The following are press releases issued from 1996-2014. Additional news items are available from the FSM Public Information Office, FSM Congress and FSM UN Mission sites.

2014

• Spreading Awareness about Human Trafficking - A Global Concern (2/20/14)
  
• Moscow-Russia, the new market place for the National Aquarium Center (NAC), Kosrae, FSM (2/20/14)
  
• Ambassador Takesy Presents Credentials to President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, Israel (2/13/14)
  
• The 7^th National Trade Facilitation Committee Meeting adopts priority actions to increase production, export, and enhance investment climate in the FSM and with partners. (2/13/14)
  
• 50^th APCC Opens in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (2/12/14)
  
• Diverse investment potential in the FSM: A mixed Japanese contingent makes courtesy call on President Mori (2/12/14)
  
• FSM Educators mark LIFT Project kick-off (2/12/14)
  
• World Cancer Day 2014 pulls together a handful of FSM National Government employees for reflection and activities (2/6/14)
  
• FSM Government partners with SPC to address gap in accessing of climate change adaptation funding (2/6/14)
  
• President Emmanuel Mori receives the new Ambassador of Australia to the Federated States of Micronesia (1/22/14)
  
• Pohnpei Governor Ehsa declares a State of Emergency as Ping Da 7 begins to leak oil (1/22/14)
  
• Hiroshima Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Photo Poster Show at COM-FMI in Yap (1/22/14)
  
• President Mori questions composition of the "Committee to Wait on the President" and asks for effective project planning and control (1/17/14)
  
• A New JICA Volunteer Dispatched to COM-FSM (1/17/14)
  
• Vice President Alik convenes the 7^th National Trade Facilitation Committee Meeting for January 20-24, 2014 (1/16/14)
  
• FSM National Police conducts law enforcement training for COM-FSM Security Officers (1/16/14)
  
• President Mori signs FSM Climate Change Act and concludes review of ten recent public laws (1/14/14)
  
• FSM Congress overrides President Mori's veto of a $4.9 million public project appropriation (1/14/14)
  
• President Mori holds Christmas and New Year celebration with Cabinet Members (1/8/14)
  
• FSM Ambassador Susaia presents credentials to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of the Royal Kingdom of Thailand (1/8/14)
  

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2013

• College of Micronesia-FSM receives $100,000 donation from the Tan Siu Lin Foundation (12/30/13)
  
• Second Exchange of Note signing ceremony in 2013: Japan provides approximately $1.9 million non-project grant for FSM (12/27/13)
  
• FSM Typhoon relief assistance to the Philippines, Honorary Consul says "thank you" (12/24/13)
  
• Second Oath of Allegiance ceremony: Carrie Lynn Boylan becomes FSM citizen (12/24/13)
  
• Micronesian Chief Executives affirm solidarity: facing challenges and seizing opportunities as a region (12/24/13)
  
• Chinese-owned fish carrier runs aground in Pohnpei territorial sea (12/12/13)
  
• 2023 Planning Committee assesses FSM economy and long-term fiscal stability at 2^nd meeting (12/8/13)
  
• Ms. Osnat Lubrani, UNDP Resident Representative to the Pacific Region presents her credentials in the FSM (12/6/13)
  
• The Federated States of Micronesia Continues to Expand its Reach in the Asia-Pacific Region (12/6/13)
  
• FSS Micronesia Coast Watch Patrol 2013 (12/6/13)
  
• FSM DOJ and Banking Board participated in Banking Regulation Seminar in Fiji (12/6/13)
  
• The 19^th Micronesian Chief Executives' Summit opening day in Saipan (12/5/13)
  
• President Emmanuel Mori received the first Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Federated States of Micronesia (11/27/13)
  
• FSM Congress "Committee to Wait on the President" calls on President Mori (11/27/13)
  
• FSM-U.S. 2013 Joint Committee Meeting in Yap State (11/27/13)
  
• FSM Government provides revised settlement offer to PII (11/27/13)
  
• President Emanuel Mori attended the ITU Connect Asia-Pacific Heads of States Summit (11/22/13)
  
• President Mori visits Shenzhen, China (11/20/13)
  
• FSM President Mori attends 2^nd China-Pacific Economic Cooperation and Development Forum (11/20/13)
  
• FSM fighting to lower greenhouse gas emissions under Montreal Protocol (11/19/13)
  
• FSM NDOE attends a Regional Workforce Development Council Pre-summit Meeting in Guam (11/7/13)
  
• FSM Comprehensive Cancer Control and Prevention Plan rolls out at Cancer Day celebration (2/5/13)
  
• First Meeting of the Chuuk Advisory Group on Education (2/5/13)
  
• President Mori receives Ambassador Small (2/1/13)
  
• Sentencing Training for Judges and Probation Officers (2/1/13)
  
• Solar energy electricity generation system project up and running for FSM Government (1/29/13)
  
• Vice President Alik on medical referral to Honolulu (1/23/13)
  
• FSM Secretary of Justice on the go for anti-trafficking outreach to the states (1/23/13)
  
• Immunization and NCD grants accepted: worried employees assured of pay (1/23/13)
  
• Mr. Kandhi A. Elieisar took oath of office as the new Consul General in Hawaii (1/10/13)
  
• President and Congress talk frankly at start of the Sixth Regular Session (1/10/13)
  

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2012

• President Mori welcomes Participants to the Investment Seminars in Japan (12/28/12)
  
• New and Improved Neauo Village Water Well in Chuuk (12/19/12)
  
• Ambassador Chigiyal delivers FSM's National Statement at United Nations climate change talks (12/7/12)
  
• Congress confirms the nomination of Mr. Kandhi A. Elieisar as FSM Consul General in Honolulu (11/29/12)
  
• Pohnpei Airport gives room to FSM Postal Services within the airport terminal (11/28/12)
  
• Unveiling Ceremony of the FSM Honorary Consul's Office in Hong Kong (11/23/12)
  
• President Mori seeks Congress support in safeguarding COM-FSM in lieu of recent Pell Grant changes and fund reductions (11/23/12)
  
• Cabinet Members urged to assist 18^th MCES preparation processes in the RMI (11/21/12)
  
• H.E. MR. Alexis Maino Received as Roving Ambassador of PNG to FSM (11/21/12)
  
• President Mori to attend a Special Pacific ACP Leaders Meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (11/20/12)
  
• H.E. Serdar Kilic accredited as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to the Federated States of Micronesia (11/20/12)
  
• FSM President welcomes the Forum Compact Peer Review asking for frank but fair and accurate assessment (11/16/12)
  
• President Mori accepts credentials from Dr. Joachim Heidorn as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany in FSM (11/15/12)
  
• President Mori goes deep subsea venture in MV Alucia's submersible (11/15/12)
  
• FSM State and National Leaderships dialogue with Development Partners on strengthening collaborations through effective development coordination (11/9/12)
  
• FSM State and National Leadership Conference underway (11/6/12)
  
• Vice-President Alik L. Alik Attended the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Newly-Extended Weather Service Station in Pohnpei (11/1/12)
  
• Vice President Alik L. Alik attends the ITU world telecom 2012-World Leaders Summit (10/25/12)
  
• Vice-President Alik L. Alik attends funeral service for Sgt. Sapuro Brightly Nena (10/25/12)
  
• Mrs. April Dawn Skilling sworn in as FSM Secretary of Justice (10/15/12)
  
• Vice President Alik heads FSM delegation to the 2012 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group in Tokyo (10/15/12)
  
• President Mori returns from tour of FSM communities in the United States (10/12/12)
  
• President Mori holds urgent meetings as time ticks away before upcoming crucial gatherings (10/12/12)
  
• 2012 Joint Committee Meeting: FSM and the USA (10/3/12)
  
• JEMCO Adopts Three Resolutions at Annual Meeting (10/3/12)
  
• FSM Vice President Alik expresses condolences and solidarity at the U.S. Embassy, Pohnpei (9/14/12)
  
• Committee to Wait on the President sits down with the Executive Branch (9/12/12)
  
• National Export Strategy Formulation (9/11/12)
  
• New Ambassador of the United States Presents Credentials to President Mori (8/20/12)
  
• FSS Unity officially joins FSM Maritime Surveillance fleet (8/17/12)
  
• National Government Officials to Chuuk in support of State Leadership Conference (8/16/12)
  
• FSM attends Pacific-African, Caribbean, and Pacific (PACP) Meetings ahead of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations with the European Union. (8/15/12)
  
• U.S. Assistant Secretary Campbell and Admiral Haney visit the FSM (8/5/12)
  
• President Mori receives the New Ambassador of the Republic of Slovakia (8/1/12)
  
• FSM and the OFCF sign MOU on Fisheries Development Assistance for Pacific Island Nations (7/31/12)
  
• President Mori receives credentials from Ambassador Walsh of New Zealand (7/25/12)
  
• Team FSM to compete in London 2012 Olympic Games (7/12/12)
  
• 12^th Micronesian Presidents' Summit unveils in Majuro (7/11/12)
  
• Vice-President Alik Attends US July 4^th Celebration (7/6/12)
  
• The Micronesian Trade Committee takes bold steps to broaden and deepen sub-regional cooperation and integration among its Member States (7/4/12)
  
• FSM and the OFCF sign MOU on Fisheries Development Assistance for Pacific Island Nations (6/31/12)
  
• President Mori cautiously warned citizens on post-2023: open FSM forum in Honolulu (6/30/12)
  
• Secretary Skilling and Ambassador Ronen held meetings with Chuuk Leadership (6/29/12)
  
• Mori-sensei visits 'his' coconut tree in Palikir (6/21/12)
  
• 2012 Forum Trade Ministers Meeting in Majuro concludes with Countries agreeing to foster PACER Plus negotiations, progressing the finalization of the Pacific Aid for trade Strategy and phase two of the Traditional Knowledge Action Plan (5/18/12)
  
• Secretary Henry leads FSM Delegation to the 2012 Forum Trade Ministers Meeting in Majuro (5/17/12)
  
• FSM Office of SBOC Submits FY2012 2^nd Quarter Reports to the Office of Insular Affairs (5/17/12)
  
• Congress addresses FY-2103 national budget (5/8/12)
  
• FSM and Australia hold review talks on Pacific Partnership for Development Agreement (5/3/12)
  
• FSM National Police bids farewell to retired Lt. Bakin (5/2/12)
  
• President Mori signs into law the Revenue Administration Act of 2012 (5/2/12)
  
• National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) holds its 5^th Meeting on Trade and Trade-related Matters in Palikir (4/24/12)
  
• Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) presents credentials (4/19/12)
  
• President Mori submits the FY2013 Comprehensive Budget Request to Congress (4/11/12)
  
• Trust Fund Currently Not on Path to Replace Compact Sector Grant Assistance in 2024 (4/9/12)
  
• FSM Hosts 2012 Midyear JEMCO Meeting (4/9/12)
  
• Her Excellency Ms. Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, visits the Federated States of Micronesia (4/5/12)
  
• Government of Guam presents workshop on experiences with Telecommunication Liberalization, Regulation and Privatization alongside the Micronesian Chief Executive Summit (MCES) (4/3/12)
  
• Executive Order No. 40 issued to establish 2023 Planning Committee (3/27/12)
  
• Unutilized dialysis machines in Chuuk State being reconsidered (3/27/12)
  
• FSM puts in place "Trafficking in Person" legislation (3/23/12)
  
• First FSM/US Preliminary Joint Budget Consultations Held in Pohnpei (3/23/12)
  
• The 17^th MCES viewed twenty-two presentations and adopted nineteen resolutions (3/20/12)
  
• President Mori and Speaker Figir celebrate their Tritons heritage (3/19/12)
  
• FSM Submits Independent Report on First Five Years of Amended Compact to US Congress (3/15/12)
  
• President Mori prepares to undertakes a streak of meetings in Guam (3/13/12)
  
• President Mori Calls for Survey of FSM Migrant Households in the US (3/13/12)
  
• Ambassador Takesy Represents FSM at Region IX Meeting in San Francisco and Meets with Citizens in San Diego (3/8/12)
  
• Non-Project Grant Aid for provision of industrial products by the Government of Japan (3/7/12)
  
• FSM welcomes an assistance of $50,000 from the People's Republic of China (3/2/12)
  
• President Mori received Ambassador Heikki Hannikainen and Mr. Pasi Patokallio of Finland (2/29/12)
  
• President Mori calls a Special Session of the 17^th FSM Congress (2/29/12)
  
• President Mori signs Public Law 17-34 with "line item veto": Congress overrides (2/24/12)
  
• Acting Secretary Pretrick signs Host Agreement between FSM and the IOM (2/20/12)
  
• Ground Breaking ceremony for construction of National Emergency Operation Center (2/17/12)
  
• Exercise Management (ExMan) Training (2/17/12)
  
• FSM and Japan hold Consultation Meeting on Economic Cooperation (2/16/12)
  
• AFP and Pacific Island Chiefs of Police join forces on cyber safety (2/15/12)
  
• National/State Joint Law Enforcement Agreement continues operation (2/9/12)
  
• The 4^th SNLC begins with all Principal Officials in attendance at Palikir (2/2/12)
  
• Asterio Takesy presents credentials to President Barak Obama (1/31/12)
  
• The FSM and the Japan Association of Maritime Safety sign assistance package MOU (1/30/12)
  
• SNLC Officials Working Group Meeting (1/27/12)
  
• Ambassador Josef Rychtar of the Czech Republic presents credentials to President Mori (1/24/12)
  
• Ambassador Tomas Javier Calvillo Unna presents credentials to President Mori (1/24/12)
  
• President Mori advocates FSM membership in the International Renewable Energy Agency (1/24/12)
  
• The President and Congress consult on pressing issues (1/23/12)
  
• President Mori responds to allegations of expenditure increase at the Executive Branch (1/13/12)
  
• FSM Congress Delays Third Regular Session (1/13/12)
  

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2011

• $1.02 Million for FY12 Supplemental Budget signed into law (12/30/11)
  
• Australian Delegation of Parliamentarians and Officials visits President Mori (12/21/11)
  
• $1.02 Million for FY12 Supplemental Budget signed into law (12/20/11)
  
• President Mori appoints "acting" Secretaries for the Department of Justice and the Department of Finance and Administration for sixty days (12/19/11)
  
• Advanced notice of MOU termination sent to Chuuk State and Kosrae State by President Mori (12/12/11)
  
• President Mori delivered Opening Remarks at the Opening of the First Northern Pacific Public-Private Sector Dialogue (12/5/11)
  
• Ambassador Jane J. Chigiyal Presents Credential to UN Secretary-General (12/2/11)
  
• Pacific Finance Managers' Meeting & Workshop on Better Practice for Medium Term Budgeting (11/30/11)
  
• FSM Consul General pays courtesy call on Governor Calvo of Guam (11/25/11)
  
• President Mori Visited Sokehs Nahnmwariki (11/25/11)
  
• Congress casts final vote on President's resubmitted nominees (11/25/11)
  
• FSM Office of SBOC Submits FY2011 4th Quarter Reports to the Office of Insular Affairs (11/24/11)
  
• Legislative conference 2011 concludes with defined action plan (11/21/11)
  
• FSM Hosts the 2011 Joint Committee Meeting with the United States of America (11/18/11)
  
• 'A call for action' convenes the Micronesian Legislative Conference 2011 (11/15/11)
  
• President Mori holds public forum with FSM citizens in Honolulu (11/14/11)
  
• President Mori calls a special session of FSM Congress (11/8/11)
  
• James Neumann of the World Bank meets with President Mori's Telecommunications and Submarine Fiber Optics Task Force (11/5/11)
  
• 25^th Silver Anniversary of FSM Independence celebrated in front of FSM Congress Chamber (11/3/11)
  
• Speaker Figir's message encourage citizens to review its roles (11/2/11)
  
• President Mori visits the Asian Development Bank (11/2/11)
  
• FSM and US to Hold 2011 Joint Committee Meeting (10/31/11)
  
• First Healthy Lifestyle Walk/Run Event for MiCare Health Plan (10/29/11)
  
• Visit of the French Ambassador to the FSM (10/26/11)
  
• FSM and China Signed an Agreement to Dispatch Chinese Experts to the FSM to Survey the Channel Bridge in Okat, Kosrae (10/25/11)
  
• Fiscal Year 2012 Budget signed into law (10/21/11)
  
• President Mori and Members of Congress had open forum with FSM citizens on Guam (10/19/11)
  
• FSM Community leaders discussed hot issues with President Mori (10/18/11)
  
• Ambassador Jackson, Consul General Ruecho and Secretary Skilling took Oath of Office (10/17/11)
  
• Another six cabinet members sworn in (10/7/11)
  
• Swearing in ceremony for newly confirmed nominees (10/6/11)
  
• Congress confirms 17 nominations and defeats four (10/6/11)
  
• Congress confirms FSM's first woman Ambassador (10/4/11)
  
• Congress approves National Budget, now tackles National Nominations (10/3/11)
  
• Oil from shipwrecks in the State of Chuuk "a ticking environmental time bomb" according to President Mori (9/30/11)
  
• President Mori signs Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (9/22/11)
  
• President Mori swears in FSM diplomats in New York and Washington, D.C. (9/22/11)
  
• President Mori meets with the American Jewish Committee at the margins of the 66^th United Nations General Assembly (9/20/11)
  
• Joint Statement of Pacific Island Forum Leaders and the Secretary-General of the United Nations (9/7/11)
  
• FSM Climate Change and Health Action Plan (9/6/11)
  
• Twelve years of Minginfel golden dominance in Olympic style weightlifting at Pacific Games (9/6/11)
  
• President Mori expressed "serious concern" over JEMCO draft resolutions (9/6/11)
  
• Village-wide tobacco ban in Enpein Powe: First of its kind in the FSM (9/6/11)
  
• FSM Attends 2011 Pacific Games (8/31/11)
  
• Honorable He Qinglong, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association Met President Mori (8/30/11)
  
• The Micronesian Shipping Commission Annual Meeting in RMI, Majuro (8/25/11)
  
• History making Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Conference starts in Pohnpei (8/25/11)
  
• Operation Big Eye 2011 Continues Success (8/19/11)
  
• President Mori received Congressional Resolution 17-15 (8/16/11)
  
• President Mori delivers keynote address at Chuuk Education Symposium, 2011 (8/15/11)
  
• President Mori set direction for new administration (8/12/11)
  
• FSM and China Signed RMB 20 Million Agreement (8/11/11)
  
• FSM to accede to UN Protocol against trafficking (8/10/11)
  
• Congress extends action on nominations to next regular session (8/8/11)
  
• Speaker Figir outer islands' visit address immigration and trafficking (7/29/11)
  
• Special Session set for President's nominations; for new Members induction (7/23/11)
  
• Guangdong Friendship Delegation and Art Troupe visit FSM President and Vice President (7/20/11)
  
• President Mori nominates Cabinet members and Ambassadors for his second term (7/17/11)
  
• Seven Congressional Acts signed into law by President Mori (7/7/11)
  
• Special Election 2011 Results: State of Chuuk and State of Kosrae (7/7/11)
  
• US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt M. Campbell visits FSM (7/5/11)
  
• President Mori issued Administrative Directive on Information and Communication Technology (7/1/11)
  
• FSM and US Conduct Annual Joint Budget Consultations (6/27/11)
  
• 2011 FSM National Law Day (6/27/11)
  
• President Mori has called for a Special Session of Congress (6/16/11)
  
• FSM-Japan Friendship Society's donation for victims of disasters in Japan (6/16/11)
  
• President Mori creates a Contract Review Committee (6/15/11)
  
• Center for Micronesian Empowerment provides more training (6/14/11)
  
• FSM Participates in Memorial Day to Honor its Fallen Heroes (6/10/11)
  
• Pingelap Municipal Officials pay courtesy call on the President (6/9/11)
  
• Unified Revenue Authority established (6/7/11)
  
• Congress confirms deputies for FSM overseas missions (5/28/11)
  
• FSM participates in the 2011 Forum Trade Ministers Meeting (5/25/11)
  
