OREANDA-NEWS. October 10, 2016. Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is visiting Reykjavik, Iceland, to participate in the Arctic Circle Assembly.

The Arctic Circle, a broadly based circumpolar forum, was launched in 2013. Its main mission is to enable dialogue and build relationships among its members to address the Arctic’s greatest challenges. The annual Arctic Circle Assembly has become the largest international conference on the Arctic, attended by more than 2,000 participants from more than 50 countries.

Parliamentary Secretary Goldsmith-Jones will deliver remarks at a panel session entitled Canadian Arctic Policy: Recent Developments and the Way Ahead, organized by the Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Quotes

“This event is a great opportunity to show Canada’s leadership on Arctic issues, and I look forward to participating in discussions of the latest developments on Arctic policy.”

- Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Quick facts

  • Canadian leadership on international Arctic issues is under the direction of Alison LeClaire, Senior Arctic Official.
  • The Arctic Circle was co-founded by ?lafur Ragnar Gr?msson, Iceland’s then-president, Scott Borgerson, CEO of CargoMetrics Technologies LLC, and Alice Rogoff, Publisher of the Alaska Dispatch News.
  • The inaugural Arctic Circle Assembly was held in October 2013 in Reykjavik, with over 1,200 participants from 40 countries attending.