President Trump today announced his intent to appoint Jon Harrison to serve as Chairperson of the Arctic Research Commission and Michael Newton to serve as a Member of the Arctic Research Commission.
Harrison has been serving as a Senior Advisor in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, while Newton is a Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School.
Established in 1985, the Commission is tasked with establishing the national policy, priorities, and goals for a federal basic and applied science research program for the Arctic, promoting Arctic research, recommending Arctic research policy, and communicating research/policy recommendations to the President and Congress, serve as the lead agency responsible for implementing Arctic research policy and supporting cooperation and collaboration throughout the federal government, providing guidance to the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee on Arctic research projects, and working externally to obtain the broadest possible view of Arctic research needs.
