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,basic ,au?orities ,act ( #aief to      
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,l>ge = ,arctic ,affairs1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador  
at ,l>ge = ,arctic ,affairs ,act (      
#bjai4  #b4 ,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador at
 ,l>ge = ,arctic ,affairs ,title ,i ( ! 
,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities ,act 
( #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a et seq47 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
section3  #fd4 ,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador
 at ,l>ge = ,arctic ,affairs  7a7       
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,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate an ,ambassador at     
,l>ge = ,arctic ,affairs 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ! ,ambassador71 appo9t$ 9 
accordance ) subsection 7b74  7b7       

,appo9tm5t ,! ,ambassador %all be       
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice 
& cons5t ( ! ,s5ate4  7c7 ,duties  7#a7 
,diplomatic repres5tation ,subject to ! 
direction ( ! ,presid5t & ! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate1 ! ,ambassador is au?oriz$ to     
repres5t ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 matt]s &     
cases relevant to ,arctic affairs 9--   
7,a7 contacts ) =eign gov]nm5ts1        
int]gov]nm5tal organizations1 &         
specializ$ ag5cies ( ! ,unit$ ,nations1 
! ,arctic ,c\ncil1 & o!r int]national   
organizations ( :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a
 memb]2 &  7,b7 multilat]al conf]5ces & 
meet+s relat+ to ,arctic affairs4  7#b7 
,*air ( ! ,arctic ,c\ncil ,! ,ambassador
 %all s]ve z ! ,*air ( ! ,arctic ,c\ncil
 :5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates holds ! ,*airman%ip 
( ! ,arctic ,c\ncil4  7#c7 ,policies &  
proc$ures ,! ,ambassador %all coord9ate 
,unit$ ,/ates ,arctic policies4  4