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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).
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.
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 ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Federated States of Micronesia. 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.
President of the Federated States of Micronesia List of presidents of the United States Term end November 3, 1986: The Governments of Tosiwo Nakayama and Ronald Reagan formally established relations and agreed to the exchange of representatives. Tosiwo Nakayama: Ronald Reagan: November 24, 1987: December 21, 1987: Jesse Bibiano Marehalau: John ...
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 .
He was a member of the Pohnpei State Legislature. [1] He was among the first fourteen persons to be elected to the first Congress in 1979. He served as the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia from May 2003 to May 2007. [2] He was elected as a senator in 2007 representing Pohnpei at-large and re-elected in 2011. [3]
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).