President Simina & Vice President Palik Receive Close-Up Students, Offer Insights for FSM’s Development

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On May 16th, 2023, His Excellency Wesley W. Simina—President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—and the Honorable Aren B. Palik, Vice President of the FSM, met with 11th and 12th grade students affiliated with the Close-Up extracurricular program, who visited the Office of the President as part of a larger tour of the FSM National Government. The students, hailing from across the FSM and representing both public and private schools, were given the opportunity, and encouraged, to ask President Simina and Vice President Palik about anything they wanted to.   Over the course of the engagement, common themes emerged from the students regarding questions on what it means to be a leader, how it feels to take actions that impact the whole of the country, and philosophical dialectic on the proposed Constitutional Amendments to be voted on in July 2023. Of the latter, President Simina, Vice President Palik, and the students considered to what degree land issues should be heard in the FSM Supreme Court compared to the State Supreme Courts.

Both President Simina and Vice President Palik thanked the students for visiting their National Government and their Office of the President, and urged them to stay focused on their education and to find a way to turn their interests and passions into their future careers.

 

Source: FSM Information Services