Embassy of the United States Copenhagen, Denmark

Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) led a delegation of ten Members of Congress to Greenland July 20-22 to observe changes in the Arctic environment and hear directly from polar scientists about ongoing research on global climate change. Accompanied by National Science Foundation Director Arden Bement, leading American specialists and Embassy Copenhagen Political/Economic Counselor Bill Mozdzierz, the congressionaldelegation surveyed the Jakobshavn ice fjord near Ilulissat and visited the Sondestrom radar facility in Kangerlussuaq. In their July 20 meeting with Greenland Home Rule Foreign Minister Aleqa Hammond, Chairman Gordon and his delegation reviewed bilateral cooperation and underscored U.S. interest in strengthening and broadening relations with Greenland.
Members of the delegation were Chairman Gordon, Rep. Lynne Woolsey (D-CA), Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN), Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC), Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC), Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD).