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US names new Arctic envoy in push to expand reach in region

by AP Diplomatic Writer
| July 29, 2020 8:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday named a special envoy for the Arctic, filling a post that had been vacant for more than three years as the administration seeks a greater role in the region and tries to blunt growing Russian and Chinese influence there.

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