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...
Address by H.E. David W. Panuelo
On the Occasion of the Nobel Prize Summit “Our Planet, Our Future”
Kaselehlie! My name is David W. Panuelo, and I am the ninth President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). I bring you warm greetings from our beautiful islands. At the outset, I would like to express our Government’s recognition, appreciation, and endorsement of the recent United Nations Environment Program...
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.
Japan Donates $3,700,000 to Support the FSM Fisheries & Maritime Institute
PALIKIR, Pohnpei—Through the Kizuna (special bond) between the People and Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the People and Government of Japan, the latter has donated $3,700,000 to the FSM to support the FSM Fisheries & Maritime Institute. The purpose of the grant is to provide a...
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Declaration of Public Health Emergency Extended to May 31st, 2021; May 13th Planned for Repatriation of Stranded Citizens
PALIKIR, Pohnpei—Per Congressional Resolution (C.R.) 21-252, the Declaration of Public Health Emergency originally implemented by His Excellency David W. Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), on January 31st, 2020, has been extended to May 31st, 2021. Citizens interested in reading C.R. 21-252 may find it here: https://gov.fm/files/CR_21-252_-_Effective_Date_for_COVID-19_Emergency_Declaration_on_May_31_2021-compressed.pdf