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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3328 
To establish an Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2025 
Mr. BERA (for himself, Mr. AMODEI of Nevada, and Mr. LARSEN of Wash-
ington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish an Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR ARCTIC AFFAIRS. 
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 65. UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR 
ARCTIC AFFAIRS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized within 
the Department of State an Ambassador-at-Large for Arc-
tic Affairs, appointed under subsection (b). 
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‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT.—The Ambassador shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by, and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Ambassador is authorized to rep-
resent the United States in matters and cases relevant to 
Arctic affairs and shall be responsible to the Secretary of 
State for all matters, programs, and related activities per-
taining to the Arctic region in the conduct of foreign policy 
by the Department, including, as appropriate, leading the 
coordination of programs carried out by United States 
Government agencies abroad, and such other related du-
ties as the Secretary may from time to time designate. 
‘‘(d) AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY.—The Ambassador- 
at-Large for Arctic Affairs is authorized to maintain con-
tinuous observation and coordination of all matters indi-
cated by the Secretary of State, including those pertaining 
to energy, environment, trade, and infrastructure develop-
ment and maintenance, and, in consultation with the 
heads of other relevant departments and agencies, those 
pertaining to law enforcement and political-military affairs 
in the conduct of foreign policy in the Arctic, including 
programs carried out by other United States Government 
agencies when such programs pertain to the following mat-
ters, to the extent directed by the Secretary of State: 
‘‘(1) National security. 
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‘‘(2) Strengthening cooperation among Arctic 
countries. 
‘‘(3) The promotion of responsible natural re-
source management and economic development. 
‘‘(4) Protecting the Arctic environment and 
conserving its biological resources. 
‘‘(5) Arctic indigenous peoples, including by in-
volving them in decisions that affect them. 
‘‘(6) Scientific monitoring and research. 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—In addition to the duties 
and responsibilities specified in subsections (c) and (d), 
the Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs shall also 
carry out such other relevant duties as the Secretary may 
assign. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ARCTIC REGION.—The term ‘Arctic region’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the geographic region north of the 
66.56083 parallel latitude north of the equator; 
‘‘(B) all the United States territory north 
and west of the boundary formed by the Porcu-
pine, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers; 
‘‘(C) all contiguous seas, including the Arc-
tic Ocean and the Beaufort, Bering, and 
Chukchi Seas; and 
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‘‘(D) the Aleutian Chain. 
‘‘(2) ARCTIC
COUNTRIES.—The term ‘Arctic 
countries’ means the permanent members of the 
Arctic Council, namely the United States, Canada, 
Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and 
Russia.’’. 
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