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PALIKIR, Pohnpei – In a significant ceremony earlier this week, the Joint Committee on Compact Review & Planning (JCRP) officially handed over essential documents pertaining to the Compact of Free Association (COFA) to the Office of the President on July 16th, 2024. With the amended COFA now in force, the JCRP has successfully fulfilled its […]

PALIKIR, Pohnpei – On July 16, 2024, the Regional Director for the UN Development Coordination Office for Asia and the Pacific, the Honorable David Mclachlan- Karr, met with the Honorable Vice President Aren B. Palik during his introductory visit to the FSM. This marked the Regional Director’s first official visit to the FSM since the

Washington, D.C. – On July 12, 2024, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) deposited its instrument of accession to the UN Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destructions (BWC). FSM Ambassador to the United States, Jackson T. Soram, had the honor of

PALIKIR, Pohnpei — July 11, 2024 — The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) received substantial humanitarian assistance from the People’s Republic of China amounting to $600,000 to support ongoing drought response efforts. The handover ceremony took place this morning, with the contribution being received by T.H. Secretary Andrew Yatilman of the FSM Department of Environment,

(Pohnpei, FSM) – The Federated States of Micronesia Olympic Committee (FSMOC) is pleased to announce that it will be represented at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by a delegation of eight consisting of three athletes and three coaches and 2 team officials. Two of the athletes, Scott Fiti (Athletics) and Tasi Limtiaco (Swimming), are repeat

PALIKIR, Pohnpei – July 9, 2024 – The FSM Energy Forum commenced today in Pohnpei, bringing together key energy stakeholders and partners from across the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and beyond. Under the theme “Energizing FSM – Affordability and Beyond,” the forum, running from July 9-10, aims to address pressing challenges and explore sustainable

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