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This is a list of diplomatic missions in the Federated States of Micronesia. At present, the island of Pohnpei hosts 4 embassies. One of these (that of China) is located in the capital city of Palikir , while the other three are located in nearby Kolonia (which was formerly the capital and is still the island's largest town).
The Federated States of Micronesia became independent from the United States in 1986. The FSM maintains permanent embassies in five Asia-Pacific nations: Australia, China, Fiji, Japan and the United States. The FSM also maintains three resident consulates in Honolulu, HI, Portland, Oregon and Tamuning, GU.
Following World War II, the Federated States of Micronesia, along with several other island nations, were part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, under U.S. administration. Micronesia achieved independence in 1986. The United States recognized Micronesia immediately and established diplomatic relations. On November 3 ...
A resident of Mokil Atoll waves to the C-130 crew after receiving an air dropped US aid package during the annual Operation Christmas Drop, 2012. There is a U.S. Embassy in Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with a resident Ambassador to Micronesia. Over 25 U.S. federal agencies continue to maintain programs in the FSM.
Of the FSM-US total balance of trade in goods in 2010 of US$38.3 million, the FSM imported $42.5 million in goods from the United States while exporting only US$4.2 million to the United States. [17] (see Economy of the Federated States of Micronesia). Micronesia has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and consulates-general in Honolulu and Tamuning .
On May 23, 2023, FSM negotiator Leo Falcam and a State Department representative signed Micronesia's extension at the U.S. embassy in Pohnpei. [32] Marshall Islands' Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Jack Ading alongside Ambassador Yun signed RMI's agreement on October 16, 2023. [ 33 ]
The Federated States of Micronesia (/ ˌ m aɪ k r oʊ ˈ n iː ʒ ə / ⓘ; abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a subregion of Oceania.The federation consists of four states—from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae—that span across the western Pacific just north of the equator, for a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,700 mi).
(* July 24, 1941 in Kosrae ) was elected as the 8th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia and was sworn into office on May 11, 2015. [1] Manny Mori: George W. Bush: January 13, 2012: January 18, 2012: Asterio R. Takesy (*Chuuk (formerly Truk) State, Micronesia, on May 25, 1944, ) 1996 Deputy Foreign Minister of the FSM [2] Manny ...