The Arctic in Action: Accomplishments of the Arctic Council as we Look to the Future

Admiral Papp speaking to the AWAC. Photo: Eric Bork
Admiral Papp speaking to the AWAC. Photo: Eric Bork/KSKA
Admiral Papp speaking to the AWAC. Photo: Eric Bork
Admiral Papp speaking to the AWAC. Photo: Eric Bork/KSKA

Admiral Papp became the State Department’s Special Representative for the Arctic in July of 2014. He is leading the effort to advance U.S. interests in the Arctic Region, with a focus on Arctic Ocean governance, climate change, economic, environmental, and security issues in the Arctic region as the United States holds the chairmanship of the Arctic Council from 2015-2017.

You’ll also find the slideshow that was shown during the event linked below.

Slideshow that played during the presentation

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HOSTS: Alaska World Affairs Council

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RECORDED: Thursday, August 25, 2016 at the Hilton Hotel.

ALASKA WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL ARCHIVE

Eric Bork, or you can just call him “Bork” because everybody else does, is the FM Operations Manager for KSKA-FM. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the FM broadcast. He produces and edits episodes of Outdoor Explorer, the Alaska-focused outdoors program. He also maintains the web posts for that show. You may have heard him filling in for Morning Edition or hosting All Things Considered and can still find him operating the soundboard for any of the live broadcast programs.

After escaping the Detroit area when he was 18, Bork made it up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where he earned a degree in Communications/Radio Broadcasting from Northern Michigan University. He spent time managing the college radio station, working for the local NPR affiliate, and then in top 40 radio in Michigan before coming to Alaska to work his first few summers. After then moving to Chicago, it only took five years to convince him to move back to Alaska in 2010. When not involved in great radio programming he’s probably riding a bicycle, thinking about riding bicycles, dreaming about bikes, reading a book, or planning the next place he’ll travel to. Only two continents left to conquer!

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