Sec. Clinton To Host 1st Joint Meeting Of Arctic Council & Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting 4/6

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton next week will host the first diplomatic meeting concerning the use of both the Arctic and Antarctic, her department said Wednesday.

Clinton will preside over the first joint session of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and the Arctic Council on April 6 in Baltimore, Maryland, according to a press release from the State Department.

The joint meeting brings "together the two most important bodies involved with diplomacy at the Poles," the statement said.

"Ministers and other high-ranking officials will discuss accomplishments of the International Polar Year, an international and interdisciplinary undertaking that has mobilized thousands of researchers from more than 60 countries, to work on more than 160 projects in the polar regions," it said. "US participation in International Polar Year included research conducted by a range of federal agencies," it added.

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http://www.terradaily.com/2007/090401173433.7a2x3p2x.html

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1. 160 projects

that is a whole lot of Lexus payments.

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2. Impressive how quickly they're tackling all these neglected issues.