ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series
Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S.(ARCUS)
Presenting Speaker: Mark Brzezinski, Executive Director of the
U.S. Government's Arctic Executive Steering Committee
Date: Thursday, 19 May 2016 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT
To register for this event, please go to:
https://www.arcus.org/research-seminar-series.
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The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) is pleased to
announce that the next speaker for the Arctic Research Seminar Series
will be Mark Brzezinski, Executive Director of the Arctic Executive
Steering Committee. The event will be held in the ARCUS D.C. office at
1201 New York Avenue, NW Washington D.C. on Thursday, 19 May 2016 at
12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT.
ABSTRACT: Mark's presentation will prove an update on the activities of
the U.S. Arctic Executive Steering Committee and the White House Science
Ministerial being planned for this fall.
SPEAKER DETAILS: Former United States Ambassador to Sweden Mark
Brzezinski serves as Executive Director of the U.S. Government's Arctic
Executive Steering Committee. The Arctic Executive Steering Committee
(AESC) was established to oversee implementation of the U.S. National
Strategy for the Arctic Region and to guide the development of U.S.
department and agency plans to assure that Federal activity is
well-coordinated and better communicated to partners such as the State
of Alaska, Alaska Native communities, the U.S. Congress, the business
community, international partners, and other stakeholders.
As U.S. Ambassador to Sweden between 2011-2015, Mark made the Arctic a
central focus of his tenure. He worked closely with the Swedish
Government during its Chairmanship of the Arctic Council and joined the
U.S. Delegation led by Secretary of State John Kerry to the Arctic
Council Ministerial in May 2013. At that ministerial, key agreements
involving Arctic search and rescue, oil spill preparedness and cleanup,
and inclusion of non-Arctic nations as Arctic Council observers were
advanced. In September 2013, Mark welcomed President Barack Obama to
Stockholm for a historic, first ever visit by a sitting U.S. President
to Sweden's capital. In Stockholm, President Obama and all five heads of
government of the Nordic countries met together to discuss a shared
approach to climate change and the future of the Arctic among other
issues.
To coincide with the United States' chairmanship of the Arctic Council,
Mark initiated and helped develop the new U.S. Fulbright Scholarship
devoted to the study of the future of the Arctic. The new Arctic
Fulbright, funded by the State Department, is a unique two-year program
composed of researchers selected from the eight Arctic Council
countries.
Mark served on the National Security Council staff under President
Clinton between 1999-2001, first as Director for Russia and Eurasia,
then as Director for the Balkans. He received his undergraduate degree
at Dartmouth College, his law degree at the University of Virginia Law
School and has Doctorate in political science from Oxford University. He
was a Fulbright Scholar in Warsaw, Poland between 1991-1993. He was a
partner at a Washington, DC law firm before joining the Obama
Administration, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
ABOUT THE ARCTIC RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES: The ARCUS Arctic Research
Seminar Series brings some of the leading Arctic researchers to
Washington, D.C. to share the latest findings and what they mean for
decision-making. These seminars will be of interest to Federal agency
officials, Congressional staff, NGOs, associations, and the public.
This event is a brown-bag lunch that will be held in the ARCUS D.C.
office (1201 New York Avenue, NW Washington D.C. Fourth Floor). Cookies
and beverages will be provided. A live webinar is also available to
those unable to attend in person. Instructions for accessing the webinar
will be sent to 'Webinar Only' registrants prior to the event.
To register for this event or for additional information, please go to:
https://www.arcus.org/research-seminar-series.
For questions about this event or the ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar
Series, please contact:
Brit Myers
Email: brit@arcus.org
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Brit Myers
Project Manager
Arctic Research Consortium of the U. S. (ARCUS)
Office: (907) 450-1622
Cell: (206) 697-2822
http://www.arcus.org
Follow ARCUS on Twitter: @ArcticResearch
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