• National Departments in front of Congress for their FY-12 Budgets (5/18/11)
  
• Seventeenth Congress of the FSM Elects the President and Vice President of the FSM (5/12/11)
  
• Investiture Proceeding for Hon. Chief Justice Martin G. Yinug (5/12/11)
  
• Congratulatory Message from President Mori to President Obama (5/12/11)
  
• Seventeenth Congress maintains national leadership (5/11/11)
  
• Seventeenth Congress to convene May 11 for induction and reorganization (5/9/11)
  
• President Mori receives the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation (5/4/11)
  
• President Emanuel Mori receives Credentials for the First Ambassador of Finland to the FSM (5/4/11)
  
• Orientation Seminar underway for members-elect of 17^th Congress (5/4/11)
  
• 4^th National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) Meeting adopted the FSM Implementation Matrix of the FSM Trade Policy and other important trade-related decisions. (4/28/11)
  
• Chairman of PATA-Micronesia Chapter visits Beijing to Promote Tourism (4/28/11)
  
• FSM joins the Inter-Parliamentary Union (4/27/11)
  
• FSM Environment Conference Concluded in Yap (4/20/11)
  
• Kosrae State Leaders Endorse Fiscal and Institutional Reforms (4/20/11)
  
• The Sixth Special Session of the 16^th FSM Congress Adjourned Sine Die (4/12/11)
  
• Special Session adjourns after passage of Tax Authority Act (4/12/11)
  
• Second Resident Ambassador of Japan to the FSM Presents Credentials to President Mori (4/7/11)
  
• President Mori Receives Credentials From Ambassador Quinn of Australia (4/7/11)
  
• Kosrae and Yap Upward Students Visit President Mori (4/7/11)
  
• JEMCO Adopts Seven Resolutions at Midyear Policy Meeting (4/7/11)
  
• FSM Office of SBOC Announces Call for Internships (4/7/11)
  
• Congress delays maritime surveillance fund to assist neighbors (3/31/11)
  
• Visit of Special Envoy from the Republic of Chile (3/28/11)
  
• A Historical Visit to the FSM by a Special Envoy from the Republic of Slovenia (3/28/11)
  
• FSM Celebrates 21 years of the Pacific Patrol Boat Program (3/25/11)
  
• Congress expresses condolences to Japan Government (3/25/11)
  
• Prime Minister Kan response to President Mori's Letter of Condolence (3/24/11)
  
• Joint Press Release of the FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs (DHSA) and World Health Organization (WHO) Country Liaison Office for Northern Micronesia Statement about Japan Nuclear Crisis (3/24/11)
  
• Special Session to wrap up matters pending under current Congress (3/22/11)
  
• Winners declared for National Election (3/17/11)
  
• Pohnpei celebrates International Women's Day (3/14/11)
  
• FSM Represented in International Women's Day Function at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing (3/11/11)
  
• Former Governor Sasao Gouland of Chuuk Passed Away in Hawaii (3/10/11)
  
• National Elections underway for members of 17^th Congress (3/8/11)
  
• Pohnpei Festivities for International Women's Day on March 8 (3/7/11)
  
• Yap Visitors Bureau Announces Plans for Yap's First Annual Homecoming Festival (3/4/11)
  
• Another 24 Chuuk Trainees to graduate from CME Guam (3/1/11)
  
• Secretary Robert meets with Commander for US Pacific Fleet (2/24/11)
  
• Speaker Figir flags Compact annual decrements for symposium action (2/24/11)
  
• Outreach Efforts for FAS Immigrants (2/22/11)
  
• FSM endorses State and National Action Plans to revitalize its Economy (2/18/11)
  
• Ambassador Cox of Australia says farewell to FSM (2/17/11)
  
• FSM Trade Policy Adopted by Congress (2/16/11)
  
• Diplomatic Corps speaks at FSM National Economic Symposium (2/14/11)
  
• FSM National Economic Symposium opens in Chuuk (2/10/11)
  
• Speaker Figir meets officials of China's Oceania Affairs (2/4/11)
  
• Congress adjourns with major national measures, recommit special committee report (2/4/11)
  
• Speaker Figir meets with and donates to FSM students in China (2/3/11)
  
• Secretary Itimai signs MOA with Department of Homeland Security for Technical Assistance in Aviation Security (1/28/11)
  
• World Bank Consultant Team visits Pohnpei and Chuuk (1/28/11)
  
• National Oceanic Resource Management Authority elects new Executive Director (1/28/11)
  
• Pohnpei hosts Global Environment Facility Micronesia Challenge Inception Workshop (1/27/11)
  
• $1,050,000 appropriated from the FSM General Fund to fund State Public Projects and Social Programs (1/27/11)
  
• Waves of Tourism hit the FSM (1/27/11)
  
• President Mori meets US Army Corps of Engineers (1/25/11)
  
• Ceremony held for the Official Establishment of Micronesia-China Friendship Association (1/24/11)
  
• President Mori meets 25 Visiting Students from Saint Olaf College, Minnesota (1/21/11)
  
• Office of FSM Tobacco Control Program celebrates Success Stories for 2010 (1/21/11)
  
• President Mori visits with the Participants in the 15^th Close-Up Program organized by the National Department of Education (1/19/11)
  
• Vice President Alik meets with Leader of Pacific Partnership 2011 Mission (1/18/11)
  
• College mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Segal (1/14/11)
  
• Pohnpei sees Three Groundbreaking Ceremonies for New Schools this Week (1/13/11)
  
• President Mori meets with Congress Committee to prepare for the Sixth Regular Session (1/12/11)
  
• Center for Micronesian Empowerment reports on Success of FSM Trainees in Guam (1/12/11)
  
• Upcoming Calendar of Events for the National Department of Education (1/11/11)
  
• FSM attends 14^th Micronesian Chief Executives' Summit (1/7/11)
  
• Last Regular Session of 16^th Congress to convene Monday (1/7/11)
  
• Information and Communication Technology Expert Team conducts Public Consultation in FSM for National ICT Plan (1/6/11)
  
• Secretary Itimai signed MOU for Huawei to conduct Desk Study to connect all States in FSM for Broadband (1/4/11)
  

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2010

• Ribbon cutting Ceremony for Nahnpei Memorial High School (12/8/10)
  
• FSM challenges other Nations to raise their Expectations for Cancun Negotiations (12/3/10)
  
• Revival of the FSM Broadcast Association (12/3/10)
  
• Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Conference to be held In Chuuk (12/3/10)
  
• Ribbon cutting Ceremony for Kolonia Elementary School (12/2/10)
  
• FSM lobbies to phase down the Production and Consumption of HFCs (12/2/10)
  
• President Mori participates in Madolenihmw High School Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony (11/30/10)
  
• President Mori visits Kosrae Landfill and Walung Village (11/30/10)
  
• Ceremony to Honor the late President Tosiwo Nakayama (11/30/10)
  
• FSM State National Prayer Day celebrated in Kosrae (11/29/10)
  
• FSM participates in a Workshop on Market Access Offers for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union (EU) and the Pacific States member of the African Caribbean Pacific Group (PACPS) (11/29/10)
  
• Congress adjourns stressing fiscal management and continues investigations on allegations of mismanagement of funds by the Executive Branch (11/25/10)
  
• FSM Micronesia Challenge Endowment Receives $500,000.00 from The Nature Conservancy (11/25/10)
  
• FSM National Prayer Day will be celebrated on November 25 (11/23/10)
  
• University of Hull Students interview President Mori (11/19/10)
  
• FSM Signs 2^nd Revised Cotonou Agreement (11/19/10)
  
• FSM appears before the United Nations Human Rights Council for it Universal Periodic Review (11/18/10)
  
• IMF reports Economic Growth for FSM (11/18/10)
  
• FSM Participates in 2^nd Overseas Investment Fair (11/18/10)
  
• FSM Tourism Officials to attend China Travel Mart in Shanghai (11/18/10)
  
• Secretary Vita Skilling attends High Level Meeting on Cooperation for Child Rights in the Asia Pacific Region (11/6/10)
  
• President Manny Mori meets Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (11/4/10)
  
• FSM Independence Day Celebrated in Tokyo (11/4/10)
  
• FSM actively participates in Historic Nagoya Protocol (11/1/10)
  
• Vice Speaker Fredrico Primo leads FSM delegation to the Closing Ceremony of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo (10/31/10)
  
• President Mori gives Leadership Remarks at Micronesian Workforce Development Conference in Guam (10/28/10)
  
• East Asia and Pacific 2011 Ambassadors' Fund for Cultural Preservation Call for Project Proposals (10/28/10)
  
• Continental Airlines releases New Island Hopper Schedule (10/27/10)
  
• Public Law for Funding Public Projects and Social Programs Passes (10/26/10)
  
• Diplomatic relations established between Federated States of Micronesia and Brazil (10/26/10)
  
• Vice President Alik gives Oath of Office to Albert Welly, New National Election Office Director (10/22/10)
  
• JICA donates over USD $500,000 in Materials to the FSM Government for the MS Caroline Voyager (10/22/10)
  
• National and State Government Officials participate in Two-Day Intensive Disaster Mitigation, Relief and Reconstruction Workshop (10/21/10)
  
• President Mori, Cabinet and Congress Members visit Mwoakilloa and Pingelap (10/20/10)
  
• Pohnpei's World Food Day will be celebrated on October 22, 2010 (10/20/10)
  
• President Mori proclaims October 20 as "National Statistics Day" (10/19/10)
  
• President Mori proclaims October 16 as World Food Day (10/15/10)
  
• Micronesia and Morocco establish diplomatic relations (10/13/10)
  
• British Ambassador Stephen Lillie Presents His Credentials to President Mori (10/12/10)
  
• ONPA Releases Audit Report on FSM Department of Education Supplemental Education Grant (10/12/10)
  
• Limited Time for FSM Absentee Ballot Applications (10/11/10)
  
• FSM Delegation attends International Telecommincation Union Conference in Mexico (10/11/10)
  
• President Mori meets with Members of the FSM Forum for Persons with Disabilities (10/4/10)
  
• Congress hopeful balanced 2011 Budget would curb financial mismanagement (10/4/10)
  
• FSM President signs Congressional Act for Fiscal Year 2011 Budget to avoid Government Shutdown (10/1/10)
  
• President Mori meets with FEMA Regional Administrator (10/1/10)
  
• DOJ obtains Extradition of Phillip from the US (10/1/10)
  
• First FSM History Textbooks Published (9/29/10)
  
• China's National Day Celebrated in the FSM (9/29/10)
  
• Congress Passes 2011 National Budget (9/29/10)
  
• Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Completed Renovation of the Outer Islands High School Classrooms in Yap (9/28/10)
  
• NDOE uses National Standardized Test Results to determine Weaknesses in Instructional Delivery (9/27/10)
  
• JICA Supports FSM Clean-Up Campaign (9/27/10)
  
• Congress in final stages to pass 2011 National Budget (9/27/10)
  
• FSM Establishes Historic Relations With Egypt (9/25/10)
  
• Vice President Alik Alik Strengthens "Triangular Relationship" in Recent Meeting with American Jewish Committee Officials in New York (9/24/10)
  
• FSM Congress welcomes delegation from the French Senate (9/24/10)
  
• VP Alik joins UN Under-Secretary-General Sha Zukang and Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and speak to leaders of AOISIS and SIDS and proponents of Island States at breakfast in NY (9/23/10)
  
• Three Major Grant Awards for FSM Finalized in September (9/23/10)
  
• French Senators Visit FSM and meet with President Mori (9/22/10)
  
• First Woman Associate Justice of FSM Supreme Court Takes Oath of Office (9/22/10)
  
• Chinese Movie Festival Attracted Thousand (9/21/10)
  
• FSM Presents Country Report at 4^th Meeting of the Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services (9/17/10)
  
• Chief of National Police Pius Chotailug Dies September 8, 2010 (9/16/10)
  
• FSM and US hold 2010 Joint Committee Meeting in Hawaii (9/9/10)
  
• The Caroline Voyager is Back in Service (9/9/10)
  
• Chief of National Police Pius Chotailug Dies Last Night (9/9/10)
  
• Conference of lawmakers precedes the 16^th Congress Fifth Regular session (9/8/10)
  
• President Mori's State Visit in Chuuk (9/6/10)
  
• New and Faster Passport Service for FSM Citizens Residing in Hawaii and Guam (9/6/10)
  
• Secretary Shoniber Submits Urgent Request for FSM Teacher Training Program (9/6/10)
  
• ONPA Releases Audit Report on Chuuk State Department of Education Teacher Reclassification (9/3/10)
  
• Boating Safety Workshops (9/3/10)
  
• Draft FSM School Accreditation System Available for Public Review (9/2/10)
  
• Vice President Alik celebrates FSM National Day at Shanghai World Expo (8/30/10)
  
• Portrait of the Chuukese Dance Troupe at the Shanghai World Expo (8/30/10)
  
• Portrait of the Yapese Dance Troupe at the Shanghai World Expo (8/30/10)
  
• Vice President Alik arrives in Shanghai for FSM National Day Celebration at World Expo (8/29/10)
  
• New Secretary of the Department of Resources and Development, Marion Henry, Sworn In by President Mori (8/27/10)
  
• New Weather Service Buildings to be Build in Pohnpei (8/25/10)
  
• 29 Students Receive Scholarships for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies (8/24/10)
  
• Beware of E-mail Scams Coming to the FSM (8/20/10)
  
• Secretary Skilling Connects with Health Educators in Japan for Assistance in FSM (8/19/10)
  
• SBOC Launches Its Official Website (8/18/10)
  
• Continental Micronesia Proposes Newly Packaged Flight Schedule for Yap (8/17/10)
  
• National Campus Begins Fall 2010 with Freshmen Orientation (8/16/10)
  
• College Job Audit Passes Stages 1 and 2 (8/16/10)
  
• Twenty Students Graduate from Kosrae Campus (8/16/10)
  
• WHO Opens Country Liaison Office in Palikir (8/16/10)
  
• Vice President Alik Receives the Ambassador of Germany (8/16/10)
  
• President Mori Signs Partnership for Development Agreement with Australia (8/13/10)
  
• President Mori attends 41^st Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Vanuatu (8/11/10)
  
• FSM attends 22^nd Post Forum Dialogue Partners Meeting in Vanuatu (8/11/10)
  
• President Mori Participates in Bilateral Meetings with the US, China and Korea (8/11/10)
  
• Ambassador Akillino H. Susaia Presents Credentials to President Hu Jintao (8/10/10)
  
• Pacific ACP Leaders Meet in Port Vila (8/9/10)
  
• Congress Confirms FSM Chief Justice and Nation's First Female Justice (8/5/10)
  
• President Mori Welcomes Assistant Secretary Babauta to the FSM (8/3/10)
  
• The 7^th Micronesian Games Open in Palau (8/3/10)
  
• National women's conference in Kosrae adopts gender based resolutions (8/3/10)
  
• Official Designation of World Health Organization Country Liaison Office for the Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of the Marshall Islands (8/3/10)
  
• Micronesian Trade Ministers Meeting (8/3/10)
  
• Presidents Come Together as One United Voice at 10^th Micronesian Presidents' Summit (8/2/10)
  
• Missing Pohnpeian Fisherman Drifts to Shore in Palau (8/2/10)
  
• FSM Participates in 2010 Shanghai World Expo (8/2/10)
  
• Four FSM Students Completed Studies in China (8/2/10)
  
• FSM Embassy Launches its Official Website (8/2/10)
  
• Congress confirms R&D Secretary and National Elections Director, among others (7/31/10)
  
• Questions to President Mori from Higher Achievement Program Students (7/29/10)
  
• 5 Year Amended Compact Review is Under Way (7/29/10)
  
• Special Session Tackles Critical Funding Needs of Education Department (7/29/10)
  
• President Mori Meets with Assistant Secretary Anthony Babauta of Guam (7/26/10)
  
• National Government Releases Chuuk CIP Funds to Moch Municipality (7/23/10)
  
• Master Navigator "Mau" Piailug Dies on July 12, 2010 (7/23/10)
  
• Ambassador Susaia Meets with China Education Association for International Exchange (7/22/10)
  
• Telecommunications Team from The World Bank Visits FSM and Meets with President Mori (7/20/10)
  
• NORMA Executive Director Dies on July 7, 2010 (7/20/10)
  
• President Mori Meets Delegation from Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China (7/16/10)
  
• One Million Dollar Grant Transferred from China to FSM Trust Fund (7/16/10)
  
• Bank of FSM Pays Annual Dividend to National Government (7/15/10)
  
• Team Kosrae Wins National Law Day Debates at the FSM Supreme Court (7/13/10)
  
• FSM Meets the June 30th Single Audit Deadline Again (7/12/10)
  
• Unqualified Opinion on Audit Report for the FSM National Government (7/12/10)
  
• Audit of Solid Waste Management of Pohnpei State Released (7/12/10)
  
• New Public Law Creates Insurance Board and Another Covers College Scholarships for Qualified High School Valedictorians (7/8/10)
  
• Communication Technology to Assist Livelihoods of Pacific Communities (7/8/10)
  
• Congress Holds Statewide Public Hearings on Issue of Chief Justice and Others (7/7/10)
  
• Two Million US Dollars of Revenue Reported by the Department of Finance (7/5/10)
  
• State Departments of Education Publish Books In State Languages for Kindergartners and First Graders (7/5/10)
  
• FSM Teachers Get a Boost in Teaching Math and Writing at Micronesia Teachers' Education Conference 2010 (7/5/10)
  
• FSM Delegation Attends Pacific Regional Workshop on Aid Effectiveness (7/2/10)
  
• FSM Association of Chief State School Officers Finds Solutions to Remedy Audit's Non-Compliance Findings (7/2/10)
  
• 2010 FSM National Law Day (7/2/10)
  
• PMU Launches Bidding Process for Three New Schools in Pohnpei (7/2/10)
  
• Amato Elymore Dies on June 20, 2010 (6/25/10)
  
• FSM Agencies Come Together to Apply for Grant for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (6/24/10)
  
• FSM Banking and Insurance Board Holds First Quarter Meeting (6/24/10)
  
• Asian Development Bank Sponsors Chuuk Community Consultation Program (6/24/10)
  
• Small Island Nation Leads Push for Biggest Climate Opportunity of 2010 (6/22/10)
  
• College Puts on "Agriculture is More than Farming" 2010 (6/22/10)
  
• President Mori Meets with Executive Director of Asia Development Bank (6/21/10)
  
• President Mori Meets Ambassador-Designate Robert Kawaii of New Zealand (6/18/10)
  
• Ambassador Yogendra Kumar Accredited as Ambassador of India to the FSM (6/18/10)
  
• China Agrees to Pay for Maintenance of Yap Vessel (6/17/10)
  
• Creation of Committee to Educate the Public Regarding Upcoming Referendum (6/16/10)
  
• 200K Grant for Yap Socially Disadvantaged Farmers (6/16/10)
  
• Former U.S. Soldier Remembered in Kosrae (6/16/10)
  
• Chinese Acrobatic Performances Attracted Thousands (6/16/10)
  
• Emergency Repairs for FSS Independence Approved and Supplemental Funding for FY2010 Budget Passes (6/11/10)
  
• Senior Police Officer and Department of Justice Attorney Attend Annual Security Conference (6/10/10)
  
• FSM Office of SBOC Initiates New Internship Program (6/9/10)
  
• Clarification Regarding Addressee Format to Use When Receiving Mail From International Locations (6/9/10)
  
• Signing Ceremony for Technical and Economic Cooperation Agreement Between FSM and China (6/7/10)
  
• FSM Diplomatic Corps Attends President Mori's Address to Xavier High School Graduating Class of 2010 (6/7/10)
  
• ONPA Releases Audit Report on Pohnpei State Department of Education Procurement Activities (6/7/10)
  
• Congress session adopts compact budget, telecom measure and others (6/7/10)
  
• President Mori Addresses Woleai High School Graduating Class of 2010 (6/4/10)
  
• COM Summer Student Registration Highest in Three Years (6/4/10)
  
• Sudden Death of Joe Konno (5/28/10)
  
