, and cooperative is of critical strategic importance to the United States,\u201d the Department said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs one of eight Arctic nations, the United States has long been committed to protecting our national security and economic interests in the region, combating climate change, fostering sustainable development and investment, and promoting cooperation with Arctic States, Allies, and partners,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The eight Arctic nations are Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-reuters\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States plans to name an ambassador at large for the Arctic, reflecting the region\u2019s growing strategic and commercial importance as its shrinking opens up new sea lanes and vast oil and mineral resources. 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