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PALIKIR, Pohnpei, March 12, 2024 – H.E. President Wesley W. Simina has issued Emergency Declaration No. 2024-001 in response to severe drought conditions being faced throughout the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).Through the Declaration of Emergency, President Simina has directed the following:- Committing the resources of the National Government to supplement available resources through foreign […]

KOLONIA, Pohnpei, March 8, 2024 – The First Lady of the Federated States of Micronesia, Mrs. Ancelly Simina, was happy to join Pohnpei State’s International Women’s Day Celebration, where she announced and presented a donation of $10,000 to the Pohnpei Women’s Council on behalf of the FSM national government. The presentation of this donation sums up

PALIKIR, Pohnpei – From February 27 to March 1st 2024, the FSM Department of Justice partnered with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in gathering Integrity stakeholders from the national level and the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) for the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Review Follow-Up

PALIKIR, Pohnpei, March 5, 2024 – In a move towards bolstering healthcare accessibility and fostering international health care partnerships, MiCare Administrator Jackey Salomon and the MiCare Board have recently established partnership agreements with its Philippine medical providers after a detailed facility inspection and extensive review and agreement of new terms and conditions. Both new and

KOLONIA, Pohnpei, March 4, 2024 – The annual FSM Public Auditors Conference commenced today in Pohnpei State, bringing together a gathering of auditors from throughout the nation. The opening keynote address was delivered by the Honorable Vice President Aren B. Palik, highlighting the administration\’s priorities of integrity, transparency, and accountability. In his address, Vice President Palik

 March 4, 2024Public Statement:Update on Progress of the Compact of Free Association Act of 2023 The Office of the President is pleased to inform the public that significant progress has been made regarding the COFA Amendments Act, which has been included in the six-bill FY24 appropriations package recently released by the House of Representatives. As Congress prepares

PALIKIR, Pohnpei, February 29, 2024 – Responding to recent tide surges and persistent droughts in several outer islands of the FSM, the national government, through the Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Emergency Management (DECEM), has mobilized emergency relief supplies for affected communities in Pohnpei, Yap, and Chuuk. MV Navigator, which departed Weno on February

PALIKIR, Pohnpei, February 26, 2024 – H.E. Wesley W. Simina has accepted the letter of credence of the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Federated States of Micronesia, H.E. Mylene J. Garcia-Albano in a Presentation of Credentials Ceremony held in Palikir yesterday.The ceremony was attended by members of the diplomatic

FSM PIO – On February 22, 2024, the Ambassadors of Australia and New Zealand to the United States sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, to strongly encourage the inclusion of the COFA Amendments Act of 2023 in the next available legislative vehicle. The Government of the Federated

FSMPIO – On February 21, 2024, Reps. Steve Womack (R-AR), Ed Case (D-HI), and 46 other House members sent to Speaker Johnson a letter advocating for the COFA Amendments Act to be included in the next available legislative vehicle. This bipartisan letter was signed by 28 Republicans and 20 Democrats, including the ranking members of