• First Pohnpei Economic Planning Conference (5/27/10)
  
• Boat Seizure Within EEZ (5/26/10)
  
• National and State Police Officers Participate in New Leadership Program (5/26/10)
  
• Three Attorneys Newly Admitted to Practice Before the FSM Supreme Court (5/20/10)
  
• Groundbreaking Ceremony for Yap Early Childhood Education Center (5/20/10)
  
• President Mori Delivers His State of the Federation Message (5/13/10)
  
• President to deliver his State of the Nation Address (5/7/10)
  
• Congress hosts population and development workshop in Palikir (5/6/10)
  
• Farewell to Sergeant Raymond J. Hicks (5/5/10)
  
• FSM and US Held Mid-Year Review of the Joint Committee Meeting (5/5/10)
  
• Micronesia and Finland establish diplomatic relations (5/4/10)
  
• FSM Continues to Lead on Tackling Climate Under Ozone Treaty (4/30/10)
  
• President Mori Addresses Micronesian Youth at 6^th Annual MYSN Conference in Pohnpei (4/22/10)
  
• FSM Participates in the 2010 China-PICs Forum on Eco-Tech Cooperation (4/22/10)
  
• Chinese Special Envoy to the China-Pacific Islands Forum Dialogue meets with President Mori (4/21/10)
  
• FSM attends the Pacific Island Health Officers Association Meeting in American Samoa (4/21/10)
  
• Tax Reform Legislations sent to Congress (4/20/10)
  
• CEDAW 30 Year Anniversary Contest (4/14/10)
  
• President Mori Submits $53 Million Proposed Budget for FY 2011 to Congress (4/9/10)
  
• Grants available from the Framework for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (4/9/10)
  
• Ambassador Akillino H. Susaia Assumes his Post in Beijing, China (4/9/10)
  
• Akillino Susaia Sworn in as 1^st Resident FSM Ambassador to China (4/7/10)
  
• Pohnpei State holds 27^th annual Cultural Day along with the 1^st FSM Culture & Traditions Day (4/7/10)
  
• National Trade Facilitation Committee holds one day meeting in Pohnpei (4/5/10)
  
• Congress invites President Mori to give State of the Nation Address in May (4/1/10)
  
• President Mori nominates Associate Justice Yinug for Chief Justice (3/30/10)
  
• New Public Law makes changes to Caroline Islands Air Corporation (3/29/10)
  
• Third State and National Leadership Conference ends with two major decisions (3/26/10)
  
• FSM continues negotiations for Trade in Services with other Pacific Island Countries (3/26/10)
  
• Official Turnover Ceremony of the ARFF and Equipment in Yap (3/26/10)
  
• New National Holiday for Culture and Traditions in FSM (3/25/10)
  
• 3^rd State and National Leadership Conference officially kicks off at the College of Micronesia-FSM Gym in Pohnpei (3/18/10)
  
• Joint FSM & RMI Compact Trust Fund Committee Meeting Held in Honolulu, Hawaii (3/17/10)
  
• FSM Invasive Species Project on the move (3/17/10)
  
• Forum Trade Ministers to meet in Pohnpei, FSM (3/16/10)
  
• FSM DOE Post-Secondary Office releases statistics on expected FSM graduates for 2010 (3/15/10)
  
• FSM Undertakes Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Atolls (3/15/10)
  
• Completion of Biosphere Project in Pohnpei (3/11/10)
  
• Office of SBOC gets new Economist (3/11/10)
  
• Emergency Declaration for FSM passports (3/10/10)
  
• FSM Prepares to Hold National Food Summit to address Food Security Issues (3/9/10)
  
• Leaders Break grounds for COM Projects (3/9/10)
  
• ONPA Releases Audit Report on Telecom Credit Card Usage (3/5/10)
  
• ADB Technical Assistance to FSM modified to improve Chuuk State School System (3/5/10)
  
• Supplemental Budget Request Approved for Executive Branch (3/4/10)
  
• NORMA Continues FSM Fisheries Observer Training (3/3/10)
  
• ONPA Releases Audit Reports on Chuuk Department of Health Services Procurement (3/2/10)
  
• President Calls for State-National Leadership Conference and Special Session of Congress in March (3/1/10)
  
• President Mori Held Discussion with Yap State Leadership (2/26/10)
  
• PNA Summit Concludes in Palau (2/25/10)
  
• President Mori conveys sympathy on the passing for former First Lady Iris Falcam (2/24/10)
  
• ONPA Releases Inspection Report of Kitti Council Allegations of Election District Two in Pohnpei (2/24/10)
  
• ONPA releases Audit Report on Chuuk Department of Education textbooks and instructional materials (2/22/10)
  
• Congress Approves Akillino Susaia to be FSM Ambassador to China (2/18/10)
  
• FSM Kicks off Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Human Rights (2/18/10)
  
• President Mori designates new FSM Insurance Commissioner (2/17/10)
  
• Fiji's Roving Ambassador-Designate to the FSM Presents Credentials to President Mori (2/15/10)
  
• Executive Branch proposes legislation to separate the Banking and Insurance Board (2/15/10)
  
• President Mori greets new U.S. Ambassador to the FSM (2/12/10)
  
• Proposed Bill for $9 Million worth of Compact Infrastructure Sector Grant Transmitted to Congress (2/12/10)
  
• El Nino - Southern Oscillation Special Update for the FSM (2/12/10)
  
• President Mori Held High-Level Talks with Leadership of Israel (2/12/10)
  
• FSM Observes World Cancer Day (2/11/10)
  
• FSM Joint FEMA & USAID Workshop for Disaster Management (2/11/10)
  
• National Department of Education begins public consultation on Student Learning Outputs (2/11/10)
  
• FSM Postal Service Restricts Commercial Commodity Shipments (2/10/10)
  
• FSM Scholarship Board doles out funds to undergrads (2/10/10)
  
• National Department of Education conducts School Accreditation Workshop (2/10/10)
  
• A Message from the Secretary of FSM Health and Social Affairs on H1N1 Vaccine (2/9/10)
  
• President Mori Issues Proclamation on the Passing of Chief Justice Amaraich (2/5/10)
  
• The Human Face of the Global Economic Crisis in the Pacific (2/3/10)
  
• FSM Secretary of TC&I visits States in conjunction with Congressional Public Hearings (2/2/10)
  
• FSM Millennium Development Goals' Capacity Building Initiative Project (2/2/10)
  
• The Federated States of Micronesia Mourns the loss of one of its Founding Fathers: Chief Justice Andon Amaraich (1/28/10)
  
• Executive Branch transmits new Supplementary Budget Request to Congress (1/27/10)
  
• Governor of Chuuk in support of Presidential Nomination of Mr. Ihlen Joseph to JEMCO (1/27/10)
  
• President Calls for updating existing Sectoral Plans with new Policy on Climate Change (1/25/10)
  
• First Secretary of the FSM Department of Education Passes Away (1/25/10)
  
• Executive Branch transmits Foreign Financial Assistance from China to 16^th Congress for Approval (1/22/10)
  
• No Funding for State National Leadership Meeting (1/22/10)
  
• Presidential Order to release CIP Funds to Chuuk Municipalities (1/20/10)
  
• FSM National Elections Office Strengthens Internal Procedures on Voter ID Cards (1/19/10)
  
• Project Interchange will host FSM delegation to Israel (1/18/10)
  
• China Offers 14 New Scholarships for FSM Students (1/18/10)
  
• No Signature on Congressional Act for Repetitive Amendments to Public Laws (1/15/10)
  
• President Mori Holds Meeting with FSM Telecom to Discuss Fiber Optic Cable Options (1/13/10)
  
• Policy on passport validity requirement for FSM Citizens to travel to the United States (1/13/10)
  
• Ambassador George Presents Credentials to President of Israel (1/13/10)
  
• President Mori Appoints New FSM Scholarship Board Members (1/12/10)
  
• Congressional Appropriation Bill Receives Line-Item Vetoes (1/11/10)
  
• More Public Laws Signed (1/7/10)
  
• FSM Banking and Insurance Board Holds Quarterly Meeting in Kosrae (1/5/10)
  
• FSM Secretary of TC&I Visits Yap State (1/4/10)
  

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2009

• Foreign Financial Assistance to Protect FSM's Environment (12/22/09)
  
• New State Court Associate Justice Sworn into Office in Yap (12/22/09)
  
• President Mori Gives Remarks at Copenhagen (12/18/09)
  
• Recently Passed Public Law Allows for Banks to Loan Higher Amounts to Bank Staff and Relatives of Bank Employees (12/18/09)
  
• Four Nominations Confirmed by Congress (12/17/09)
  
• New Public Law Paves the Way for Multiple Corporate Captive Insurance Companies in FSM (12/17/09)
  
• Presidential Order Ratifies 2008 Agreement with People's Republic of China (12/16/09)
  
• Bill Proposes Extension to Absentee Voting Period (12/16/09)
  
• Climate Change Negotiation Talks Begin in Copenhagen (12/15/09)
  
• Outcomes of Chief Executive Summit Meeting in Guam (12/15/09)
  
• FSM Secretary of TC&I Visits Chinese Company on Progress of Chuuk ARFF Facility (12/14/09)
  
• FSM Tax Reform Executive Steering Committee Endorses Package of Enabling Legislations for Reforming the Tax System (12/11/09)
  
• Maritime Security Cooperation Talks between FSM and Australia (12/9/09)
  
• Signing Ceremony for Clean Energy Solar Project from the Government of Japan (12/8/09)
  
• International Monetary Fund provides an Economic Assessment during November 4-9, 2009 (12/8/09)
  
• Positive Changes to Budget Call for Fiscal Year 2011 (12/4/09)
  
• FSM Receives Strategic Prevention Framework Grant from the United States (12/4/09)
  
• Pilot Telecenter Project Handed Over in Tonoas (12/4/09)
  
• President Mori Calls for Second Special Session of Congress (11/17/09)
  
• President Mori to Speak on Effects of Guam Buildup on the FSM (11/16/09)
  
• World Diabetes Day in FSM (11/12/09)
  
• New Chuuk Campus 300 KW Generator Provides Continuous Power (11/6/09)
  
• FSM Embassy Celebrates 23^rd National Day and 20^th Anniversary of Relations with the People's Republic of China (11/6/09)
  
• Vice President Alik addresses Chinese Government Officials, the Diplomatic Corp, Foreign Investors, Friends of the FSM in China and FSM Citizens during the Celebrations of the 23^rd FSM National Day in Beijing (11/6/09)
  
• Vice President to Head Delegation to China to Celebrate 20 Years of Diplomatic Relations (11/5/09)
  
• Disaster Risk Reduction Project Gearing Up In FSM (10/4/09)
  
• Activities of the FSM Delegation in China (11/4/09)
  
• FSM Continues Trade Discussions with the EU and Australia/New Zealand (10/3/09)
  
• Acceptance of Lesser Climate Deal Threatens Existence of Small Islands, Representative of Micronesia told the Second Committee (11/2/09)
  
• 2010 Census Project Receives $811K from Congress (10/29/09)
  
• Transportation Mission Dispatched to Chuuk and Yap (10/29/09)
  
• Vice President Alik and Governor Ehsa Attend the Annual Meetings of SPC in Tonga (10/28/09)
  
• Revised Schedule of the M/V Caroline Voyager (10/28/09)
  
• FSM Tax Reform Continues to Move Forward (10/28/09)
  
• President Addresses European Leaders on Climate Change at European Development Days (10/26/09)
  
• FSM Present at PACER-Plus Meetings in Brisbane (10/26/09)
  
• New Public Law on Revolving Fund for Fisheries Observers and Port Samplers (10/22/09)
  
• Certification and Declaration of Results of the FSM Congress Special Election (10/22/09)
  
• 3^rd Tri-Annual Airport Emergency Preparedness Shook-Up PPA (10/21/09)
  
• President Mori Signs Paid Maternity Leave Act into Law (10/21/09)
  
• FSM H1N1 Mass Vaccination Campaign (10/20/09)
  
• Special Election in Pohnpei Underway (10/20/09)
  
• Millennium Development Goals Workshop in Palikir (10/19/09)
  
• President Mori Gives Keynote Address at Pohnpei State's World Food Day Event (10/16/09)
  
• FSM Shows Support to Pacific Countries Affected by Recent Natural Disasters (10/16/09)
  
• Appointments to FSM Girl Scouts Board of Directors (10/15/09)
  
• JEMCO Approves Resolution 2009-11 on Education Sector Grants (10/14/09)
  
• President Mori Accepts Invitation to Join European Development Days (10/13/09)
  
• FSM Responds to Tsunami Warning (10/9/09)
  
• President Mori Signs Proclamation for World Mental Health Day 2009 (10/9/09)
  
• FSM Extends Treaty Regarding the College of Micronesia (10/8/09)
  
• Final Results of Presidential Nominations Submitted to Congress (10/8/09)
  
• Tri-annual Airport Emergency Preparedness Workshop Going on in Pohnpei (10/6/09)
  
• FSM Delivers PSIDS Statement on Women, Peace and Security at United Nations (10/5/09)
  
• Three More Public Laws Made (10/5/09)
  
• Vice President Alik Helps Celebrate PRC's 60^th Anniversary of Founding Day (10/2/09)
  
• President Mori Signs $35 Million FSM Budget for FY2010 (10/1/09)
  
• FSM DOE Holds English Curriculum Development Workshop in Pohnpei (9/30/09)
  
• Congress Confirms Four of President Mori's Nominations (9/30/09)
  
• FSM Citizens' Advisory Committee Meets with President Mori in Honolulu (9/30/09)
  
• President Mori Visited FSM Citizens on Maui and Hilo (9/30/09)
  
• President Mori and Members of the FSM Delegation to UN General Assembly Met with Jewish Leaders in NY to Strengthen Friendship (9/28/09)
  
• President Mori meets with Chuukese residing in Honolulu (9/27/09)
  
• Micronesia President Emanuel Mori Urges Immediate Action on Climate Change (9/25/09)
  
• Education Conference Results in Three Resolutions in Two Days (9/24/09)
  
• President Emanuel Mori Starts Busy UNGA Program in New York with Side Meeting with Secretary Hillary (9/22/09)
  
• President Mori Attends the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Meeting in New York (9/22/09)
  
• Executive Branch Transmits Nominations to Congress (9/22/09)
  
• President Mori Prepares for United Nations General Assembly Meetings in New York (9/21/09)
  
• Experts to Assess the FSM's Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (9/21/09)
  
• FSM Celebrates 20 Years of Diplomatic Relations with China (9/18/09)
  
• FSMSSA Conducts Disability Conference (9/18/09)
  
• JEMCO Concludes on Positive Note (9/17/09)
  
• Lawmakers conference adopts social security and compact office resolutions (9/15/09)
  
• Chuuk State Commended; Priority Action Items Requires Attention (9/11/09)
  
• Kosrae International Airport's Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting (ARFF) Facility Dedication (9/8/09)
  
• U.S JTF-HD "All Hazards Terrorism" Subject Matter Expert Exchange Workshop (9/7/09)
  
• Benefits for FSM Citizens to have Voter ID Cards for Voting in Elections (9/4/09)
  
• FSM bids farewell to H.E. Ambassador Miriam K. Hughes (9/3/09)
  
• President Mori Signs Proclamation for Coconut Day (9/2/09)
  
• Primo new Vice Speaker of FSM Congress (9/1/09)
  
• Special Session declares vacancy in Congress (8/31/09)
  
• More Cases of H1N1 Influenza Confirmed in FSM (8/26/09)
  
• FSM National Elections Office Explains Procedure for Voter ID Cards and Voting (8/26/09)
  
• Update on President Mori's State Visit to Chuuk (8/25/09)
  
• New Ambassador from China to FSM Presents Credentials to President Mori (8/21/09)
  
• Special Session launches busy month for Congress (8/21/09)
  
• U.S. and FSM hold Joint Telecommunications Board (JTB) Meeting in Yap (8/20/09)
  
• Results of FSM National Government Exit Conference on FY 2008 Audit Report (8/19/09)
  
• Highlights of Recent Visits to the States by Delegation from the Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure (8/18/09)
  
• FSM Association of Chambers of Commerce in the Pipeline (8/17/09)
  
• President Mori Meets Citizens in Guam (8/17/09)
  
• FSM Participates in CDC Risk Communication Workshop for Pandemic Influenza (8/14/09)
  
• Climate Change Talks in Germany Begin (8/13/09)
  
• Investment Legal Framework Applicable in the FSM to be further Streamlined (8/13/09)
  
• Tax Reform Technical Group Holds Meeting in Chuuk (8/12/09)
  
• FSM World Food Day Planning Committee Meets (8/11/09)
  
• President Mori Attends 40^th Pacific Island Forum in Australia (8/10/09)
  
• President Mori Schedules State Visit to the Mortlock Islands in Chuuk State (8/7/09)
  
• FSM Courts Hold Conference in Yap (8/6/09)
  
• FSM States to Review National Energy Policy Draft (8/5/09)
  
• FSM Office of the National Public Auditor Peer Review Outcome (8/4/09)
  
• President Mori's Address at Tällberg Catches European Commission's Attention (8/3/09)
  
• The Office of SBOC Releases More Statistical Publications on FSM (8/3/09)
  
• FSM National Treasury To Release $1.9M to FSM States For Prior Years CFSM and Federal Grant Reimbursements (7/30/09)
  
• Yap holds State funeral for first Congress Floor Leader Tman (7/30/09)
  
• Presidential Proclamation Issued on the Late Former Congressman Luke M. Tman (7/29/09)
  
• Office of the National Public Auditor Launches Fraud Awareness Program (7/28/09)
  
• Micronesians Rise up to Water Challenge (7/28/09)
  
• FSM Department of Education Sponsors Micronesia Teachers Education Conference (7/27/09)
  
• FSM Youth Summit Outcomes (7/27/09)
  
• President Mori Welcomes US Coast Guard Commandant in Palikir (7/24/09)
  
• President Mori Receives Response from Tällberg Foundation (7/24/09)
  
• FSM participated in the Pacific Island Health Ministers Meeting to discuss shared regional health priorities (7/24/09)
  
• FSM Resolved to Continue Foreign Investment Laws and Regulations' Reform (7/23/09)
  
• Acting USDA RD State Director Pang Ching meets Yap Officials (7/23/09)
  
• Pohnpei special election pending availability of funds (7/23/09)
  
• Island Nations Lead Charge to Cut Super Greenhouse Gas Under Ozone Treaty (7/22/09)
  
• FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs receives US Grant on Substance Abuse and Mental Health (7/22/09)
  
• The Eneko Communiqué Contents from the 9^th Micronesian Presidents' Summit (7/21/09)
  
• First Reported case of Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 in the Federated States of Micronesia (7/21/09)
  
• 9^th Micronesian Presidents' Summit Concludes in Majuro (7/20/09)
  
• FSM's Largest Solar PV Power Plant Operational in Yap (7/20/09)
  
• 9^th Micronesia Presidents' Summit Begins in Majuro (7/20/09)
  
• The Pohnpei Higher Achievement Program Visits President Mori (7/15/09)
  
• Marshall Islands and Palau Confirm Cases of H1N1 (7/15/09)
  
• 11^th Micronesia Chief Executives' Summit Update #1 (7/15/09)
  
• FSM Government Creates Program to Bridge the Kosrae State Government Revenue Gap (7/14/09)
  
• 11^th Micronesia Chief Executives Summit Opens in Majuro (7/14/09)
  
• FSM Postal Services Announces Pilot Project on Postage Due (7/13/09)
  
• Speaker Figir highlights rule of law at national debate (7/13/09)
  
• President Mori Scheduled to Attend Summit Meetings in Majuro (7/10/09)
  
• Vice President Alik Meets FSM Citizens in Beijing (7/9/09)
  
• Pohnpei State Department of Land and Natural Resources Receives Technical Assistance Grant (7/8/09)
  
• FSM to Participate in the 2^nd Micronesian Trade Committee Meeting in Majuro (7/8/09)
  
