Updated: June 28, 2016 Published: September 1, 2015
Secretary of State John F. Kerry speaks during the opening plenary of the Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement, and Resilience (GLACIER) Conference at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. Admiral Robert Papp, U.S. Special Representative for the Arctic, listens at right.
Secretary of State John Kerry told an audience at a State Department conference in Anchorage on Monday that Alaska, with its long human history and dramatic climate-induced changes, is the right place to discuss the future of a changing Arctic.
Kerry: Alaska showcases 'human dimension' of climate change