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Sapwuahfik, Pohnpei – July 5-7, 2024 – His Excellency, President Wesley W. Simina, and Madame First Lady Ancelly Simina visited the outer atoll of Sapwuahfik, also known as Ngatik, as part of the administration’s ongoing state visits across the FSM. Accompanying them were Congressman Peter Christian, Pohnpei State Senator Stevick Edwin and Senator Kikuo Apis […]

The meeting marked the 36th years of friendship and commitment on cooperation to build on strengthening friendship since establishments of diplomatic ties in August 5, 1988. Furthermore, the meeting was an opportunity to strengthen collective efforts toward the 2050 Strategy of the Blue Pacific Continent and address common views ahead of the 53rd Pacific Island

Palikir, Pohnpei — In a formal ceremony held on July 2nd, 2024, His Excellency President Wesley W. Simina received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to the FSM, Her Excellency Marie Fontanel. The event marked a significant moment in the diplomatic relations between the FSM and France, underscoring the long-standing

PALIKIR, Pohnpei – Yesterday on June 27th, 2024, His Excellency President Wesley W. Simina warmly welcomed His Excellency Andreas Pfaffernoschke, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the FSM, during a ceremony for the presentation of credentials. In his remarks, President Simina celebrated the strong and friendly diplomatic

PALIKIR, Pohnpei – June 24, 2024 — His Excellency President Wesley W. Simina of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) hosted Dr. Akihiko Tanaka, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in a historic visit to the FSM. This visit marks the first occasion a sitting President of JICA has visited the FSM, underscoring

FSM Ambassador to the FSM Permanent Mission to the United Nations H.E. Jeem Lippwe emphasized the FSM’s position on stronger ocean protection at the Thirty-fourth Meeting of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). “Ambassador Lippwe argued that while transitioning away from fossil fuels is crucial, it should not

GENEVA, Switzerland (FSMIS) – On June 13, 2024, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) marked a significant milestone in its international relations as His Excellency Akillino Harris Susaia presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office, as the FSM’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva.

The 26th Micronesian Islands Forum (MIF) successfully concluded its three-day gathering on June 5, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency in Guam. The forum, held under the Governor of Guam as the Chairperson, brought together leaders from the U.S. Territory of Guam, the governments of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and its States of Chuuk,

PALIKIR, Pohnpei — From April 18-May 04, 2024, the Maritime Surveillance & Border Control of the FSM Department of Justice joined forces with the Kiribati Police Maritime Unit in order to combat Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Activities (IUU Fishing) and other transnational crimes. The FSS Bethwel Henry set sail to the Republic of Kiribati

PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSMIS) – Earlier this month, on May 1st, His Excellency Wesley W. Simina, President of the Federated States of Micronesia, received the Honorable Masahiro Komura, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the nation’s capital . The visit was the Honorable Komura’s first visit to the FSM in his new assignment as