• Chuuk Inaugurates New Administration (7/8/09)
  
• Vice President Alik Pays Official Visit to China (7/8/09)
  
• FSS Micronesia Requires Life Extension Program (7/7/09)
  
• Pandemic H1N1 State Report for June (7/7/09)
  
• French Documentary Film Crew in FSM (7/6/09)
  
• Four Public Laws from First Regular Session of 16^th Congress (7/6/09)
  
• President Mori Gives Keynote Address to Tällberg Forum in Sweden (6/30/09)
  
• Implementation Begins on FSM Telecenter Pilot Project (6/29/09)
  
• FSM Signs Implementing Agreement on Article X of the Amended Compact (6/29/09)
  
• FSM Executive Branch Honors Passing of FSM Congressman Resio S. Moses (6/26/09)
  
• New Resident Coordinator for UN System's Operational Activities visits Palikir (6/25/09)
  
• FSM Tourism Promotion Initiative Progress Report (6/24/09)
  
• Joint FEMA-USAID Workshop to be held in Chuuk (6/24/09)
  
• Congress Vice Speaker Moses Dies In Office (6/23/09)
  
• Chuuk Financial Management Update (6/23/09)
  
• President Mori Travels to Sweden to Visit Tällberg Foundation (6/22/09)
  
• President Mori Hosts Farewell Reception for Outgoing Ambassador from China (6/22/09)
  
• FSM Congress Creates Resolution on National Policy on Disability (6/20/09)
  
• FSM Youth Summit in 2009 will Turn Policies into Action (6/19/09)
  
• Island Nations Pass U.N. General Assembly Resolution on Climate Change and Security (6/15/09)
  
• FSM Households Experiencing Hardship Increase Due to High Cost of Living, UN Report Indicates (6/15/09)
  
• Pohnpei Island Central School Gives Diplomas to 316 Seniors (6/12/09)
  
• FSM National Men's Health Week (6/12/09)
  
• World Health Organization Raises Pandemic Alert to Level 6 (6/12/09)
  
• Fifth-Year Compact Review Update (6/11/09)
  
• FSM National Policy on Disability Adopted (6/11/09)
  
• Latest Round of Climate Talks 'Progressing Well' - UN (6/10/09)
  
• The Emerging Pacific Leaders' Dialogue (EPLD) 2010 (6/10/09)
  
• Hazardous Material Training and Exercise Scheduled for Yap State (6/10/09)
  
• FSM Students Showcase the FSM in the 2009 Foreign Student's Culture Festival of Beijing University of Science & Technology (6/9/09)
  
• Australia Sends a Team of Doctors to Chuuk State Hospital (6/9/09)
  
• 2008 FSM International and Interstate Migration Report now Available (6/8/09)
  
• Workshop on Women in Politics to be held in Pohnpei (6/8/09)
  
• FSM National Taskforce on Influenza A (H1N1) Recommends Cancelling Airport Screening (6/5/09)
  
• FSM Participates in China's 2009 Human Resource Development Programs (6/5/09)
  
• EPA Climate Conference June 22-25 on Saipan (6/4/09)
  
• College Community Discusses Options for College at 2009 Retreat (6/4/09)
  
• President Mori Addresses the Spring Graduating Class of 2009 at the University of Guam (6/3/09)
  
• 2009 FSM National Law Day (6/3/09)
  
• Vice President Alik Declares May 31, 2009 World No Tobacco Day (6/2/09)
  
• FSM Government Sponsors Captive Insurance Seminar in Tokyo (6/1/09)
  
• President Mori Speaks at PALM Summit on Japan-Pacific Exchange Plan (5/29/09)
  
• First meeting of the National Taskforce (5/29/09)
  
• President Mori Receives Fifth Update from Department of Health and Social Affairs on H1N1 Influenza A Pandemic Threat (5/26/09)
  
• Executive submits Budget for FY 2010 sans compact sectors (5/25/09)
  
• President Mori and Delegation Attend the "Pacific Islands Exhibition 2009" and "Viva! Pacific Islanders" Opening Ceremony in Tokyo (5/25/09)
  
• President Mori Attends the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (5/22/09)
  
• FSM Embassy Participates in the 2009 World Tourism Elites Boao Summit (5/22/09)
  
• FSM Embassy Participates in Regional Ministerial Meeting for Asia and the Pacific on "Promoting Health Literacy" (5/22/09)
  
• President Mori Travels to Japan for Summit Meeting and Seminar (5/21/09)
  
• President Mori Receives Fourth Update from Department of Health and Social Affairs on H1N1 Influenza A Pandemic Threat (5/21/09)
  
• Pacific Aviation Directors Workshop held in Majuro, Marshall Islands (5/21/09)
  
• FSM Close-Up 2009 Students Fine-tune Their Leadership Knowledge (5/21/09)
  
• Congress calls in departments and offices for budget hearing (5/19/09)
  
• President Mori Sets Task Force on Continental Shelf Project (5/19/09)
  
• President Mori Delivers the State of the Nation Address Before Congress (5/14/09)
  
• New Congress maintains officers, reshuffle committee heads (5/13/09)
  
• Second State-National Leadership Conference Underway in Palikir (5/13/09)
  
• State of the Nation Address Delayed (5/13/09)
  
• President Mori Invited to Give State of the Nation Address (5/12/09)
  
• Congress Overrides Three of President Mori's Vetoes (5/12/09)
  
• President Mori Invites Members of the 15^th and 16^th Congress to Dinner (5/12/09)
  
• H1N1 Influenza Update #3 from Department of Health & Social Affairs (5/8/09)
  
• FSM Embassy - Beijing Participates in Annual Department Meeting in Palikir (5/7/09)
  
• Public Law Updates from 7^th Special Session of the 15^th FSM Congress (5/7/09)
  
• Vice President Alik Attends ANZAC Ceremony (5/7/09)
  
• Speaker Figir calls for Eight Special Session (5/7/09)
  
• FSM States Receive Sector Grant Awards from US Department of the Interior (5/6/09)
  
• President Mori Issues Two Proclamations (5/6/09)
  
• Opening Session of new Sixteenth Congress set for May 11 (5/6/09)
  
• FSM Embassy Meets with China Education Association for International Exchange (5/5/09)
  
• President Mori Encourages Citizens Abroad to be Good Ambassadors for FSM (5/5/09)
  
• Universal Periodic Review for the FSM (5/5/09)
  
• FSM National and States Governments review their existing Foreign Investment Laws and Regulations in view of improving the business climate in the FSM (5/4/09)
  
• Former Ambassador Marehalau Found Guilty on Two Counts (5/4/09)
  
• President Mori Receives Second Update from Department of Health and Social Affairs on H1N1 Influenza A Pandemic Threat (5/4/09)
  
• Nomination of Deputy Chief of Mission to the FSM Embassy in Fiji Announced (5/1/09)
  
• Symposium on Foreign Investment Laws and Regulations held in Palikir (5/1/09)
  
• Ontong Java Plateau MOU Signed by Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands, on 6 March 2009 (5/1/09)
  
• Vice President Alik L. Alik to attend Commissioning Ceremony in Hawaii (4/23/09)
  
• President Mori Meets with Congresswoman Bordallo of Guam (4/13/09)
  
• Meeting of the FSM National Women Planning Council Scheduled (4/8/09)
  
• President Mori Submits FY 2010 Budget Proposal to Congress (4/7/09)
  
• Master Gunnery Sergeant Kephas Retired from US Marine Corps (4/6/09)
  
• President Mori Transmits Bill to the Congress of the FSM to Establish Oversight over FSM Telecommunications Corporation (4/2/09)
  
• Foreign Fishing Agreement between NORMA and Hai Chan Yang, Ltd. (4/1/09)
  
• FSM signs MOU with Australia on Tsunami Warning System and Climate Monitoring System (3/31/09)
  
• Weno Road Project Phase One Breaks Ground in Chuuk (3/31/09)
  
• Declaration of Winning Candidate for Congressional Election in Chuuk ED#5 (3/25/09)
  
• Tax Reform Meeting in Kosrae (3/26/09)
  
• Second Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance to Affected Outer Islands (3/26/09)
  
• FSM-China Visa Exemption Agreement in Draft Phase (3/26/09)
  
• FSM Embassy meets with Secretary General of the Philatelic Association of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (3/25/09)
  
• CRC Convenes 6^th Regular Meeting in Palikir (3/24/09)
  
• FSM Celebrates World TB Day (3/24/09)
  
• PMU relocation among first measures of special session (3/24/09)
  
• Micronesian Regional Coastguard Proposed (3/23/09)
  
• Finance and Budget Kick-Off Final Phase of New Financial Management System (3/23/09)
  
• FSM Embassy Gears up for the 20^th Anniversary of FSM-China Diplomatic Relations (3/21/09)
  
• President Mori to Attend 2009 Conference on Business Opportunities in the Islands (3/20/09)
  
• Outcomes from 2^nd Aid for Trade Meeting (3/19/09)
  
• FSM hopes to Ratify the International Convention against Doping in Sports (3/19/09)
  
• Vice President Addresses the 3^rd FSM Pandemic Influenza Summit (3/19/09)
  
• Office of the President Announces Private Wedding Ceremony (3/18/09)
  
• Day Two focuses on special report, social security and PMU (3/17/09)
  
• Declaration of Winning Candidates for the FSM Congressional Election (3/16/09)
  
• First Meeting of the Working Group for the Micronesian Village Project Set (3/16/09)
  
• FSM Requests for Consultation towards FSM-China Visa Agreement (3/16/09)
  
• China's Health Ministry Invites the Honorable Vita Akapito Skilling to participate in Asia and Pacific Regional Ministerial Meeting (3/16/09)
  
• FSM Airport Improvement Program (AIP) (3/13/09)
  
• 3^rd FSM Pandemic Influenza Summit is set for March 16, 2009 in Pohnpei (3/13/09)
  
• Seventh special session of 15^th Congress set for March 16 (3/13/09)
  
• U.S. Congressman from American Samoa Visits FSM (3/12/09)
  
• Aid For Trade Workshop Begins in Palikir (3/12/09)
  
• Chuuk State Election Commission Releases State Election Results (3/12/09)
  
• FSM DOE Attends Pacific GSEG III and CIMAP Meetings on Guam (3/11/09)
  
• Ontong Java Plateau MOU Signed By Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands (3/11/09)
  
• State Funeral set for former Congress Floor Leader Asugar (3/10/09)
  
• DC Embassy's Outreach Program Targets Tangible Benefits for the FSM (3/10/09)
  
• Week-long Forestry Workshop Begins in Palikir (3/9/09)
  
• UNOFFICIAL Election Results for the FSM National Election 2009 (3/6/09)
  
• FSM Women's Workshop to Celebrate International Women's Day (3/5/09)
  
• FSM Delegation Attends ITU Pacific ICT Ministerial Forum in Tonga (3/4/09)
  
• The 2007 FSM International Trade Publication Released (3/4/09)
  
• People's Republic of China Offers Scholarships for FSM Students (3/2/09)
  
• Non-combat Related Incident Takes Life of FSM Soldier in the US Army (2/23/09)
  
• FSM Project Management Unit Executes Largest Contract Ever in FSM (2/23/09)
  
• Micronesia and United States Joint Committee Meeting held in Pohnpei (2/20/09)
  
• President Signs Four Congressional Acts into Public Law (2/20/09)
  
• Swedish Ambassador visits FSM (2/18/09)
  
• Ambassador Noreén of Sweden meets with Speaker Figir (2/18/09)
  
• President Mori Declares 2009 National Cancer Prevention Year (2/17/09)
  
• Vice President Alik Alik Attended the Pacific Islands Forum Special Leader' Retreat (2/16/09)
  
• Congress adjourns Sixth and final Regular Session with major legislations (2/16/09)
  
• Bill to Amend Social Security Law Passes 2^nd Reading (2/13/09)
  
• Division of Statistics Releases 2008 FSM Statistical Yearbook and International Trade Publication (2/13/09)
  
• Pacific Island Health Officers met in Majuro (2/12/09)
  
• FSM Sustainable Land Management Inception Workshop to be held in Chuuk (2/12/09)
  
• State-National Leadership Conference Concludes Today (2/6/09)
  
• Federated States of Micronesia Telecommunications Corporation signs contract with Tyco Telecommunications to construct an international fiber optic connection (2/6/09)
  
• Signing Ceremony on the Minutes of Discussions on the Implementation Review Study on the Project for Improvement of Pohnpei International Airport in the FSM (2/6/09)
  
• State-National Leadership Conference Begins in Palikir (2/4/09)
  
• Recent Activities from FSM Consul General on Guam (2/3/09)
  
• Two FSM Carpenters Highlighted in Guam's Pacific Daily News (2/3/09)
  
• President Mori Calls for National and State Leadership Council Meeting (1/30/09)
  
• Center for Micronesian Empowerment Chooses Executive Director from FSM (1/28/09)
  
• 2008 Health Digest for Federated States of Micronesia Published (1/28/09)
  
• Alternative Energy Grant to FSM provided by Government of Turkey (1/22/09)
  
• Vice President Alik L. Alik to Attend the Special Leaders' Retreat in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (1/20/09)
  
• FSM Prepares To Delineate the Outer Limits of its Continental Shelf (1/20/09)
  
• Second Update on Disaster Assessment from Chuuk and Pohnpei States (1/16/09)
  
• FSM Project Management Unit Opens Bids on Three Public Projects (1/16/09)
  
• President Mori Decrees Additional Funding for Emergency Declaration (1/13/09)
  
• Congress adjourns three days into Special Session (1/9/09)
  
• Update on Disaster Relief Funding for Declaration of Emergency (1/8/09)
  
• Update on Tidal Surge Disaster from Preliminary Damage Assessment Team in Mortlocks Islands (1/8/09)
  
• COM-FSM Marches One Step Closer to Realizing President Mori's Vision of Manpower Needs in FSM (1/7/09)
  
• Congress override provides President Mori $1.4 million for emergency (1/6/09)
  

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2008

• President Mori calls for Special Session of Congress to address State of Emergency (12/31/08)
  
• President Mori calls Special Session for emergency appropriations, among others (12/31/08)
  
• President Mori Declares A National Emergency (12/30/08)
  
• Anthrax Hoax in FSM (12/29/08)
  
• President Mori Meets with Development Partners to Clarify Emergency Situation (12/29/08)
  
• Health Sector Progress Report - 1999-2008 (12/29/08)
  
• President Calls for Emergency Meeting in Response to State of Emergency Declarations (12/23/08)
  
• Vice President Alik Pleaded to World Leader's for Immediate Action to Address Adverse Impacts of Climate Change (12/23/08)
  
• President Mori calls for a Task Force on Creation of a National Airline (12/19/08)
  
• President Mori's Budget Priorities for FY2010 (12/19/08)
  
• President Mori Completes Visit to Northwest Region of Chuuk State (12/18/08)
  
• FSM and Sweden Host Side-Event on Tipping Points at COP14 in Poland (12/17/08)
  
• New FSM Public Information Officer Settles In (12/16/08)
  
• New USDA-RD Area Specialist for Chuuk State (12/16/08)
  
• Budget Request Results for the Executive Branch from the 5^th Special Session of 15^th FSM Congress (12/10/08)
  
• President Mori on Last Leg of State Visit to Chuuk (12/9/08)
  
• Congress Approves Three of President Mori's Nominations during Special Session (12/9/08)
  
• Petroleum Corporation Announces Further Price Reductions (12/9/08)
  
• FSM Recognizes Kosovo Act of Self-Determination (12/5/08)
  
• FSM and UNDP Signed Standard Basic Assistance Agreement (12/2/08)
  
• Leadership introduces bill to designate seats for women in FSM Congress (12/2/08)
  
• United Nations Joint Presence launches office in FSM (12/1/08)
  
• FSM National Prayer Day Celebration (11/27/08)
  
• Fifth Special Session of 15^th Congress underway (11/27/08)
  
• 8^th Micronesian Presidential Summit Took Place in Pohnpei (11/21/08)
  
• Candidates for national elections still awaiting certification (11/21/08)
  
• FSM is Co-Host to 10^th Micronesian Chief Executives' Summit (11/21/08)
  
• European Commission Ambassador to the FSM presents credentials (11/20/08)
  
• President Mori's Visit to Japan (11/13/08)
  
• FSM is Host to 5^th Veterans of Foreign Wars Day Celebration (11/11/08)
  
• Twenty-one candidates are certified for the 2009 Congressional elections (11/6/08)
  
• Petroleum Corporation Reduces the Wholesale Price of Fuel (11/6/08)
  
• President Mori Visited Pilot Project Farm In Madolenihmw (11/6/08)
  
• President Mori Declares November 14 World Food Day (11/6/08)
  
• President Mori Declared November 14th as Diabetes Day in the FSM (11/6/08)
  
• German Ambassador Presents Credentials (10/31/08)
  
• Petroleum Corporation Gets New Chairman (10/31/08)
  
• SBOC Ready to Release Two Publications (10/31/08)
  
• Ambassador Of Spain Presents Credentials (10/30/08)
  
• Congressional Acts Become Law (10/29/08)
  
• Interoperable Communications and No-Notice Mass Casualty Workshop Held in Pohnpei, FSM (10/29/08)
  
• Vice President Alik Addressed Commemoration of First Issued Stamps (10/29/08)
  
• President Calls for Fifth Special Session of FSM Congress (10/27/08)
  
• FSM Invited To Submit Candidates For US Service Academies (10/17/08)
  
• Former Prime Minister Mori visits Chuuk State (10/2/08)
  
• Vice-President Alik L. Alik Addressed the 19^th Annual Meeting of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) (9/30/08)
  
• President Mori Addresses 63^rd UNGA (9/25/08)
  
• Grant Award Signing Ceremony by Secretary Perman and ADB Program Officer Blaik (9/23/08)
  
• President Emanuel Mori meets with American Jewish Committee (AJC) (9/22/08)
  
• Legislative conference concludes with adoption of Communiqué (9/20/08)
  
• Former Prime Minister Mori Made Second Visit to FSM (9/19/08)
  
• FSM Exits JEMCO Meetings with Compact Funding Intact (9/19/08)
  
• Fifth Regular Session of Congress convenes; seats new Senator Kofot (9/13/08)
  
• Day 2: Congress overrides veto of CIA and allowance for former Presidents (9/13/08)
  
• Presidential Order No. 30 Amended (9/10/08)
  
• Congress to host Micronesian Legislative Conference (9/4/08)
  
• New Appointee for DAS Director for Chuuk State (9/2/08)
  
• APCC Set Coconut Day on September 2 (9/2/08)
  
• Secretary Christian Addressed 1^st National Resources and Development Conference (8/29/08)
  
• STAP Award Scholarship Assistance to COM-FSM Students (8/29/08)
  
• National Prayer Day (8/29/08)
  
• FEMA services to be transferred to USAID/OFDA (8/27/08)
  
• President Mori welcomes USNS Mercy (8/26/08)
  
• FSM Participates in Landmine Treaty Workshop (8/22/08)
  
• 2^nd International Youth Symposium for Biodiversity (8/22/08)
  
• FSM Resources & Development Conference to be held in Palikir August 18-20^th (8/15/08)
  
• FSM Leaders Move on Energy and Food Challenges (8/15/08)
  
• FSM Receives $3 Million Compact Infrastructure Maintenance Grant (8/14/08)
  
• China Sending Survey Team for Chief Mailo (8/14/08)
  
• Vice President Alik L. Alik Addresses the Micronesian Endowment for Historic Preservation and Consultation Conference (8/13/08)
  
• Suspension of Compact Sector Grants for Chuuk State (8/11/08)
  
• President Mori Meets FSM Olympic Team in Beijing (8/11/08)
  
• Representatives of the National Government Participate at the 3^rd Annual Mortlocks Leadership Conference (8/6/08)
  
• No Danger of Travel to Chuuk Despite Confirmed MDR TB Report (8/6/08)
  
• President Mori Declared in Good Health (8/4/08)
  
• FSM Mourns the passing of Former Vice President Ismael (8/1/08)
  
