Follow up with your request to the U.S. State Department
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If you have not received a response:
If you have not received a reply from your previous correspondence with the U.S. State Department, we encourage you to follow-up with them as well as Alaska’s Congressional Delegation and Governor Walker’s office, as a means to keep up the pressure and subsequently elevate this issue to the federal level.
Write a Follow Up Letter: Here is a sample you may use.
On [X date], [Your Entity Name] submitted a resolution to the United States Department of State, calling for an International Joint Commission referral regarding the issue of transboundary mining in the shared headwaters of rivers that flow from Northwestern British Columbia into Southeast Alaska.
The State of Alaska and the U.S. Federal governments have not elevated this issue – on behalf of [Your Entity Name] - I request an update regarding the status of our call for action.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
Please submit your inquiry to the following email addresses:
Sec. of State John Kerry
US Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20520
Alaska's U.S. Congressional Delegation:
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
709 Hart Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
ephraim_froehlich@murkowski.senate.gov
www.murkowski.senate.gov
Sen. Dan Sullivan
111 Russell Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
erik_elam@sullivan.senate.gov
www.sullivan.senate.gov
Rep. Don Young
2314 Rayburn House Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515
bonnie.bruce@mail.house.gov
www.donyoung.house.gov
Walker Administration and State Officials:
Governor Bill Walker: governor@gov.state.ak.us
Lt. Governor Byron Mallott: barbara.blake@alaska.gov
DEC Commissioner, Larry Hartig: dec.commissioner@alaska.gov
DFG Commissioner, Sam Cotten: dfg.commissioner@alaska.gov
DNR Commissioner, Mark Myers: mark.myers@alaska.gov
Write a Follow Up Letter: Here is a sample you may use.
On [X date], [Your Entity Name] submitted a resolution to the United States Department of State, calling for an International Joint Commission referral regarding the issue of transboundary mining in the shared headwaters of rivers that flow from Northwestern British Columbia into Southeast Alaska.
The State of Alaska and the U.S. Federal governments have not elevated this issue – on behalf of [Your Entity Name] - I request an update regarding the status of our call for action.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
Please submit your inquiry to the following email addresses:
Sec. of State John Kerry
US Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20520
Alaska's U.S. Congressional Delegation:
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
709 Hart Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
ephraim_froehlich@murkowski.senate.gov
www.murkowski.senate.gov
Sen. Dan Sullivan
111 Russell Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
erik_elam@sullivan.senate.gov
www.sullivan.senate.gov
Rep. Don Young
2314 Rayburn House Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515
bonnie.bruce@mail.house.gov
www.donyoung.house.gov
Walker Administration and State Officials:
Governor Bill Walker: governor@gov.state.ak.us
Lt. Governor Byron Mallott: barbara.blake@alaska.gov
DEC Commissioner, Larry Hartig: dec.commissioner@alaska.gov
DFG Commissioner, Sam Cotten: dfg.commissioner@alaska.gov
DNR Commissioner, Mark Myers: mark.myers@alaska.gov