Governor Sean Parnell today named Kip Knudson as the director of state and federal relations in the governor’s Washington, D.C. office. Knudson, of Anchorage, is currently the external affairs manager for Tesoro Alaska. John Katz (NGP Photo), who has served as the governor’s director of state and federal relations for more than 30 years, is retiring at the end of the year. Edmonton Journal by Gary Lamphier.  But talk is cheap. In reality, when it comes to pursuing new export markets, Canada moves at glacial speed. Far more slowly than Asian nations, [...]