• President Mori to visit Guam for medical check-up (7/30/08)
  
• Outgoing French Ambassador Pays Farewell Visit to FSM (7/29/08)
  
• Team FSM to Participate at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (7/28/08)
  
• US Independence Day celebrated (7/14/08)
  
• NORMA RE-ORGANIZATION (7/14/08)
  
• FSM Delivers Statement to US on Compact Progress (7/10/08)
  
• FSM Deepens Economic Ties with the European Union (7/10/08)
  
• Proposed Bills for Constitutional Amendments (7/7/08)
  
• Passport Processing Decentralization Sought by President Mori (7/7/08)
  
• President Mori's State visit to Chuuk (7/4/08)
  
• Micronesian Trade Ministers Meeting (7/4/08)
  
• President signed six congressional acts into law, vetoed two and let one become law without his signature (7/3/08)
  
• Ambassador Shoji Sato is the 1^st Residing Ambassador of Japan to the FSM (6/26/08)
  
• Congressional Acts signed into Law (6/26/08)
  
• NORMA is Congratulated on Approved Proposal (6/26/08)
  
• President Mori Declared June 15-21 as National Men's Health Week (6/12/08)
  
• President Mori Declared July 12 as Law Day (6/12/08)
  
• Congressional Act Becomes Law without President's signature (6/10/08)
  
• President Mori for His State Visit to Chuuk (6/6/08)
  
• Kosrae Won 5^th Environment Day National Speech Contest (6/6/08)
  
• Opening of the 1^st Meeting of the Micronesia Challenge Working Groups (6/6/08)
  
• Visit Declares Madolenihmw High School a Pilot School (6/4/08)
  
• More Bills Passed and Resolutions Adopted during the Fourth Regular Session (6/4/08)
  
• Election Result for Chuuk ED #2 Officially Declared and Certified (6/3/08)
  
• Congress defeats bill to extend national petition filing date (5/28/08)
  
• Vice President Alik L. Alik Addressed the 12^th FSM National Close-Up Participants (5/27/08)
  
• Speaker urged commitment to laws and policies (5/26/08)
  
• Asia Pacific Air (APA) Incident (5/20/08)
  
• President Emanuel Mori Continues Mission throughout FSM with State Visit to Kosrae (5/16/08)
  
• Congress convenes; President delivers State of Nation message (5/16/08)
  
• President to Deliver his State of the Nation Address (5/8/08)
  
• Speaker Figir calls for the Fourth Regular Session (5/7/08)
  
• Micronesian Transnational Crime Unit Commence Operation in FSM (4/29/08)
  
• Turkey-Pacific Island States Conference in Istanbul, Turkey (4/29/08)
  
• Five hopefuls to vie for Congress seat (4/24/08)
  
• President Mori calls for greater Congress prioritization of national needs (4/15/08)
  
• Navy Admiral Keating visited FSM (4/15/08)
  
• Speaker Figir meets with Admiral Keating of US Pacific Command (4/14/08)
  
• Improved Border Management System is Operational in FSM (4/14/08)
  
• President Manny Mori calls on the people of FSM to eat more local food to offset higher rice prices (4/14/08)
  
• FSM President expresses support for the Secretariat of the Pacific Community to recover from the catastrophic fire that destroyed its North Pacific sub-regional office in Pohnpei (4/14/08)
  
• Speaker Figir declares vacancy in Congress (4/4/08)
  
• Congress confirms Secretary of Education and overseas deputies, among others (4/3/08)
  
• Mexican Special Envoy Visits the FSM (4/2/08)
  
• U.S CODEL Professional Staffers Visit the FSM (4/2/08)
  
• Congress recessed until March 31 (3/27/08)
  
• President Mori transmits seven more nominations (3/26/08)
  
• FSM Petroleum Corporation now responsible to fuel FSM's future (3/24/08)
  
• President Manny Mori commends Pohnpei State for joining the FSM Petroleum Corporation and the new national fuel supply arrangement (3/24/08)
  
• President Mori discusses reorganization of Compact infrastructure Program Management Unit and is assured that goal to implement $35 million per year in infrastructure development is on track (3/24/08)
  
• President Mori calls for Congress Special Session (3/18/08)
  
• Chuuk State employees will benefit from China grant funds as bank loans, life insurance benefits and medical coverage become available again (3/18/08)
  
• More Congressional Acts signed into law (3/18/08)
  
• Visit to the FSM by SPC Director-General, T.H. Jimmie Rodgers, to undertake the FSM-SPC Joint Country Strategy (3/18/08)
  
• FSM Gears up to host the 19^th SPREP Meeting (3/18/08)
  
• Congressional Committee on HESA hosts public hearings in States (3/14/08)
  
• Compact Grants Total $81 Million to FSM for FY09 (3/13/08)
  
• Chuuk and Kosrae to receive funding to continue Financial Recovery (3/13/08)
  
• FSM Receives $1,000,000 from China (3/11/08)
  
• FSM Receives UNFPA Representative (3/11/08)
  
• Italian Delegation Visits FSM (3/11/08)
  
• President Manny Mori completes his first Official State Visit to Pohnpei State (3/7/08)
  
• Experienced FSM diplomat becomes new Chief of Staff to FSM President (3/6/08)
  
• FSM Foreign Affairs Posts Sivas to Beijing as First Secretary (3/4/08)
  
• One override, eight bills among measures of 3^rd Regular Session (3/4/08)
  
• 15^th Congress adjourns Third Regular Session (3/4/08)
  
• Reorganization Continues With Three More Posts Filled (2/29/08)
  
• Ambassador Nakayama Expresses Alarm to United States Congress Over Threat of Abrupt Climate Change (2/27/08)
  
• Four More Posts filled In the FSM Reorganization (2/21/08)
  
• FSM and Australia Sign Memorandum of Understanding (2/21/08)
  
• President Emanuel Mori Participates in National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC (2/21/08)
  
• President Emanuel Mori Had Busy Schedule of High-Level Meetings with US Government Officials While Attending National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC (2/21/08)
  
• Congress News Day 17: Wednesday, February 20^th (2/21/08)
  
• Congress News Day 16: Tuesday, February 19^th (2/19/08)
  
• President Mori Holds Bilateral Meetings in Rome (2/15/08)
  
• Congress News Day 11: Thursday, February 14^th (2/14/08)
  
• President in Rome for Convention on Biological Diversity Second Meeting (2/13/08)
  
• Congress News Day Ten: Wednesday, February 13^th (2/13/08)
  
• Congress News Day Nine: Tuesday, February 12^th (2/12/08)
  
• FSM's Vice President Alik Receives Members of the Kobe Foreign Traders Association (2/7/08)
  
• President Mori Transmits More Nominations to the 15^th Congress of the FSM (2/6/08)
  
• Nominations dominate Third Regular Session (2/6/08)
  
• Congressional Committees wrap up State hearings in Pohnpei (2/6/08)
  
• World Health Organization to Fund Chuuk State's Participation in the Fourth Pacific Stop TB Meeting in Brisbane (1/31/08)
  
• BGSI to Conduct a Workshop on Supporting Strengthened Regional Cooperation on February 14, 2008 (1/31/08)
  
• Two Resolutions for Grant Aid from the People's Republic of China Sent to Congress for Consideration (1/31/08)
  
• Handover Ceremony of the Improvement of the Weno Harbor Project (1/31/08)
  
• FSM and Japan Signs Exchange of Note for 58,000,000 Japanese Yen Grant (1/31/08)
  
• Vice President Alik Designates Expert Working Group Members for the FSM Climate Change Country Team (1/30/08)
  
• President Mori Asks for Congress Approval on $4,000,000 RMB Grant from the People's Republic of China (1/30/08)
  
• First Volume of the 2005 FSM Household Income and Expenditure Publication Soon to be Released (1/30/08)
  
• President Mori Transmits to Congress a Resolution to Ratify the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the UN (1/30/08)
  
• PMU Section of DTC&I to be Located in the President's Office (1/30/08)
  
• Vice President Alik Announces the Establishment of an FSM National Trade Facilitation Committee (1/23/08)
  
• FSM Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji Takes the Oath of Office (1/18/08)
  
• Third Regular Session of Congress set for February 4 (1/17/08)
  
• CEC Directs TC&I, Foreign Affairs, and FSM Telecom to Find Funding for Fiber Optic Cable (1/16/08)
  
• President Emanuel Mori Submits Further Nominations for Advice and Consent (1/15/08)
  

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2007

• Skilling sworn in as new Secretary of Health and Social Services (12/19/07)
  
• President Visits China (12/14/07)
  
• More Congressional Acts sign into law (12/12/07)
  
• President Emanuel Mori Meets With Japan Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (12/12/07)
  
• FSM President Emanuel Mori Held an Audience with the Emperor of Japan (12/12/07)
  
• Ground Breaking Ceremony for Pohnpei State Administration Building (11/30/07)
  
• New Pohnpei Shopping Center Set for Construction (11/30/07)
  
• Congress confirms Skilling and Pretrick (11/23/07)
  
• FSM Government observes the FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day (11/21/07)
  
• President Mori receives the Ambassador of Austria (11/21/07)
  
• President Mori receives the Ambassador of Netherlands (11/21/07)
  
• Nominations dominate Third Special Session of 15^th Congress (11/15/07)
  
• President Mori submits additional cabinet nominations to Congress (11/7/07)
  
• President Mori Declared November 14^th as Diabetes Day in the FSM (11/7/07)
  
• New Ambassador of Australia to the FSM Formally Received (11/7/07)
  
• President Calls for Third Special Session of FSM Congress (10/30/07)
  
• Congressional Act 15-17 signed into law (10/30/07)
  
• Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Research Underway in the FSM (10/30/07)
  
• FSM President Mori Completes Pacific Island Forum in Tonga (10/19/07)
  
• FSM Citizens eligible for free legal services (10/19/07)
  
• Two more Public Laws signed (10/19/07)
  
• National Election Commissioners Re-Nominated (10/19/07)
  
• President Veto Congressional Act 15-16 (10/17/07)
  
• Vice President joints conference on "Business Opportunities in the Micronesian Islands" on Guam (10/17/07)
  
• President Mori to Tonga and Vice President Alik in Guam (10/15/07)
  
• Nine Acts and 11 Resolutions adopted during Second Regular Session (10/12/07)
  
• President signs more bills into laws (10/11/07)
  
• 1^st Asia-Pacific Arts Festival (10/11/07)
  
• President Mori Signs the FY08 Budget (10/5/07)
  
• Directors Yatilman and Nimea Sworn into Office (10/5/07)
  
• Congress adjourns 2nd Regular Session with passage of FY-08 Budget and confirmation of certain Executive nominations (9/28/07)
  
• President Mori Meets with American Jewish Committee (9/25/06)
  
• President Mori Urges Responsible Stewardship of the Global Environment (9/24/07)
  
• Congress confirms Yatilman to head national Office of Environment and Emergency Management (9/21/07)
  
• President Mori to Head FSM Delegation to UNGA (9/18/07)
  
• President Mori Submits Two More Nominations (9/18/07)
  
• President Mori Creates FSM Compact Review Committee (9/18/07)
  
• President Manny Mori Signs FEMA-FSM Agreement (9/18/07)
  
• President Signed Congressional Acts in to Laws (9/18/07)
  
• The 15^th FSM Congress Convenes In Its Second Regular Session (9/18/07)
  
• New US Ambassador Hughes Presents Credentials to FSM (9/12/07)
  
• 7^th Micronesian Presidents' Summit Held in Chuuk State
  
• FSM Chief Executive Conference in Chuuk (9/12/07)
  
• Mori Urged Congress to Approve Airport Improvement (8/31/07)
  
• Chuuk to Host High Level FSM-Micronesia Executive Meetings (8/31/07)
  
• President Mori Submits Revised FY08 Budget (8/31/07)
  
• President Mori Signed Micronesia Challenge Proclamation (8/31/07)
  
• President Mori Responds to the Neosho Shooting Incident (8/24/07)
  
• President Signed Congressional Acts into Laws (8/24/07)
  
• FSM to Host 7^th Micronesia Presidents' Summit (8/17/07)
  
• Micronesia Public Safety Academy is Underway (8/17/07)
  
• Chuuk notified of approved FEMA assistance (8/8/07)
  
• Kosrae launches reform measures to address fiscal crisis (8/8/07)
  
• Furniture and Solar Street Lamps for the Official Residences (8/8/07)
  
• Zika outbreak: Update No. 4 (8/6/07)
  
• Perman and Sapelalut sworn into office (7/27/07)
  
• MOU outlines the Chuuk financial reform plan (7/27/07)
  
• Kosrae team wins Law Day debate 2007 (7/27/07)
  
• Robert sworn in as new Secretary of Foreign Affairs (7/20/07)
  
• Congress confirms Perman and Robert (7/20/07)
  
• New Zealand Ambassador Rickitt presents credential to President Mori (7/20/07)
  
• Update on the Zika outbreak (7/20/07)
  
• Fuel Task Force and MOMI signs MOU (7/11/07)
  
• President Mori call for First Special Session of 15^th Congress (7/6/07)
  
• President Mori transmits three more nominations (7/6/07)
  
• National elections office certifies results of Special Elections (7/6/07)
  
• President Mori submits Cabinet nominations to Congress (6/29/07)
  
• Special election for FSM Congress set for July 3 (6/29/07)
  
• FSM President's efforts with financially troubled states (6/26/07)
  
• While HESA confirms Zika virus says quarantine unnecessary for Yap (6/26/07)
  
• HESA/UNDP hosts conference on Millennium Development Goals (6/26/07)
  
• President Mori submits Executive Reorganization Bill to Congress (6/21/07)
  
• President Mori signs first measures from 15^th Congress (6/20/07)
  
• Inauguration Committee sets July dates for national inauguration (6/20/07)
  
• President Mori and national leadership meet with DOI Secretary (6/13/07)
  
• US Secretary of the Interior visits FSM Congress (6/13/07)
  
• President Mori expresses national condolences to Uruo family (6/5/07)
  
• DOI Secretary Kempthorne to visit FSM (6/5/07)
  
• National elections office certifies candidates for upcoming Special Elections (6/5/07)
  
• Special Election for FSM Congress slated for July 3 (5/22/07)
  
• President Mori sends condolences to Samoa (5/22/07)
  
• FSM Government files criminal charges against Marehalau and Calderon (5/21/07)
  
• Mori new FSM President (5/11/07)
  
• FSM Government opens embassy in China (5/11/07)
  
• President Urusemal signs final measures from 14^th FSM Congress (5/10/07)
  
• The new 15^th FSM Congress called to convene on May 11 (5/4/07)
  
• FSM and MCT Sign Historic Agreement for Conservation (5/4/07)
  
• Yap holds state funeral for former Governor Mangefel (4/20/07)
  
• Memorial services set for the nation's First President (4/16/07)
  
• Tax steering committee discuss tax reform progress (4/5/07)
  
• Peace Corps Deputy Director Olsen visits Pohnpei (4/5/07)
  
• Visit by the Special Envoy from the People's Republic of China (4/5/07)
  
• Former President Nakayama dies in Hawaii (4/2/07)
  
• President Urusemal calls for Special Session (3/23/07)
  
• Pacific Judicial Council Executive Committee Meeting (3/23/07)
  
• Judge Consuelo Marshal visited the FSM (3/23/07)
  
• Winners declared for National Election (3/19/07)
  
• Unofficial results indicate changes in FSM Congress leadership (3/13/07)
  
• Kosrae inaugurates Governor Weilbacher and Ninth Legislature (3/13/07)
  
• Election law override allows extra days for special polling places overseas (2/20/07)
  
• Budget and election issues dominate last Regular Session of the ^14th FSM Congress (2/20/07)
  
• Congress's Sixth Regular Session convenes with a loaded agenda (1/10/07)
  
• President submits extensive issues to Congress (1/10/07)
  
• Yap State inaugurates new Leadership (1/10/07)
  

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2006

• Thirty five candidates certified for 2007 national elections (12/5/06)
  
• Election results suggests turnovers in States' leaderships (12/5/06)
  
• President Urusemal calls for Special Congress Session (11/7/06)
  
• Micronesian Challenge avails internship opportunities (11/7/06)
  
• FSM Mourns Death of Soldiers (10/17/06)
  
• FSM NED Transmits March 6, 2007 General Election Timetable (10/17/06)
  
• World Diabetes Day Proclaimed for FSM (10/17/06)
  
• President Signed Congressional Acts into Laws (10/11/06)
  
• FSM's Minginfel snatches 62kg Silver at Santo Domingo world championships (10/11/06)
  
• President Urusemal continues Pohnpei visit on outer islands (9/28/06)
  
• Social Security Board Selects New Investment Consultant (9/28/06)
  
• Climate Change, Sustainable Development, United Nations reforms and Bottom Trawl Fishing top the Federated States of Micronesia's agenda at the 61^st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) general debate (9/25/06)
  
• China hands-over official residence in Ceremony (9/22/06)
  
• Tongan King laid to rest, FSM expresses condolences (9/22/06)
  
• Global Environment Facility in Micronesia (9/22/06)
  
• JEMCO meeting underway in Honolulu (9/1/06)
  
• President Urusemal accredits Britain's Ambassador Beckingham (9/1/06)
  
• UNDP Resident Representative Visits the FSM (9/1/06)
  
• US terminates postal money order service for FSM (9/1/06)
  
• FSM overhauls Election Law (8/30/06)
  
• FSM to launch new Secured Transactions Act (8/30/06)
  
• Presidential Order 30 establishes FSM infrastructure committee (8/18/06)
  
• NORMA adopts new fisheries enforcement regulations (8/18/06)
  
• UNFPA mission in FSM discuss issues, including UN office (8/18/06)
  
• FSM express support for UN Resolution 1701 (8/15/06)
  
• Japan's Minister of State Kutsukake visits FSM (8/15/06)
  
• Continental Airlines steps up security measures (8/15/06)
  
• Chinese Foreign Minister launches Pacific nation visit in FSM (8/1/06)
  
• FSMSSA Hosts 3^rd FAS Social Security Administrators' Conference (8/1/06)
  
• 2^nd Chief Executive Conference reviews nation's progress (7/28/06)
  
• New law to address issues at DC Embassy (7/25/06)
  
• Micronesian Legislative Council (MLC) met in Pohnpei (7/25/06)
  
• FSM Supreme Court celebrates silver anniversary (7/12/06)
  
• FSM signs treaties of extradition and maritime boundaries (7/12/06)
  
• Ministers Meet in Honiara for 10^th FEMM (7/12/06)
  
• FSM appeal for stronger EU presence in Northern Pacific (7/7/06)
  
• Three Local Navigators Ordained on Pollap, Chuuk (7/7/06)
  
• FSM congratulates US on 230^th Independence Anniversary (7/4/06)
  
• Speaker Christian calls for 4^th Special Session (7/4/06)
  
• President Urusemal attends France-Oceania Summit (6/30/06)
  
• President Urusemal signs FSM's first insurance law (6/30/06)
  
• Mi-Care opens enrollment for July (6/30/06)
  
• Alfons of Pohnpei clinches gold in Micro All-around (6/30/06)
  
• Court grants President Urusemal's 'Motion to Dismiss' (6/23/06)
  
• JCM Tackles Ongoing Issues (6/20/06)
  
• Meeting of the FSM Medical Licensing Board (6/20/06)
  
• Chuuk's Kono wins 2006 national environment speech contest (6/13/06)
  
• Asher and Johnson-Asher newest members of FSM Bar (6/13/06)
  
• FSM Public Auditors to host APIPA 2006 Conference (6/13/06)
  
• FSM expresses support for US's stand on Iran's nuclear program (6/2/06)
  
• FSM Congress adopts six resolutions during its Fourth Regular Session (6/2/06)
  
• Half-mast proclaimed for the late Dr. Pretrick (5/31/06)
  
• Department of Justice files Motion to Dismiss (5/12/06)
  
• Congress opens Fourth Regular Session (5/12/06)
  
• May 14-20 proclaimed National Women's Health Week (5/12/06)
  
