First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Welcomes Former Director of the Office of Critical Minerals and Metals at the United States Department of Commerce, Gary Stanley, as Senior Strategic Advisor

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First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Welcomes Former Director of the Office of Critical Minerals and Metals at the United States Department of Commerce, Gary Stanley, as Senior Strategic Advisor GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corp. (TSXV: FAN | OTCQB: FANCF | FSE: P210) (the “Company” or “First Atlantic”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Gary Stanley, former Director of the Office of Critical Minerals and Metals at the United States Department of Commerce, as Senior Strategic Advisor to the Company. Mr. Stanley served as the Department of Commerce’s first-ever office director dedicated to critical minerals and strategic metals, and was the lead coordinating author of the June 2019 Federal Critical Mineral Strategy, which helped establish the foundation for the current United States critical mineral supply chain policy. He brings more than 40 years of senior United States Department of Commerce experience in critical minerals, strategic metals, international trade policy, and supply chain security. Mr. Stanley spent more than four decades with the United States Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., serving under every United States President from Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden. He served as Director of the Office of Critical Minerals and Metals at the United States Department of Commerce under the 45th President, Donald J. Trump, and the 46th President, Joseph R. Biden. Mr. Stanley authored the June 2019 Federal Critical Mineral Strategy, which helped to establish the foundation for current United States critical mineral supply chain policy. He is also the recipient of a 40-Year Distinguished Federal Service Award. As Director of the Office of Critical Minerals and Metals within the Industry & Analysis unit of the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, he led an office of industry and trade specialists responsible for monitoring critical minerals and ferrous and non-ferrous metals, performing industry and trade analysis, supporting United States trade policy, participating in trade negotiations and international agreements, and organizing trade-promotion programs to improve the global competitiveness of United States materials industries.1 Mr. Stanley is the President and Managing Director of Glo...

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