Participants in Arctic Council Nuuk Ministerial

The smallest delegations have as few as six members, the largest up to 25

  • Denmark: Foreign Minister Lene Espersen (chair)
  • Greenland: Premier Kuupik Kleist (host)
  • Faroe Islands: Premier Kaj Leo Johannesen
  • Iceland: Foreign Minister Össur Skarphedinsson
  • Norway: Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
  • Sweden: Foreign Minister Carl Bildt
  • United States: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
  • Russia: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
  • Canada: yet to be identified due to recent election
  • Finland: yet to be identified due to recent election

Six delegations will also be on hand representing indigenous Arctic peoples:

  • Aleut International Association
  • Arctic Athabaskan Council
  • Gwich’in Council International
  • Inuit Circumpolar Conference
  • Raipon
  • Saami Council
  • Delegations from permanent members are made up of between two and five people.
  • (Source: Arctic Council and the Danish Foreign Ministry)
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