• Kosrae and Yap readies for State General Elections in November (5/12/06)
  
• Vice President Killion attends 62nd UNESCAP Commission Session in Jakarta (5/12/06)
  
• President Urusemal returns from China's Bo'ao Forum (5/2/06)
  
• Vice President Killion calls for concerted efforts on environmental issues (5/2/06)
  
• FSM launches issues stamp of late Vice President Tun (5/2/06)
  
• Legdesog and Tharngan of Yap awarded Gates Millennium Scholarship (5/2/06)
  
• Scholarship funding among outcomes of Congress session in Kosrae (4/21/06)
  
• Hazmat Training Held in Kosrae (4/21/06)
  
• Ambassador Namekawa is Japan's new representative to FSM (4/21/06)
  
• China-Pacific islands meeting yields over $2 million in grants for FSM (4/11/06)
  
• President Urusemal to attend China-Pacific economic forum (4/4/06)
  
• FSM Justices discuss judicial education development plan (4/4/06)
  
• FSM develops justice guidelines to protect young people (4/4/06)
  
• CNMI on to host 2006 Micronesian Games (4/4/06)
  
• FSM, RMI & ROP Approves Extended COM Treaty (3/24/06)
  
• Emergency Managers Workshop in Pohnpei (3/24/06)
  
• Former driver for FSM Embassy charged with passport conspiracy (3/17/06)
  
• Board appoints George to head MiCare insurance (3/14/06)
  
• ICT workshop to detail telecom concepts and policies (3/14/06)
  
• President Urusemal submits issues for action during Kosrae Congress session (2/24/06)
  
• FSM Chief Justice on executive committee of region's judicial program (2/24/06)
  
• FSMSSA holds annual conference in Pohnpei (2/21/06)
  
• Konan City makes Goodwill Visit to Pohnpei, FSM (2/21/06)
  
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (2/20/06)
  
• FSM Chief Executives submit communiqué (2/17/06)
  
• FSM Chief Executives meet in Palikir (2/14/06)
  
• Congress to hold Third Special Session in Kosrae (2/14/06)
  
• President Urusemal receives South Africa's first Ambassador to FSM (2/10/06)
  
• FSM welcomes Archbishop Balvo of Holy See (2/10/06)
  
• FSM's Ratloilug and Samuel joins RAMSI operations (2/10/06)
  
• FSM's Kostika receives Fellowship in Marine Conservation (2/10/06)
  

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2005

• President Urusemal to meet with Chuuk Leadership (11/29/05)
  
• DOI's response to letter regarding the Education Sector grants (11/25/05)
  
• Board members of Micronesian Long-line Fishing Corporation to be investigated (11/25/05)
  
• Fishing Agreement with Korea Deep Sea Fisheries Association deferred (11/25/05)
  
• Celebrating hundred years of Christianity in the island of Pohnpei (11/25/05)
  
• FSM adopts new Immigration Regulation (11/22/05)
  
• European Commission Ambassador Present Credentials (11/22/05)
  
• President signed Agreement for Tuna Commission (11/22/05)
  
• Call for Nominations to US Service Academies (11/17/05)
  
• President Urusemal calls for Special Session of FSM Congress (11/1/05)
  
• EPIC endorses a distribution formula for compact funds (11/1/05)
  
• Endorsement of tax reform program among adopted Resolutions (11/1/05)
  
• FSM donates over $50,000 to the Marshall Islands (9/30/05)
  
• FSM donates over $200,000 towards US disaster relief efforts (9/30/05)
  
• Deputy Secretary Robert addresses the 60^th Plenary Session of the UNGA (9/23/05)
  
• JEMCO approves national FY 2006 budget (9/23/05)
  
• President Urusemal meets with the council of the FSM-Hawaii community (9/23/05)
  
• New agreement with DOI promises 1 million for Prior Service (9/23/05)
  
• President Urusemal Speaks before the High-level Plenary of the 60th UN General Assembly (9/16/05)
  
• Tax reform among EPIC's adopted resolutions (9/16/05)
  
• FSM Congress News, September 14, 2005 (9/14/05)
  
• FSM Congress News, September 13, 2005 (9/13/05)
  
• FSM Lawmakers To Begin Legislative Session (9/12/05)
  
• FSM Congress News, September 12, 2005 (9/12/05)
  
• FSM Congress News, September 11, 2005 (9/11/05)
  
• President Urusemal sends letter of condolence to US President Bush (9/9/05)
  
• USS Fitzgerald joins Pohnpei Liberation Day Celebrations (9/9/05)
  
• Cultural performances highlight FSM day at Japan EXPO 2005 (9/9/05)
  
• FSM & China Sign Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation (9/9/05)
  
• Workshop on Emergency Operations Centers underway in Palikir (8/16/05)
  
• FSM hosts JEMCO second annual review meeting in Pohnpei (8/16/05)
  
• A Challenging International Career at the United Nations (7/28/05)
  
• Palau hosts 5^th Micronesian Presidents Summit (7/22/05)
  
• Kosrae High School wins national law day debate 2005 (7/22/05)
  
• FSM holds second annual budget consultation (7/22/05)
  
• EU Funds Renewable Energy Programme (7/21/05)
  
• Palau Summit To Host Marshalls, FSM Presidents (7/18/05)
  
• SPREP Director meets with FSM environmental council (7/15/05)
  
• Eight more new laws from opening session of 14^th Congress (7/13/05)
  
• President Urusemal Visits the State of Israel (7/8/05)
  
• President Urusemal meets with Admiral Fallon of PACOM (7/8/05)
  
• Matson To Increase Service To FSM (7/1/05)
  
• Chuuk to inaugurate new leadership (6/28/05)
  
• Chuuk to host social security week (6/28/05)
  
• Matson Navigation Company to increase services to FSM (6/28/05)
  
• Disability legislation among first signed laws of 14th Congress (6/24/05)
  
• FSM Endorse Amended COM Treaty (6/24/05)
  
• Germany avails small-scale livelihood projects to FSM (6/21/05)
  
• Ambassador Kim is Korea's new representative to FSM (6/21/05)
  
• Papua New Guinea to host Pacific leaders in October (6/21/05)
  
• New Congress submits 37 Bills and Resolutions to President (6/3/05)
  
• Bacalando and Olmstead newest attorneys admitted to FSM Bar (6/3/05)
  
• President Urusemal's Cabinet posts complete (5/30/05)
  
• President submits nominations to Congress (5/23/05)
  
• FSM continues its efforts for a tax reform (5/23/05)
  
• Christian heads Fourteenth FSM Congress (5/13/05)
  
• Construction of Tuna HQ underway in Pohnpei (5/13/05)
  
• Forum launches essay competition for Pacific youth (5/13/05)
  
• FSM Congress News, May 12, 2005 (5/12/05)
  
• FSM observes Constitution Day (5/9/05)
  
• Fourteenth FSM Congress convenes Wednesday (5/9/05)
  
• President Joseph J. Urusemal on a Working Visit to Japan (5/9/05)
  
• New leadership for the State of Chuuk (5/9/05)
  
• Joint Effort Nets Illegal Fishing In Micronesia (Marianas Variety - 5/9/05)
  
• UNDP regional team on mission to Pohnpei (4/25/05)
  
• Micronesian Leaders Huddle On Guam (Marianas Variety - 4/21/05)
  
• Kosrae's Mangrove Crabs Prove Tasty Export (The Micronesian Alliance - 4/7/05)
  
• USS San Francisco Briefing (4/6/05)
  
• FSM flags half-mast to honor of Pope John Paul II (4/4/05)
  
• Office certifies results of National Elections (3/29/05)
  
• Five more laws enacted from January session of Congress (3/25/05)
  
• President Urusemal vetoes proposed modifications to judiciary qualifications (3/25/05)
  
• Surf's Up In FSM's Kosrae (The Micronesian Alliance - 3/25/05)
  
• EPIC convenes for decisions and updates on economic development (3/15/05)
  
• President Urusemal calls for Special Session (3/15/05)
  
• Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Pohnpei (3/15/05)
  
• Tropical Storm Brewing Near Chuuk (Pacific Daily News - 3/14/05)
  
• National elections maintains incumbents and denies changes to Constitution
  
• Congress overrides President's vetoes (3/1/05)
  
• Congress's fifth regular session yields numerous measures (3/1/05)
  
• Government transfers Capital utilities to PUC (3/1/05)
  
• National elections set for next Tuesday (3/1/05)
  
• FSM's first Bankruptcy Law passes with reservations (2/15/05)
  
• Germany's Ambassador Weishaupt joins FSM's diplomatic family (2/15/05)
  
• James named President of the College of Micronesia (2/15/05)
  
• Pre-trial diversion program geared towards minor violations (2/04/05)
  
• FSM receives Hiroshima peace stone (2/04/05)
  
• FSM urged UN body for more concrete actions for small islands developing states (2/04/05)
  
• Speaker Christian Reiterates Concern over Recent Sub Accident (2/01/05)
• FSM Congress News, January 28, 2005 (1/28/05)
• Income tax incentive vetoed along with four others (1/07/05)

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2004

• Ceremony launches FSM-China stamp (12/30/04)
• Newly signed laws include changes to the Constitution (12/30/04)
• Executive presents urgent national matters in special session (12/16/04)
• National elections office details upcoming election (12/16/04)
• Congress Session Openend in Yap (12/14/04)
• 2005 Congressional Candidates (12/13/04)
• Pohnpei endorsed as host of tuna commission headquarters (12/09/04)
• President Urusemal concludes state visits in Pohnpei (12/09/04)
• FSM observes First Veterans of Foreign Wars Day (11/11/04)
• Mori sworn in for 13^th Congress (11/05/04)
• Nena confirmed as HESA Secretary (11/05/04)
• FSM establishes Diplomatic Relations with Ireland (10/27/04)
• FSM Congress News, October 26, 2004 (10/26/04)
• FSM Congress News, October 22, 2004 (10/22/04)
• Unstable weather postpones Chuuk Special Election (10/22/04)
• Chuuk dedicates MS Chief Mailo (10/22/04)
• Social security extents of its allotment program (10/22/04)
• FSM Congress News, October 21, 2004 (10/21/04)
• FSM Congress News, October 18, 2004 (10/18/04)
• FSM Congress News, October 15, 2004 (10/15/04)
• FSM Congress News, October 13, 2004 (10/13/04)
• FSM supports inclusion of Japan as a permanent member on an expanded Security Council (10/12/04)
• President Urusemal vetoes additions to Congress (10/07/04)
• The late Sgt. Soram arrives Pohnpei today (10/07/04)
• The FSM and Czech Republic establish relations (10/07/04)
• FSM Congress News, October 7, 2004 (10/07/04)
• Speaker Christian calls Fourth Regular Session of 13 CFSM (10/05/04)
• Five vie for Chuuk's at-large seat (10/05/04)
• China's Ambassador Yang presents credentials to FSM (10/01/04)
• Ambassador Vornis of Netherlands accredited to FSM (10/01/04)
• Secretary Sebastian Anefal delivers his message at the 59^th UNGA (9/30/04)
• FSM Sergeant Soram killed in Iraq (9/28/04)
• FSM and Iceland establish diplomatic relations (9/28/04)
• Vice President Killion joins business conference in California (9/24/04)
• FSM finance officials meet on Compact compliance issues (9/13/04)
• Coconut authority reduces copra price (9/13/04)
• Compact task force brief states on implementation requirements (9/09/04)
• Special election set for Chuuk's 4-yr seat (9/09/04)
• Privatization committee holds first meeting (9/09/04)
• FSM Congress News, September 6, 2004 (9/06/04)
• New US Ambassador presents credentials to FSM (8/27/04)
• FSM awarded 9 million for airport improvement (8/27/04)
• FSM Court issues verdict on Fritz (8/25/04)
• First Compact JEMCO Meeting Concludes (8/13/04)
• FSM Supreme Court Grants President's Petition for Writ of Prohibition (8/13/04)
• Samoa's Forum focus on Pacific Plan (8/11/04)
• 35^th Pacific Island Forum Communiqué (8/11/04)
• FSM and US Agree on Amendments to Compact Disaster Assistance Provisions (7/13/04)
• FSM and US meet on nation's budget (7/12/04)
• Pacific Island countries take steps to implement migratory fish stock convention (7/09/04)
• FSM Social Security week, July 5-9 (7/09/04)
• FSM and Mobil revisit fuel agreement (7/08/04)
• Pohnpei hosts conference of nursing executives (7/08/04)
• Miningifel qualifies for Athens Olympics (7/08/04)
• FSM loses HESA Secretary Benjamin (7/06/04)
• FSM and U.S. initials treaty implementation (6/25/04)
• President Urusemal expresses disappointment with Resolution No. 13-123 (6/18/04)
• Recent Congress session adopts 33 resolutions (6/18/04)
• Vice President Killion attends Woleai graduation (6/18/04)
• FSM Congress News, June 18, 2004 (6/18/04)
• President Urusemal extends condolence to U.S. (6/15/04)
• July 12 proclaimed FSM law day (6/15/04)
• Pohnpei Catholic School graduates 18 (6/15/04)
• EPIC resolutions preface amended Compact's implementation (6/04/04)
• President Urusemal receives honorary degree (6/04/04)
• FSM Congress News, May 31, 2004 (5/31/04)
• FSM Congress News, May 26, 2004 (5/26/04)
• FSM ratifies amended Compact (5/26/04)
• FSM Congress News, May 24, 2004 (5/24/04)
• FSM Congress News, May 21, 2004 (5/21/04)
• EPIC to tackle issues of amended Compact
• National budget and nominations still pending (5/21/04)
• COM graduates challenged to be visionaries (5/21/04)
• FSM Congress News, May 18, 2004 (5/18/04)
• Switzerland Ambassador Favre presents credentials (5/17/04)
• Session considers executive nominations and budget (5/17/04)
• Bank of the FSM receives banking accolade (5/17/04)
• FSM Congress News, May 17, 2004 (5/17/04)
• FSM Congress News, May 14, 2004 (5/14/04)
• FSM Congress News, May 13, 2004 (5/13/04)
• FSM Congress News, May 12, 2004 (5/12/04)
• FSM Congress News, May 11, 2004 (5/11/04)
• FSM commemorates Constitution's silver anniversary (5/7/04)
• President Urusemal and Yap leadership meet on typhoon (4/16/04)
• Vice President Killion joins Auckland retreat (4/16/04)
• Typhoon Sudal leaves Yap in state of emergency (4/12/04)
• President Urusemal strengthens bilateral ties during China visit (4/8/04)
• FSM Summit to pave road of economic growth and self-reliance (4/5/04)
• Summit sectors' present strategic planning matrix (4/5/04)
• Select Committee issues resolution on growth strategies (4/5/04)
• FSM Summit issues Communiqué (4/5/04)
• FSM Congress News, March 25, 2004 (3/25/04)
• FSM set for Third Economic Summit (3/24/04)
• FSM Congress News, March 24, 2004 (3/24/04)
• FSM Congress News, March 22, 2004 (3/22/04)
• Governor Walter meets with President Urusemal (2/13/04)
• Austria Presents Its Credence to FSM (2/13/04)
• Amnesty Bill packs Congress chamber (1/30/04)
• Portugal Ambassador Caetano Da Silva accredited to FSM (1/30/04)
• Congress adjourns with 20 Resolutions (1/30/04)
• FSM Congress News, January 27, 2004 (1/27/04)
• President Urusemal files petition against Benson Resolution (1/22/04)
• Indonesia Ambassador Isran accredited to FSM (1/22/04)
• Australian Day Message from Ambassador Doran (1/22/04)
• Shenhar named FSM's Honorary Consul in Israel (1/22/04)
• FSM Congress News, January 23, 2004 (1/23/04)
• FSM Congress News, January 22, 2004 (1/22/04)
• FSM Congress News, January 21, 2004 (1/21/04)
• FSM Congress News, January 20, 2004 (1/20/04)
• FSM Congress News, January 19, 2004 (1/19/04)
• US delegation leaves Pohnpei with "first-hand island experience" (1/17/04)
• Resolution accepts US funding for FY-04 (1/17/04)
• Joint inauguration celebrates Pohnpei Leadership (1/17/04)
• Kolonia Town maintains leadership (1/17/04)
• FSM Congress News, January 14, 2004 (1/14/04)
• US high-level delegation visits FSM (1/14/04)
• President Urusemal calls special session (1/7/04)
• President signs new laws (1/7/04)
• China provides 1.8 million for FSM projects (1/7/04)
• FSM and China sign memorandum of fisheries cooperation (1/7/04)

