President Panuelo Chairs 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders; Members Endorse Pacific Women Leaders’ Coalition & Urge U.S. & Other International Partners to Embrace 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent when Engaging the Pacific

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—From September 12th to 14th, 2022, His Excellency David W. Panuelo—President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—served as Chair of the 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL). Hosted by the U.S. State of Hawaii, delegations representing American Samoa, Cook Islands, the FSM, the Republic of Fiji, French...