PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On May 24 , 2021, the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) announced its formal recognition of the Honorable Fiame Naomi Mata’afa as the newly elected Prime Minister of the Independent State of Samoa. “As the FSM is itself a democracy,” His Excellency David W. Panuelo said...
FSM Supreme Court Dismisses Complaint for Declaratory Judgment Against President
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President Panuelo’s Inaugural Promise of Improving the FSM’s Roads to be Realized; World Bank Generously Provides 40,000,000 to Develop & Improve Climate-Resilient Roads
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42 Stranded FSM Citizens Enter Pohnpei State Quarantine; May 31st Scheduled for Repatriation from the Republic of the Marshall Islands
42 Stranded FSM Citizens Enter Pohnpei State Quarantine; May 31st Scheduled for Repatriation from the Republic of the Marshall Islands PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On May 13th and May 14th, 2021, a total of forty-two (42) citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) entered into a designated quarantine site in Pohnpei State....
Former President Emanuel “Manny” Mori Nominated by President Panuelo, Unanimously Confirmed by FSM Congress, to Serve on Joint Trust Fund Committee
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Committee to Wait on the President, Following the Opening of the 22nd FSM Congress, Discusses Nominations, Proposed Legislation, & COVID-19 Social Protection Programming
Palikir, Pohnpei-On May 11th, 2021, the 22nd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) convened for the first time. Elections of the day included the election of the Speaker and the Vice Speaker of the Congress of the FSM, as well as the election of the Floor Leader. The...
At Ministerial Roundtable on the Margins of the U.S.-hosted Climate Summit, Secretary Yatilman Urges Special Envoy Kerry, and the World, to Tackle Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
PALIKIR, April 23rd 2021 (FSMIS)—On April 22nd, 2021, the Honorable Andrew R. Yatilman—Secretary of the Department of Environment, Climate Change, & Emergency Management (DECEM) of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—spoke at the Ministerial Roundtable on the margins of the U.S.-hosted Climate Summit, which is expected to catalyze global action...
President Panuelo Receives Governor Narruhn; COVID-19 & Chuuk State’s Development Discussed
PALIKIR, April 20th 2021 (FSMIS)—On April 19th, 2021, His Excellency David W. Panuelo—President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—received the Honorable Alexander Narruhn, the newly elected Governor of the FSM State of Chuuk, in a courtesy call. Topics of discussion ranged from the Nation’s handling of the COVID-19 Pandemic...
President Panuelo Receives Bishop Angkel, Former President Mori, Father Yalmadau, and Sister Elias, to Discuss FSM Educational Programming; President Panuelo Pronounces Support for Saint Cecilia School Expansion
PALIKIR, April 20th 2021 (FSMIS)—On April 19th, 2021, His Excellency David W. Panuelo—President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—received Bishop Julio Angkel in a courtesy call. Accompanying Bishop Angkel were former President of the FSM, Emanuel “Manny” Mori, Father Kelly Yalmadau, and Sister Christina Elias.
The FSM Will Formally Join the Local 2030 Islands Network; President Panuelo Endorses the Marshall Islands Speaking on the FSM’s Behalf at Forthcoming U.S. Climate Summit
PALIKIR, April 16th 2021 (FSMIS)—On April 14th, 2021, after a series of productive discussions with his Cabinet, His Excellency David W. Panuelo—President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—has taken action to ensure that the FSM will formally join the Local 2030 Islands Network.