ANNOUNCEMENT January 17, 2002

January 17, 2002

On Wednesday, January 16th, Canadian Chairman Herb Gray took his oath as a Commissioner of the Canadian Section of the IJC in a short ceremony and official meeting of Commissioners that linked by telephone U.S. Chairman Tom Baldini, Commissioners Robert Gourd and Jack Blaney as well as Canadian Secretary Murray Clamen, U.S. Secretary Gerry Galloway and Regional Office Director Gail Krantzberg.

The International Joint Commission is an international organization established by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 to prevent and resolve disputes over the use of waters shared by the United States and Canada.

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