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2003

• Holiday Greetings by President Urusemal (12/23/03)
• Bush signs amended Compact (12/23/03)
• Neth continues as Deputy of HESA (12/16/03)
• Pohnpei maintains executive and modifies legislative (12/16/03)
• FSM JCN joins US and RMI Representatives to discuss Compact Implementation (12/12/03)
• Vice President Killion calls for stronger actions on climate change (12/16/03)
• US House of Representatives Gives Final Approval to Amended Compact (12/9/03)
• EPIC resolutions anticipates amended Compact (12/9/03)
• FAO endorses FSM membership (12/9/03)
• Forum review team visits FSM (12/9/03)
• FSM ratifies CEDAW (12/9/03)
• FSM Congress News, December 1, 2003 (12/1/03)
• FSM Officials Visit Washington - Compact of Free Association Passes the U.S. Senate (11/7/03)
• FSM Congress News, November 6, 2003 (11/6/03)
• FSM Congress News, October 28, 2003 (10/28/03)
• FSM Congress News, October 27, 2003 (10/27/03)
• FSM Congress News, October 23, 2003 (10/23/03)
• FSM Congress News, October 22, 2003 (10/22/03)
• FSM Congress News, October 21, 2003 (10/21/03)
• FSM Congress News, October 17, 2003 (10/17/03)
• FSM Congress News, October 16, 2003 (10/16/03)
• FSM Congress News, October 15, 2003 (10/15/03)
• FSM Congress News, October 14, 2003 (10/14/03)
• US resolution provides month funding for FSM (10/8/03)
• FSM honors Israel and Philippine consuls (10/8/03)
• FSM celebrates PRC's 54 Anniversary (10/8/03)
• Andon sworn-in for Finance and Administration (9/26/03)
• President Urusemal addresses UN General Assembly (9/23/03)
• President Urusemal meets with UN Secretary General Annan (9/22/03)
• Administration's new team almost complete (9/19/03)
• Public Auditor dedicates new building (9/19/03)
• President Bush visits Specialist Bermanis (9/19/03)
• FSM Congress News, September 9, 2003 (9/9/03)
• Congress denies 2 Cabinet appointees (9/5/03)
• Australia funds FSM border project (9/5/03)
• States bid farewell to CAT teams (9/5/03)
• FSM Congress News, September 4, 2003 (9/4/03)
• State Judiciary Funerals: Simina and Biza (9/2/03)
• US/FSM discuss funding priorities of Amended Compact (9/2/03)
• Congress praises Dr. Pretrick (8/29/03)
• FSM Congress News, August 28, 2003 (8/28/03)
• FSM Congress News, August 25, 2003 (8/25/03)
• FSM establishes Interim JEMCO (8/26/03)
• FSM hosts initial JEMCO meeting (8/26/03)
• Executive nominations before Special Session (8/26/03)
• President thanks New Zealand PM for assistance to Chata'an (8/26/03)
• President Urusemal participates in first Forum (8/15/03)
• Ambassador Gallen chairs Forum working committee (8/15/03)
• Declaration of International Youth Day (8/15/03)
• President transmits remaining Cabinet line-up (8/8/03)
• French President Chirac meets Pacific Island Leaders (8/7/03)
• President Urusemal meets with Pacific Commander (8/7/03)
• President Urusemal visits Hawaii Governor Lingle (8/7/03)
• President Urusemal meets with citizens in Hawaii (8/7/03)
• 2^nd Special Session to Convene (8/5/03)
• FSM Congress News, July 24, 2003 (7/24/03)
• Micronesian Army Specialist Awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart For Meritorious Conduct During the Iraq War (7/21/03)
• FSM Congress Speaker Testifies on Compact of Free Association before House Resources Committee Hearing (7/16/03)
• Tropical Storm Brewing South Of Yap (Pacific Daily News - 7/18/03)
• FSM Secretary of Economic Affairs Testifies on Compact before Senate Energy Committee Hearing (7/16/03)
• President Nominates Cabinet (7/16/03)
• Fritz and Peyal sworn in (7/14/03)
• FSM Congress News, July 12, 2003 (7/12/03)
• FSM Compact Program Discussed In Pohnpei (Marianas Variety - 7/9/03)
• Department of Interior's Cohen visits FSM (7/7/03)
• FSM Government meets with U.S. on Humanitarian Assistance - FSM (HAFSM)
• Public Laws passed from First Regular Session of 13^th FSM Congress
• Talks on Compact implementation going "very well" (Pacnews - 7/3/03)
• Kosrae Proposes Slim $9.4 Million Operating Budget (Marianas Variety - 7/2/03)
• Cohen Visited Phillip (7/2/03)
• Chuuk Says Compact Not Enough, To Lay Off Teachers (Marianas Variety - 6/30/03)
• U.S. Agency Says Pacific Compacts Fall Short (Radio Australia - 6/25/03)
• FEMM addresses economic disparities in region (6/17/03)
• FEMM issues disparity guidelines (6/17/03)
• Akapito's message wins environment speech contest (6/17/03)
• FSM Congress News, June 5, 2003 (6/5/03)
• Ten vie for Congress seats (6/03/03)
• July 1: Special Election for FSM (5/30/03)
• College of Micronesia graduates 133 (5/30/03)
• Detailed information on FSM Census now available (5/30/03)
• Missions pay courtesy to new Administration (5/30/03)
• President Urusemal meets with new Congress (5/23/03)
• FEMA regional head visits Palikir (5/23/03)
• Pretrick: FSM's first female CFE (5/23/03)
• FSM Congress News, May 23, 2003 (5/23/03)
• FSM Congress News, May 19, 2003 (5/19/03)
• FSM Congress News, May 16, 2003 (5/16/03)
• FSM Congress News, May 15, 2003 (5/15/03)
• US - FSM Joint Communiqué on the Signing of Documents Amending Certain Provisions of the Compact of Free Association (5/14/03)
• FSM and US signs Compact amendments package (5/14/03)
• FSM Congress News, May 14, 2003 (5/14/03)
• U.S., Federated States Sign 20-Year Compact (Pacific Island Report - 5/14/03)
• FSM Congress News, May 13, 2003 (5/12/03)
• 13^th Congress convened (5/11/03)
• Yap's Urusemal Elected President of FSM (Marianas Variety - 5/12/03)
• Urusemal sixth President of FSM (5/11/03)
• FSM Congress News, May 1, 2003 (5/1/03)
• Pohnpei braces for Tropical Storm 02W (4/10/03)
• Chuuk Foursome Survives Six Weeks At Sea (Marianas Variety - 4/10/03)
• EPIC concludes with three resolutions (4/1/03)
• FSM responds to Washington Post article (4/1/03)
• FSM Leadership convene on amended Compact (3/27/03)
• HESA issues advisory on mystery illness outbreak (3/27/03)
• FEMA expands Chuuk disaster assistance (3/27/03)
• FSM Congress News (3/26/03)
• Kosrae Governor Nominates Cabinet (Marianas Variety - 3/26/03)
• National Security Committee alerts FSM of looming war (3/19/03)
• FSM Congress News (3/18/03)
• FSM Congress News (3/13/03 - Part I)
• FSM Congress News (3/13/03 - Part II)
• "Operation Big Eye" Keys On North Pacific Security (Palau Horizon/PINA Nius Online - 3/13/03)
• FSM Congress News (3/10/03)
• Significant turn-over in FSM Congress (3/10/03)
• Thirty-one candidates in Congress race (2/27/03)
• President completes FSM visit in home State (2/21/03)
• Task Force established for tuna headquarters (2/21/03)
• Oceanic authority addresses plight of FSM turtles (2/21/03)
• Declaration by the Federated States of Micronesia (2/13/02)
• FSM Congress News (1/28/03)
• U.S. Lip service (1/13/03)
• Speaker Apologizes (1/13/03)
• Compact Negotiations (1/10/03)
• Convening Day (1/8/03)
• Japan to complete Pohnpei road (1/7/03)
• Korea donates surplus vessels to FSM (1/7/03)
• Special Session called for measures pending with Congress (1/7/03)
• Seeking Assistance (1/6/03)

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2002

• Congress okays rest of national budget (12/3/02)
• Simion heads Chuuk Social Security (12/3/02)
• FSM re-promulgates moratorium on alien workers (12/3/02)
• Nomination Petition Open for Chuuk State (11/12/02)
• Independence Day Message (11/6/02)
• 24^th Day (11/6/02)
• Piis-Emwar Island Church Group Visited Congress (11/5/02)
• Spain Opens Aid Programs In North Pacific Nations (Marianas Variety/PINA Nius Online -11/5/02)
• Joint Communiqué On The Initialing Of Economic Provisions Of The Compact Free Association
• Congress Witnessed Initialing of Compact (11/4/02)
• Congress Expressed Sadness (10/30/02)
• Captains (10/29/02)
• 15^th Day of Session (10/28/02)
• 20% of Revenue Discussed (10/28/02)
• U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Bloc Seeks Federal Sea Grants (Pacific Daily News - 9/27/02)
• FSM Congress News, September 25, 2002 (9/25/02)
• FSM submits proposal to host tuna commission (9/24/02)
• Yap awarded for proposed water project (9/24/02)
• FSM Gets Computerized Voter Registration System (Marianas Variety - 9/23/02)
• Israeli Eye Specialists Help Micronesians (Radio Australia - 9/19/02)
• College Of Micronesia Chuuk Campus Teaches Traditional Skills, Sailing (Pina Nius Online - 9/8/02)
• FSM voters maintain current Constitution (9/6/02)
• Round-6 yields substance for COMPACT II (9/6/02)
• New stamp commemorate school's anniversary (9/6/02)
• Bank Of Hawaii To Shut Down FSM And Marshall Islands Branches November 29 (The Kaselehlie Press - 9/5/02)
• Navy Holds Off On Removing Oil From Yap Shipwreck (Pacific Daily News - 9/3/02)
• Salvation Army Sending Donations To Devastated FSM Chuuk State (Pacific Daily News - 8/29/02)
• US - FSM Joint Communiqué on the 6^th Round of Compact Negotiations (8/28/02)
• FSM joins World Summit in Johannesburg (8/27/02)
• YAP - Candidacy filed for Yap's general election (8/27/02)
• FSM voters to decide on Constitutional changes (8/26/02)
• Vessels caught for illegal catch (8/26/02)
• Education Specialist Billen Says Pohnpei School Dropout Rate "Very High" (Marianas Variety - 8/23/02)
• Bank Of Hawaii To Close FSM, Marshall Islands Branches (Marianas Variety - 8/21/02)
• Former Ambassador returns to FSM as US Congresswoman (8/14/02)
• UNICEF Executive Director Acknowledges First Lady's Contribution to Children Summit (8/13/02)
• Chuuk Lauds Palau (Palau Horizon/Marianas Variety - 8/13/02)
• Teen Birth Rate High In Micronesia (Marianas Variety - 8/12/02)
• Asterio Takesy From FSM Named Head Of SPREP (Pina Nius Online - 8/11/02)
• Four Acts Vetoed (8/8/02)
• Korean Airline In Pohnpei? (The Kaselehlie Press - 8/8/02 - 8/12/02)
• Nation mourns Palauan atheletes' tragic death in Pohnpei (8/7/02)
• Nature And Tradition On The Minds Of Kosrae Delegation To Indigenous Conference (The Kaselehlie Press - 8/7/02)
• China Donates $30,000 To Chuuk (The Kaselehlie Press - 8/7/02)
• Japan Mourns Lives Lost In Chuuk (The Kaselehlie Press - 8/7/02)
• Rep. Dianne Watson Welcome (8/6/02)
• U.S. Freely Associated States Presidents Consider Creation Of New Pacific Regional Organization (Palau Horizon/Marianas Variety - 8/5/02)
• Freely Associated States Conclude Summit In Palau (Marianas Variety - 8/5/02)
• FSM President Falcam Recounts Chuuk Destruction, Visits Guam To Meet With FEMA (Pacific Daily News - 8/5/02)
• No FEMA Aid To Chuuk Outer Islands (Pacific Daily News - 8/2/02)
• Palau hosts 2^nd meeting of the Micronesian Presidents (8/1/02)
• FEMA avails individual and public assistance for Chuuk's recovery (8/1/02)
• Palau leads the medals in 5^th Micro Games (8/1/02)
• JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ: Second Micronesian Presidents' Summit, Palau (7/31/02)
• Paperwork Issue Impedes Chuuk Medicine Shipment (Pacific Daily News - 7/30/02)
• Infection Concerns Mount In Chuuk Following Tropical Storm Chata'an (Pacific Daily News - 7/28/02)
• Nature, Tradition On Minds Of Kosraeans (Marianas Variety - 7/25/02)
• Kosraeans Provide Disaster Relief For Chuuk (Marianas Variety - 7/25/02)
• Chuuk Outer Islanders Plead By Radio For Food, Medicine (Pacific Daily News - 7/24/02)
• Chuuk Supply Boat Found By Japanese Fishing Vessel (Pacific Daily News - 7/24/02)
• NMI Relief Assistance To Chuuk Flown Out (Marianas Variety - 7/23/02)
• Infections In Chuuk Raise Concerns (Pacific Daily News - 7/23/02)
• ACP summit rallies for solidarity in a globalized world (7/22/02)
• Declaration outlines traditional role of modernized Micronesia (7/22/02)
• Pohnpei hosts 5^th Micro Games (7/22/02)
• JICA designated as an International Agency (7/22/02)
• Officials Try To Send Three Nurses To Chuuk (Pacific Daily News - 7/22/02)
• Guam Nurses Flight Turned Back From Chuuk, Couldn't Land (Pacific Sunday News - 7/21/02)
• U.S., Federated States Of Micronesia, Marshall Islands Compact Of Free Association Negotiations Stalled (Pacific Daily News/Gannett News Service - 7/19/02)
• Guam Memorial Hospital Too Full, Chuuk Chata'an Victims To Be Sent to Hawai'i (Pacific Daily News - 7/19/02)
• Relief Efforts For Chuuk, Federated States Of Micronesia, Showing Steady Increase (Pacific Daily News - 7/17/02)
• U.S. President Bush Authorizes Chuuk Aid (Pacific Daily News - 7/16/02)
• Assist: Chuuk needs our help in landslide recovery efforts (Pacific Daily News - 7/14/02)
• Disaster Team Arrives In Chuuk: Victims May Be Transported To Hawai'i (Pacific Daily News - 7/14/02)
• Chuuk Death Toll Rises: U.S. Aid Team To Transfer Critically Ill (Pacific Daily News - 7/13/02)
• Compact of Free Association Negotiations: Fulfilling the Promise (U.S. Dept. of State: Office of Compact Negotiations - 7/12/02)
• Chuuk Waits For U.S. Assistance (Pacific Daily News - 7/12/02)
• President Bush declares that a major disaster exists in Chuuk (The White House - 7/11/02)
• Northern Mariana Islands To Send Assistance Team To Chuuk (Marianas Variety - 7/11/02)
• Saipan Offers To Help Rota, Chuuk (Saipan Tribune - 7/10/02)
• Pohnpei Hosts 2^nd Micronesian Traditional Leaders Conference (7/12/02)
• International Community Responds To Chuuk's Tragedy (7/11/02)
• Chuuk Struggles To Move On (Pacific Daily News - 7/11/02)
• Further Endorsement Of FSM To Host New Fisheries Secretariat (Palau Horizon/Marianas Variety - 7/10/02)
• Chuuk Asks Northern Mariana Islands For Heavy Equipment (Saipan Tribune - 7/10/02)
• Japan Sending Aid To Storm-Hit Chuuk (PINA Nius Online - 7/10/02)
• Press Statement: Regional Relief Funds for FSM (Pacific Island Forum Secretariat - 7/10/02)
• Chuuk Limps Toward Recovery: 46 Confirmed Dead (Pacific Daily News - 7/10/02)
• Chuuk seeks aid in storm's wake (Honolulu Star-Bulletin - 7/10/02)
• Guam Team Of Physicians Visits Chuuk, FSM (Pacific Daily News - 7/9/02)
• FSM Statement Opposing The Nuclear Shipment Of Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) From Japan To Britain (7/4/02)
• Death Toll In Chuuk Landslides Increases (Pacific Daily News - 7/8/02)
• Disaster Relief Officials Deal With Chuuk Damage (Pacific Daily News - 7/8/02)
• Death Toll Climbs In Chuuk Landslides (Pacific Daily News - 7/5/02)
• More Rain Expected In Micronesia As Search For Chata'an Fatalities Continues (Radio New Zealand International - 7/5/02)
• Hawai'i Team To Aid Relief In Micronesia (Honolulu Star-Bulletin - 7/4/02)
• Tropical Storm Chataan wreaks havoc in FSM (7/3/02)
• President praises Chuuk Leadership for reform measures (6/28/02)
• President continues FSM visit in Northwestern Chuuk (6/28/02)
• Special Session to finalize national budget (6/28/02)
• FSM Lawmakers May OK Resolution Against Plutonium Shipment (6/28/02)
• Nukuoro's First Pearl Sale In FSM (The Kaselehlie Press - 6/13/02 - 6/26/02)
• Bank Of Hawaii Extends Stay In Marshalls, Federated States Of Micronesia (Marianas Variety - 6/21/02)
• President shares nation's legacy with Ulithi graduates (6/18/02)
• FSM-Wide Business Survey Being Conducted (The Kaselehlie Press - 5/30/02 - 6/13/02)
• Japan May Extend Assistance To Outer FSM Islands (The Kaselehlie Press - 5/30/02 - 6/13/02)
• Better Management Of FSM Compact Funds Discussed (The Kaselehlie Press - 5/30/02 - 6/13/02)
• FSM Prepares For Micronesian Games (Marianas Variety - 6/13/02)
• Congressperson Mink From Hawai'i Introduces Legislation Pertaining To Education Of Micronesian Children In U.S. (Yokwe Online - 6/12/02)
• National Government and Chuuk commit to Plan of Action (6/11/02)
• Yap News-June 7, 2002 (Pacific Daily News - 6/7/02)
• Medical Supplies Gathered For FSM: Ayuda Aims To Help Victims Of Typhoon Mitag (Pacific Daily News - 6/7/02)
• U.S. Offers Postal Rate Hike Reprieve To Marshalls, Federated States (PINA Nius Online - 5/31/02)
• Disease Threatens Orange And Lime Stock In Kosrae (The Kaselehlie Press - 5/16/02 - 5/29/02)
• FSM - US Joint Communiqué on Compact Negotiations (5/24/02)
• National Budget 2003 pending Congress approval (5/24/02)
• EPIC 5 concentrates on Compact (5/24/02)
• US Embassy sponsors official Memorial Day observance in FSM (5/24/02)
• Canada accredits Ambassador Fournier to FSM (5/24/02)
• FSM Close-up Students visit FSM UN Office (5/20/02)
• Kosrae's to hold 3^rd Education Awareness Week (5/17/02)
• Nadi meeting to prep islands for climate change (Pacific Daily News - 5/17/02)
• Heavy weather off Chuuk (Pacific Daily News - 5/15/02)
• Foundation urged to help Chuuk (Pacific Daily News - 5/15/02)
• New Trash Taints Old Way of Life (Pacific Daily News - 5/14/02)
• Chuuk hospital troubles revealed (Pacific Daily News - 5/13/02)
• Amended declaration place all fourteen proposals on referendum (5/10/02)
• NORMA replaces MFA (5/10/02)
• Forum's Deputy Secretary General briefs Pohnpei (5/10/02)
• FSM First Lady Addresses UN Children Summit (5/9/02)
• FSM Signs Two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (5/9/02)
• South Pacific Forum Fisheries Committee Meets in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (Pacific Island Forum Secretariat - 5/6/02)
• Kosrae Receives $50,000 Grant To Grow Rare Bananas (The Kaselehlie Press - 4/18/02 - 5/1/02)
• Communications meeting in Suva agreed to affordable ICT access (4/30/02)
• Yamase nominated for Associate Justice of FSM (4/30/02)
• Binhua new PROC Ambassador to the FSM (4/30/02)
• Park new Korean Ambassador to FSM (4/30/02)
• Australia Funds New Voter Registration System For Federated States Of Micronesia (Radio Australia - 4/30/02)
• UN Again Warns Pacific Nations About Global Warming (Radio Australia - 4/30/02)
• Claims Of Unequal Treatment In U.S. Compact Aid Negotiations With FSM And Marshalls (Radio Australia - 4/29/02)
• FSM and US Meet in Technical Working Session (4/18/02)
• FSM welcomes EU Ambassador Frans Baan (4/18/02)
• Moratorium restricts foreign labor entry into FSM (4/18/02)
• FSM Telecom expands services to include wireless (4/18/02)
• JICA/JOCV renamed, JICA FSM Office (4/18/02)
• Accidents Cause Kosrae Governor Sigrah To Call For Road Safety Task Force (The Kaselehlie Press - 4/17/02)
• High surf pounds Chuuk (Pacific Daily News - 4/11/02)
• Micronesian official to discuss regional tourism (Pacific Daily News - 4/10/02)
• U.S. Ambassador Dinger Opens Successful Animal Clinic in Pohnpei (The Kaselehlie Press - 4/9/02)
• A Close Look at the Proposed Amendments to the FSM Constitution (Micronesian Seminar - 4/2/02)
• Pacific Islands Get U.S. Bioterrorism Fight Grants (Saipan Tribune/PINA Nius Online - 4/1/02)
• Guam support flows for FSM food shortage (Pacific Daily News - 3/26/02)
• FSM-China dedicates multi-purpose gym (3/22/02)
• FSM joins UN Development Conference in Mexico (3/22/02)
• Pacific Islands Leaders Heat up protests on global warming (Pacific Daily News - 3/20/02)
• Supplies of food shrinking in FSM (Pacific Daily News - 3/20/02)
• Chuuk islands report food shortage (Pacific Daily News - 3/19/02)
• FSM gets 25-30% more Compact funding than RMI (3/15/02)
• President Falcam in Honolulu for PICL's meeting (3/15/02)
• Task Force mobilized for special referendum in August (3/15/02)
• Monbusho offered again to FSM for 2003 (3/15/02)
• Board selects new college President (3/15/02)
• JCC Meeting in Hawaii - March 12, 2002 (3/15/02)
• Pacific territories must link up to press for Compact aid (Saipan Tribune - 3/8/02)
• Kava/Sakau en Pohnpei and liver failure (2/21/02 - 3/6/02)
• Vice President joins Ground Breaking ceremony for Yap's loop-roads (3/1/02)
• Korean Airlines eyes Pohnpei as possible route (3/1/02)
• FSM edges Papua New Guinea 9-7 for Tuna HQ (PINA - 3/1/02)
• Tropical storm moving toward Yap (Pacific Daily News - 3/1/02)
• 5^th Pohnpei State Legislature re-organized (2/02)
• U.S. Navy to pay for Yap oil cleanup (Pacific Daily News - 2/25/02)
• Pohnpei's new port to carry nation's hopes (2/19/02)
• Micronesia signs cooperation in fisheries and law enforcement (2/19/02)
• Ten more citizens complete Japan fisheries training (2/19/02)
• BOH Announces Intention to Sell Operations in FSM and RMI (BUSINESS WIRE - 2/19/02)
• Susaia heads FSM's TC&I (2/11/02)
• 2002 Joint Law Enforcement Agreement (2/11/02)
• 5^th Pohnpei State Legislature re-organized (2/11/02)
• FSM/Japan ties strengthen during President's meeting with Japan PM Koizumi (2/1/02)
• Dinger new US Ambassador to FSM (2/1/02)
• Australia Day hosted in FSM (2/1/02)
• Fourteen Constitutional amendments proposed (1/11/02)
• Renewed team spirit ends Fourth Round of Compact Negotiations (1/11/02)
• Building a better Chuuk resounds in states leadership summit (1/11/02)
• ENVIRONMENT: Climate change already affecting islanders, says report (PINA Nius Online - 1/11/02
• FSM President Falcam Vetoes 11 Congressional Acts (1/7/02)

