I started my week in the best way possible - back in school! Thanks for welcoming me, Wrangell Middle School and Wrangell High School!

The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill forever changed the lives of Alaskans, particularly those living in the Chugach region. Chugach’s subsurface rights were restricted and subjugated to the EVOS Program’s environmental conservation goals, which unfairly prevents Chugach from…

Spending Mother’s Day here in Wrangell with my amazing mom Nancy. Last weekend, I was able to spend an early Mother’s Day with son Matt as we foraged for fiddleheads at Kincaid. The picture of me and Nic is one of my favorites from his wedding in October. Being a mom to these two…

“We’ve really built a culture, on our team and in the program, of hard work and being willing to try things you might not be good at.” Congratulations to Lathrop High School’s Academic Decathlon team and Coach Benshoof for bringing home the national title!…

The crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women requires us to act. That's why Sen. Lisa Murkowski and I wrote Savanna's Act, and we're pushing U.S. Department of Justice to move faster to implement it.

I'll always fight to protect Indigenous women and girls from violence and trafficking.

On #AlaskaMiningDay , we should all take a moment to realize how fundamental minerals are to modern life. We should thank our miners for their hard work on our behalf. And we should redouble our efforts to support good projects—especially in Alaska, where we lead the world on…

Senator @LisaMurkowski was instrumental in strengthening Japan-US ties as she served as the Congressional Study Group on Japan Co-Chair. It was my honor to present her the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star to recognize these contributions. -Ambassador Yamada