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'''[[Paul A. Siple|Paul Allman Siple]]''' was an American [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] explorer and geographer who took part in six Antarctic expeditions, including the two [[Richard Byrd|Byrd]] expeditions of 1928–1930 and 1933–1935, representing the Boy Scouts of America as an Eagle Scout. In addition to being an Eagle Scout, Siple was also a Sea Scout. His first and third books covered these adventures. With Charles F. Passel he developed the wind chill factor, and Siple coined the term.
The '''[[Chiefs of Mission Meeting]]''' is a biennial gathering of [[Westarctica]]'s [[Honorary Consular Corps]] as well as invited citizens, nobles, and other officials. It is primarily intended to be a brainstorming session between members of the [[Foreign relations of Westarctica|Foreign Office]] and the [[Grand Duke Travis|Grand Duke]].


Siple was involved with the United States Antarctic Service Expedition of 1939–1941, which would have been the third Byrd expedition. He served during Operation Highjump, (also known as the [[United States Navy]] Antarctic Developments Program 1946–1947), developed cold weather gear for the Korean War, and Operation Deep Freeze I in 1955–1956. He was the inaugural scientific leader at the U.S. Amundsen–Scott [[South Pole]] Station 1956–1957, during the International Geophysical Year. This activity is covered in his fourth book, ''90 Degrees South''.
The first Chiefs of Mission Meeting meeting was held in the trendy Fredrickstrasse neighborhood of Berlin, Germany on 2 November 2018. It was attended by Honorary Consuls from Italy, England, and Spain as well as other members of Westarctica's government, citizens of the nation, and invited guests. After a two hour meet and greet session where the diplomats talked with one another and introduced themselves to guests, the attendees dined together at a local restaurant not far from the Reichstag building. Following dinner, they gathered in a hotel lounge along the Spree River where the Grand Duke gave a speech highlighting the accomplishments of the diplomatic corps and the nation as a whole. His Royal Highness then awarded three diplomats with knighthoods in the [[Order of the Snowflake]] as well as granting the Consul to Spain the [[Peerage of Westarctica|title]] Baron of [[Dorrel Rock|Dorrel]].


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