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President of the FSM Welcomes Pohnpei State Legislature for Courtesy Call and Discusses Key Issues

PALIKIR, Pohnpei––On 22 May, 2023, His Excellency Wesley W. Simina, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Vice President Aren B. Palik hosted the members of the Pohnpei State Legislature for their courtesy call on the new President of the FSM. The members included Vice Speaker McGarry Miguel, Sen. Dahker Daniel, Sen. Nelbert […]

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The Honorable Reed B. Oliver, Governor of Pohnpei State, paid a Courtesy Call on President Simina and Vice President Palik

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On May 22th, 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, received The Honorable Reed B. Oliver, Governor of Pohnpei State, who paid a courtesy call on President Simina and Vice President Palik and to welcome them to Pohnpei

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President Simina & Vice President Palik Receive H.E. Takata Toshihisa, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On May 17th, 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, received His Excellency Takata Toshihisa, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan, the Honorable Kishida Fumio. The purpose of the Special Envoy’s visit was to deliver a

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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

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President Panuelo Endorses the FSM Coconut National Export Strategy 2023 – 2028

President Panuelo Endorses the FSM Coconut National Export Strategy 2023 – 2028 (CocoNES), Amends Relevant Presidential Order PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On May 1st, 2023, His Excellency David W. Panuelo—President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—was briefed by the Honorable Elina Akinaga, Secretary of the Department of Resources & Development (R&D), et al., for a discussion on

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President Panuelo Amends Executive Order Establishing the Public Education Task Force on the Proposed Constitutional Amendments Adopted by the 4th FSM Constitutional Convention

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On May 11th, 2023, the 23rd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) began its First Regular Session. Amongst the outcomes of the first day were the elections of the new President of the FSM, and the new Vice President of the FSM. The new and 10th President of the FSM is His Excellency Wesley

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President Panuelo & Vice President Palik Receive U.S. Peace Corps Exploratory Team

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On March 23rd, 2023, His Excellency David W. Panuelo—President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—and the Honorable Aren B. Palik, Vice President of the FSM, received a high-level delegation from the U.S. Peace Corps who are in the country on an exploratory mission to assess a possible return of Peace Corps Volunteers. The

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All Nine Proposed Amendments to the FSM Constitution for the July 2023 Referendum

1. An Analysis of the Proposed Constitutional Amendment on Dual Citizenship PALIKIR, Pohnpei— This July, 2023, the People of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) will vote on nine (9) proposed amendments to the Constitution—eight (8) by the 4th FSM Constitutional Convention and one (1) by initiative of the 22nd FSM Congress. This release is the first

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FSM Receives Three Infrastructure Sector Grant Awards Totaling $64,591,163 for the Kosrae State Hospital, Yap Water Treatment Plant, & Yap Wastewater Treatment Plant

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On March 24th, 2023, the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) filed criminal charges against an employee of the FSM Department of Finance & Administration, Sylvia Edward, due to alleged criminal conduct in violation of: conflict of interest in violation of Title 11, Section 512; theft in violation Title 11, Sector 602;

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FSM Government Charges Department of Finance & Administration Employee with Conflict of Interest, Theft, Money Laundering, & Unauthorized Possession or Removal of Property

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On March 24th, 2023, the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) filed criminal charges against an employee of the FSM Department of Finance & Administration, Sylvia Edward, due to alleged criminal conduct in violation of: conflict of interest in violation of Title 11, Section 512; theft in violation Title 11, Sector 602;

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