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		<title>Scholarship Opportunity – SEED-2 Program Now Open to FSM Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Embassy is pleased to share that the Government of Canada has officially opened the application period for the Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development – Phase 2 (SEED-2) for the 2026–2027 academic year. The application period is now open, and the deadline to apply is March 24, 2026. This program provides an excellent opportunity [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sen. Moran, Schatz, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand VA Services to U.S. Veterans Residing in Freely Associated States</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Embassy wishes to share a recent update from the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Senators Jerry Moran and Brian Schatz, together with bipartisan colleagues, have introduced legislation to expand access to certain U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) services for U.S. veterans residing in the Freely Associated States, including the Federated States of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>FSM SUBMITS COMMENTS ON THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) INTERIM FINAL RULE “Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Driver’s License (CDLs), Docket Number FMCSA-2025-0622&#8243;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C.- On October 27, 2025, the FSM Embassy in DC with support from its DC-based lobbyist firm and partner Arnold &#38; Porter (A&#38;P) submitted comments to the United States’ Federal Registry regarding an Interim Final Rule (IFR) issued by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) on Commercial Driver’s License Standards: &#8220;Restoring Integrity to the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>FSM Ambassador to the U.S. visited Utah along with Acting Consul General Maluchmai</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, Utah – In a joint effort between the FSM Embassy in D.C. and the FSM Consulate General in Portland, FSM Ambassador to the United States Jackson T. Soram along with Dominic R. Maluchmai, Acting Consul General who is based in Portland, and in partnership with FSM community leaders in Utah, held various [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kentucky State to issue REAL ID to Citizens of the Freely Associated States residing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Washington D.C., &#8211; Great news to FSM citizens residing in Kentucky! The Embassy is pleased to announce to all FSM citizens residing in the State of Kentucky that the Commonwealth of Kentucky has decided to issue REAL ID–compliant driver’s licenses and identification cards to eligible citizens of the Freely Associated States (FAS). Since the REAL [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Public Announcement for FSM Citizens in the United States – No. 2510</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Embassy of Micronesia in Washington, D.C. would like to again remind our citizens residing in the US and its territories that, under the COFA Amendments Act of 2024, FSM students are now eligible for in-state tuition rates at U.S. public colleges and universities that participate in federal student aid programs under Title IV of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Public Announcement for FSM Citizens in the United States – No. 2509</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Embassy wishes to inform our citizens residing in the United States about the current U.S. Alien Registration Requirements. In line with Executive Order 14159, the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security reminds all “aliens” to comply with registration requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Most FSM citizens who entered the United States and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>FSM Becomes a Member of the Convention to Prohibit Biological Weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Washington D.C. &#8211; 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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Important Notice for FSM Citizens Living Abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Free TB Testing Available to FSM Citizens in Cass County, IA</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raleigh Welly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 18:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As a follow through with the recent townhall meetings (March 19, 2023) with FSM citizens hosted by the Cass County in Iowa, the Cass Health is inviting FSM citizens to a free TB Testing on April 12, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Atlantic Public Library.  All citizens living in the area are most welcomed to take the free test.  
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