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Dafne Mansapit-Shimizu is a Chamorro politician from Guam. [1] She was appointed the Director of Guam Department of Revenue and Taxation (DRT) on 17 January 2019. [2] According to Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, under Mansapit-Shimizu's leadership the DRT had administered "some of the most ambitious and broadly impactful programs ever implemented by any agency in our island’s history".
The Guam Legislature, I Liheslaturan Guåhan, is a unicameral body consisting of 15 senators. Senators are elected at-large to serve two-year terms without term limits. The current 37th Guam Legislature (2022–present) has a 8–6 Democratic majority (one vacancy) led by Speaker Therese M. Terlaje. [2]
Benjamin Joseph Franquez "B. J." Cruz (born March 3, 1951) is a Chamorro lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as the Speaker of the 34th Guam Legislature from 2017 to 2018 and as Vice Speaker from 2009 to 2017.
Lourdes Aflague "Lou" Leon Guerrero (born November 8, 1950) is an American politician and former nurse who has served as the ninth governor of Guam since 2019. [1] A member of the Democratic Party, Guerrero is the first woman to serve in the position. [2]
Torres was born and raised on Guam and studied accounting at University of Notre Dame, graduating in 1980. He earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School . [ 2 ] His wife is Mary Camacho Torres , a Republican senator in the Guam Legislature .
Prior to 2021, within Guam, only the seven-digit phone number was necessary. When a person in Guam calls anywhere in the United States or Canada, one simply dials "1" and then the area code and phone number. For callers in the U.S. or Canada calling to Guam, one first dials '1-671', followed by the seven-digit phone number.
Though Guam is a United States territory, some U.S. long-distance plans and courier services list Guam as an international location.As a result of Guam's being added to the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) in 1997, calls made to the U.S., Canada, or other participating countries from Guam (or to Guam from other NANP locations) only require the caller to dial a 1 followed by the area code.
The U.S. unincorporated territory of Guam first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1916.. In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for ...