WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard will host the eight-nation Arctic Coast Guard Forum Summit October 28-30 at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Center for Arctic Study and Policy in New London, Conn. The heads of the coast guards of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and the United States will meet to formally establish the forum through a signing of a Joint Statement.
WHO: Adm. Paul Zukunft, United States; Assistant Commissioner Julie Gascon, Canada; Lt. Gen. Jaako Kaukanen, Finland; Col. Peter H. Boysen, Denmark; Rear Adm. Georg Kr. Lárusson, Iceland; Commodore Sverre Engeness, Norway; Deputy Director Gen. Anders Kjaersgaard, Sweden; and Adm. Yuri Alekseyev, Russian Federation.
WHAT: The heads of the eight Arctic nations' coast guards will sign a Joint Statement officially establishing the Arctic Coast Guard Forum. Media are invited to attend the signing ceremony, which formally establishes the operationally-focused, consensus-based organization with the purpose of leveraging collective resources to foster safe, secure and environmentally-responsible maritime activity in the Arctic. Video and still photography will be permitted.
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 30, 2015
- 11 a.m. - Signing Ceremony
- 11:25 a.m. - Media availability with Chair of the Arctic Coast Guard Forum, Adm. Paul Zukunft, U.S. Coast Guard
- 11:45 a.m. - Regimental Corps of Cadets Review Honoring the members of the Arctic Coast Guard Forum
Editor's Note: The regimental review previously scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. has been cancelled.
WHERE: The U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Hamilton Hall (Henriques Room), 31 Mohegan Ave., New London, Conn., 06320.
RSVP: Deadline is 4 p.m., Oct. 29, 2015. Please reply to: U.S. Coast Guard Academy Public Affairs at (860) 444-8270.