PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On September 23rd, 2022, on the margins of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), His Excellency David W. Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), conducted the oath of office ceremony to formally swear-in His Excellency Jeem S. Lippwe to serve as the Permanent Representative of the FSM’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations.
“Do you, Jeem S. Lippwe, solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the duties and responsibilities of the office to which you have been appointed, and will, to the best of your ability, uphold, promote, and support the laws and Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia, so help you God?” said President Panuelo.
“I do,” said Ambassador Lippwe.
“I am truly honored to be given this big challenge,” Ambassador Lippwe said. “But with your support we can do our best for our country, for the administration, and for our People. I am truly blessed that I’ve been given this awesome task to represent our Government here at the United Nations. It’s a very big responsibility and I owe a lot to the members of the Mission for their support. Without them, I wouldn’t be able to carry on this duty. And with the support of the President, the Department of Foreign Affairs, and every part of the Government, we can do more than we are capable of alone. Without each other, we cannot do the work; so, I ask for cooperation of everyone here and back home, so we can do our very best to represent our country.”
“Ambassador,” President Panuelo said, “I have confidence in you. This is part of our Nation-building process and it’s been a long-time coming. I wish you the best in this new chapter of your career in foreign service as our new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, so I wish you the best when you meet the Secretary-General to convey your credentials that you are our country’s representative. This is a big deal in our Nation-building process. I thank Congress and Speaker Simina for breaking the record of confirming your nomination one day after I submitted it. I thank you and Madam Ambassador for your support to our country.”
