He was part of a Saskatchewan delegation that visited several European capitals last October to get the European Union to reject the ban. |
Another delegation tries to get in, this one with more worldly clout and more success. |
Iceland's delegation responded by walking out of the meeting and threatening to resume commercial whaling with or without approval. |
But on August 24, a day before its delegation left for the earth summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the government tore into the report. |
Companies that will form the delegation of the President are requested to cover their own transport, accommodation and incidental costs. |
The delegation will be led by Representative Curt Weldon, a Republican from Pennsylvania. |