i worked for alaska governor tony knowles for seven years and he would say to me with a little nudge in the back -- to my back if not for alaska the united states would not be in the arctic council or need an arctic policy and clearly it's evolved, and this room is incredible. so many people are here. but my question is, i appreciate the listening, but where are the alaskans, the alaska governors office in the policymaking part of this? not just to be listened to but to be an integral representative, ongoing to the delegation to the arctic council to what you're talking about and honest to god policymaker who has a equal voice with all of the as we say from alaska all the feds. thanks very much. >> well, obviously, as you referred to as listening and i refer as to listening, that's confirmation in a more formal term and we will keep that consultation going. i see the alaskans lotters here in washington on a very frequent basis, and i'll -- our two senators and representative young, and every time we get alaskaons in here, they generally stop by the state department and spend some tim

worked for alaska governor tony knowles for seven years. and we would say to me with a little nudge to my back, if not for alaska the united states would not be in the arctic council or need an arctic policy. and clearly it's evolved and this room is incredible that so many people are here. but my question is i appreciate the listening, but where are the alaskans, the alaska governor's office in the policymaking part of this? not just to be listened to, but to be an integral, representative on going to the delegation, to the arctic council, to what you're talking about, you know, and honest to god policymaker who has an equal voice with all the -- as we would say from alaska, all the feds. thanks very much. >> well, obviously as you referred to it as the listening and i refer to it as the listening, that's consultation in a more formal term. and we will keep that consultation going. i see the alaskan legislators here in washington on a very frequent basis. our two senators and representative young and we -- every time we get alaskans in her