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2001

• Third FSM Constitutional Convention Concluded (12/28/01)
• FSM - US Joint Communiqué on Compact Negotiations (12/14/01)
• Tropical Storm warning (12/13/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 29/30 (12/11/01)
• Australias Ambassador Doran presents his credentials to FSM President Falcam (12/03/01)
• FSM leadership holds internal consultation (11/30/01)
• FSM signs MOU to manage and conserve its coastal resources (11/30/01)
• Former FSM Vice President joins observers of Solomon Elections (11/30/01)
• Australias Ambassador Doran presents his credentials to FSM (11/30/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 19 (11/30/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 18 (11/29/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 17 (11/28/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 16 (11/27/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 15 (11/26/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 12 (11/23/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 11 (11/22/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 10 (11/21/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 9 (11/20/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 8 (11/19/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 5 (11/16/01)
• 3^rd ConCon, Day 4 (11/15/01)
• 2^nd FSM President heads 3^rd Constitutional Convention (11/13/01)
• World Peace Mass Celebrated in Yap (11/13/01)
• Federated States of Micronesia President Leo A. Falcam signs global accord at the United Nations Treaty Event (11/12/01)
• 3^rd ConCon to convene on Monday (11/9/01)
• ENVIRONMENT: Global warming will hit agriculture in tropics, studies show (11/9/01)
• Third FSM Constitutional Convention (11/8/01)
• President Falcams State of the Union Address (11/5/01)
• Edward heads national election office (11/5/01)
• Pioneer of Pacific Weather Services dies in Honolulu (11/5/01)
• FSM And Australia Signed Memorandum of Understanding (11/2/01)
• FSM Prioritizes CRC Strategy (11/2/01)
• FSM Report on Compact Negotiations (11/2/01)
• Anthrax alert reaches FSM (10/26/01)
• Pohnpei joins the South Pacific Pageant in Apia (10/26/01)
• Japans Former Prime Minister Mori visits FSM (9/19/01)
• FSM condemns attacks on U.S. (9/12/01)
• PNACC on Children Seeks Input from the General Public (8/24/01)
• A Hope to Change and Renew Efforts for the Children of the FSM (8/24/01)
• FSM government signs Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (8/24/01)
• Nauru steps up to host 32^nd Forum (8/24/01)
• The Goods and Services Agreement (8/17/01)
• FSM Prepares For Infrastructure Development (8/17/01)
• Privatization Plan Drafted: Reform Is Urged (8/17/01)
• EPIC meeting produces challenging resolutions (7/27/01)
• Special Session slims national budget (7/27/01)
• Committee to monitor and implement euro-aid (7/27/01)
• Climate Talks finally reached agreement (7/27/01)
• 3^rd FSM games underway in Yap (7/27/01)
• Budget and new member, issues of Special Session (7/13/01)
• Compact dominates EPIC agenda (7/13/01)
• USS Fredrick makes port calls in FSM (7/13/01)
• Region to benefit from European Union Aid (7/13/01)
• Third ConCon set for November (6/21/01)
• German Ambassador Jess presents credentials (6/21/01)
• Ambassador Seth of India accredited to FSM (6/21/01)
• Pro-active, challenge for 2001 graduates (6/8/01)
• Nine vie for Congressional seat (6/8/01)
• Close-up, up close with FSM Government (6/8/01)
• Committee establishes ConCon basics (6/4/01)
• 'Team Micronesia' sweeps 2001 Tour de Sol (6/4/01)
• Israel extends visa waiver for FSM (6/4/01)
• Marines volunteer services in FSM (6/4/01)
• Robert new Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs (5/25/01)
• ADB project to 'improve access to the FSM Laws' (5/25/01)
• Japan funds Yap road (5/25/01)
• Team Micronesia' to raise awareness of Global Warming in Tour de Sol (5/15/01)
  
• Monbusho Scholarship available once again for 2002 (May 01)
  
• Special Election set for Pohnpei District No.2 (May 01)
  
• Chuuk inaugurates re-elected Leaderships (May 01)
  
• FSM Ratifies Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Agreement (May 01)
  
• Historic Meeting of Heads of Government (May 01)
  

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2000

• US Military Academies Open to Qualified FSM Citizens (11/00)
• Australian Surgeon Team Visits FSM (11/00)
• Vice President signs Cotonou Agreement in Brussels (11/17/00)
• Tsunami warning issued for the FSM (11/17/00)
• FSM Attends 31^st Pacific Islands Forum (11/00)
• President Falcams Son Laid to Rest (11/10/00)
• Micronesian Maritime Authority (MMA) Makeover (11/9/00)
• President Falcam Visits the State of Israel (11/00)
• Public Sector Enterprise Reform Workshop Held (10/00)
• Vice President says "weed" out educators not committed to teaching (09/00)
• Vice President to attend mothers funeral (09/00)
• UN recruiting drive begins soon (09/00)
• Protests expected at UN Millennium summit (09/00)
• FSM asks for response from DOI (09/00)
• Two positions filled at FSM Presidents Office (09/00)
• FSM enters Olympic history (09/00)
• FSM President speaks before Millennium Summit, questions UN priorities (09/00)
• Marine Research and Sampling Study in the Waters of Yap (09/00)
• Technical scholarships offered (09/00)
• IMF mission praises FSM economic reform progress (09/15/00)
• FSM, Ireland near establishing diplomatic relations (09/00)
• Cholera death toll rises to 19 (09/00)
• University of Hawaii archaeology team might have violated FSM law (09/12/00)
• UN agency announces poster contest (08/00)
• $10,000 in prizes offered in UNESCO contest (08/00)
• UN recruiting drive begins soon (08/00)
• Attorney sentenced in Pohnpei (08/00)
• Financial officers consider call for changes (08/00)
• Number of people treated for suspected cholera seesaws (08/00)
• Cholera numbers still up and down (08/00)
• Cholera cases on Pohnpei still up and down (08/00)
• Pohnpei shows drop in suspected cholera cases (08/00)
• Education Summit to be held in Pohnpei (08/00)
• National education summit to convene (08/00)
• State, national financial leaders meet (08/00)
• Historic landings made on Pohnpei, Chuuk (08/00)
• Authorities seek information about body found in Ngulu (08/00)
• Amendment would raise health insurance premiums (08/00)
• Ambassador of the Netherlands to the FSM (08/00)
• Saipan Food Poisoning (07/00)
• FSM reacts strongly to GAO testimony (07/00)
• FSM Appellate Court issues opinion in the FSMs most important case (07/00)
• FSM Election Director prepares for national Congress, ConCon elections (07/00)
• US INS makes it faster for FSM citizens to work in US (07/00)
• FSM ambassador to Fiji called home (07/00)
• Plant and animal quarantine regs sent to governors, legislatures (07/00)
• Micronesian kingfisher study reveals interesting life (07/00)
• Cholera update shows 2287 people treated (07/00)
• New French ambassador to present credentials (07/00)
• Vice President delivers keynote address to FSM Law Day debate teams (07/00)
• UN court of the environment receives FSM support (07/00)
• President Falcam sends congratulations to US on 224^th independence anniversary (07/00)
• FSM President sends congratulations to PM of Japan (07/00)
• CNMI tightens ban on food from Pohnpei (07/00)
• Pohnpei shows drop in suspected cholera cases (07/00)
• Cholera deaths on Pohnpei jump to 15 (07/00)
• President signs $33.8 million budget into law (07/00)
• Guam ban on Chuuk foodstuff lifted (07/00)
• FSM attends UN womens conference (06/00)
• Congress quits sine die, budget passed (06/00)
• Vice President delivers keynote address to scientific symposium (06/00)
• UN competitive exams to be held (06/00)
• U.S. embassy in Pohnpei padlocks Rural Development office (06/00)
• EPIC meeting produces economic resolutions (06/00)
• FSM president responds to Chuuk oil spill (06/00)
• U.S. offers $2 million to improve state hospitals (06/00)
• Development competition to be held in Tokyo (06/00)
• United Nations Development Programme offers fellowship (06/00)
• New attorney joins FSM Department of Justice (06/00)
• FSM Supreme Court issues injunction (06/00)
• Banking Board report shows banks have excess lending capacity (06/00)
• Chuuk requires Pohnpei arrivals to have health clearance (05/00)
• New post for Japanese official to FSM (05/00)
• Third Regular Session of Congress convenes (05/00)
• Cholera prevention workshop held (05/00)
• Cholera outbreak on Pohnpei prompts COM-FSM to end semester early (05/00)
• Xavier High School to graduate 34 (05/00)
• 12^th FSM Annual Report (04/00)
• FSM Appellate Court hears what has been called FSMs most important case (04/00)
• Yap State Postmaster retires (04/00)
• Jano trial postponed (04/00)
• Japan will spend $4M in South Pacific (04/00)
• Assistant postmaster receives fraud examiner designation (04/00)
• Appellate Court postpones States vs. FSM case (04/00)
• Pohnpei attorney on trial for violating FSM weapons laws (04/00)
• Two teams are at a tie in Little League Baseball standings (04/00)
• New national scholarship board named (04/00)
• FSM Social Security Moved to New Location (02/00)
• Congress hears recommendations for MMA Board (02/00)
• False Sakau (02/00)
• Neth nomination as Deputy Secretary of HESA deferred (02/00)
• Nominations (02/00)
• Education Summit to be held in April (02/00)
• Celebration of Sekere Congressional Church (02/00)
• FSM Telecommunications slashes international phone rates (02/00)
• Round up (02/00)
• Donor nations to review FSM economic policies (02/00)
• FSM Social Security cuts costs with locale moves (02/00)
• Congress Repasses Vetoed Bill (02/00)
• Unity and commitment pepper themes at Chuuk Youth Rally (02/00)
• Economic program review takes place on Chuuk (02/00)
• Civic Action team renovates hospital ward (02/00)
• Macheweichum takes first prize in competition at Youth Rally (02/00)
• Chuuks Governor challenges the legislature (02/00)
• FSM patrol boats fire on fishing vessel (02/00)
• Cabinet Meeting News (02/00)
• JCN Members Received a Nod (01/00)
• FSM & Japan Sign Exchange of Note to Improve Pohnpei Port Project (01/00)
• High Court rules Pohnpei State Use Tax Unconstitutional (01/00)
• Family Genealogies and Histories on Pohnpei (01/00)
• New guidebook assists travelers to Kosrae State (01/00)
• AIDS Cases Report in the FSM (01/00)
• FSM Congressional Special Session to meet (01/00)
• Presidential measure to Extend Early Retirement Program Period (01/00)
• $13,000 to Pay Law Suit Against the FSM Government (01/00)
• Ambassador of Israel to FSM Presents Credentials (01/00)
• President Submits FY 2000 Supplemental Budget to Congress (01/00)

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1999

• Ambassador Cole Present his Credentials to President Nena
• $10.00 per Departing Passenger at Pohnpei International Airport
• President & his Delegation Attend Inauguration in Kosrae State
• Six Cabinets Took Oath of Office
• President Falcam to Open 2^nd FSM Economic Summit on Monday
• 5^th FSM Women Conference Held in Pohnpei

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1998

• Second FSM Banking & Investment Symposium to Be Held (10/14/98)
• FSM Congress to Attend APPCED in PRC (10/13/98)
• Falcam to Address 8^th Annual Pacific Conference in Maui (10/12/98)
• Maritime Training Course Materials Presented to COM-FSM (9/28/98)
• Theme of the 29^th South Pacific Forum (6/30/98)
• President Nena & his Entourage Visit the State of Yap (6/29/98)
• US Congress Appropriates Funds for HUS & FEMA (6/24/98)
• Nena Asks Kosrae to Host Youth Leadership Conference (6/23/98)
• Upward Bound Students from Kosrae at COM-FSM (6/23/98)
• FSM to Attend 4^th Regional Youth Conference, and Ministerial Meeting (6/23/98)
• Schumacher Presented His Credentials to Nena (6/5/98)
• Pakistan exploding five nuclear devices (5/29/98)
• Nena Asks Congress Permission For Use of Inflation Adjustments (5/19/98)
• Third Regular Session of the Tenth Congress Convened (5/19/98)
• FSM Close-Up Schedule for May 25-29^th (5/19/98)
• FSM States and National Tourism Conference Convened (5/8/98)
• Resolutions for SPEI and LP Plan Adoption (5/8/98)
• Nena Asks Congress for Overtime Money (5/8/98)
• Gaius Nedlic Nominated as Kosrae IDF Member (5/6/98)
• Canada Requested FSM Support for UN Security Council Seat (5/6/98)
• Nena Proposed Sea Duty Differentials Legislation (5/6/98)
• Nena is requesting funding for Fiscal Year 1999 (5/5/98)
• Annual Pacific Educational Conference early August (5/5/98)
• Nena establishes Special Review Committee for ERP (5/5/98)
• Eliminating Certain Requirements for Hiring Nonresident Workers (5/5/98)
• Nena urged State Governors to Provide Information on El Niño (5/5/98)
• Ambassador Alik Presents Credentials to Emperor of Japan (5/5/98)
• IOC President Samaranch Arrives Pohnpei (5/4/98)
• International Commercial Shipping Agreement in Micronesia (4/30/98)
• National Tourism Workshop Scheduled For This Month (4/30/98)
• Dr. Cantero nominated to COM-FSM Board of Regents (4/29/98)
• Baseball Expert to Visit Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae (4/29/98)
• Olympic Solidarity/International Tennis Federation Coaching Course (4/29/98)
• Pohnpei Coaches and Organizing Committee Members (4/29/98)
• Israeli Government Offers In-country Training (4/29/98)
• International Basketball Coach to Visit Kosrae and Pohnpei (4/29/98)
• FY-99 Budget submitted to Congress (4/28/98)
• IOC President Samaranch to Visit the FSM (4/28/98)
• Meetings with Money Managers scheduled for May 1 to 18 (4/28/98)
• Falcam urges Participants to attend FORUM preparatory meetings (4/28/98)
• Nena submits bill establishing Awua culture Revolving Fund (4/28/98)
• Nena Sends Block Grants Information for States review (4/9/98)
• Germanys Ambassador Gottleman Credential Ceremony (4/6/98)
• Nena requests Inputs from Governors on Phoenix Laboratory (4/6/98)
• Shipment of Medicine to Chuuk State (3/27/98)
• Bill which Disqualifies National Government Early Retirees (3/27/98)
• Nena signed Public Law Nos, 10-78 to 10-84 (3/27/98)
• WHO Day Celebration on April 7^th this year (3/27/98)
• Voyager departs for Yap, March 30 (3/27/98)
• Raigetal Appointed as Chairman of FSM Banking Board (3/20/98)
• Nena nominates Sana and Gilmar to IDF Board (3/20/98)
• Kosrae Poultry National Project as a Revolving Fund (3/20/98)
• Nena proposes deletion of reference to Budget Office (3/20/98)
• Disqualifying State ERP from FSM Public Service Re-employment (3/20/98)
• President Nena Responds to Governor Walters Request (3/13/98)
• Nena Invites States to Participtate in EXPO 98 (3/13/98)
• FSM Appreciates Continentals Schedule and Fare (3/13/98)
• President Nena requests FSM be declared eligible for E-Rate Program (3/8/98)
• IMF Article IV Consultation Mission To FSM (3/8/98)
• National Election Office Announced 1999 General Election Timetable (3/8/98)
• President Nena opens APIPS Conference (3/4/98)
• Asian Development Bank Mission to visit FSM (2/27/98)
• FSM to host the South Pacific Forum Again (2/24/98)
• Nena Transmits JCN Supplemental Request to Congress (2/18/98)
• Nena Informs Pangelinan No Salvage Operations (2/18/98)
• Disaster, Finance and Budget Officers Met (2/16/98)
• FSM States Participants in Climate Workshop (2/16/98)
• President Nena Remind Pohnpei Governor PSRP Requirements (2/10/98)
• Environment Resource Center Proposed (2/10/98)
• Nena Encourage Pangelinan to Host 1999 Womens Conference (2/10/98)
• Office of International Affairs approved OMIP for Kosrae (2/10/98)

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1997

• Johnnyboy Designated Acting T&C Secretary (12/5/97)
• Nena informed Governor the Upcoming Forum (12/4/97)
• President Received C.B. 10-83, CD1, on Reorganization of the FSM Executive Branch (12/3/97)
• Continental Micronesia Offer Review of FY-1998 Schedule (12/3/97)
• Nena Declared Chuuk State a Disaster Area (12/2/97)
• Ambassador Scarborough to Visit FSM (12/2/97)
• Chuuk Governments Overdue Account (12/2/97)
• PFC Employees and Others Attended US FDA and NOAA Training (12/2/97)
• SPC will Conduct Training on Vessel Operation Management and Electronic Aid (12/2/97)
• WERI Annual Conference Slated for December 04, 1997 (11/28/97)
• Chuuk Met ADB Water and Sanitation Loan Conditions (11/28/97)
• FSM National Government Computer Systems Policy (11/28/97)
• FSM Foreign Investment Act Takes Effect January 01, 1997 (11/28/97)
• Entry Permit for Canadian Pilot Revoked (11/28/97)
• Nena Turned Over to Kosrae Ultra-Sound Machine (11/26/97)
• Nena to Kosrae (11/21/97)
• President Nena Was Bestowed Traditional Title (11/20/97)
• Nena Requested Congress to Increase Ceiling (11/20/97)
• FSM Delegation to Kyoto Climate Change Conference (11/20/97)
• US/FSM Joint Committee on Security and Defense to Meet (11/19/97)
• Data Analysis and Report Writing Course Commenced (11/19/97)
• Pohnpei Water Quality Monitoring May Get Small Grant (11/19/97)
• Funds to Attend UN Rights of the Child Meeting in Geneva (11/19/97)
• Elanzo Appointed to NWAC (11/17/97)
• FSM Vice President Urge Pohnpeis Youth to Fish and Farm (11/17/97)
• Interior Official Visits the FSM (11/14/97)
• Nena Asks Pangelinan to Create Task Force (11/12/97)
• Nena Asks Funding for Extension of MEDC Project (11/12/97)
• Nena Appointed Members of FSM Banking Board (11/12/97)
• Kosrae Upward Bound Students Visit Vice President Falcam (11/12/97)
• FSM Congress Proposed Funds for the El Nino Preparation (11/11/97)
• DPIG Account Extended to December This Year (11/7/97)
• Disaster Preparedness Workshop Held on Guam (11/7/97)
• Senator Moses Raised Concerns about Parcel Inspection (11/7/97)
• Special Education Experts to Visit the FSM (11/7/97)
• Nov. 14, Diabetes Day in FSM (11/7/97)
• FSM Independence Day with Speeches (11/6/97)
• President Nena Attends Leaders Summit in Tokyo (11/6/97)
• Nena Asks for $20,000 Head Count Money for Pohnpei (11/6/97)
• Nena Informed Congress Organization of JCN (11/6/97)
• President Kabua State Visit Postponed (10/30/97)
• Nena Recalls Nomination of Fred Sigrah to FSM SSB (10/30/97)
• Australian Embassy Awarded Grants (10/23/97)
• Request for Vehicles for National Police (10/23/97)
• Nena Recalls FSM Envoys to Tokyo, Suva and the U.N. (10/23/97)
• Governor of Yap Allottee for Coconut Treeplanting Project (10/23/97)
• FSM Observes UN Day October 24, 1997 (10/23/97)
• A Proposed Law to Exempt Certain Projects from Public Bidding (10/21/97)
• Nena Proposes Permanent Resident Status for Non-Citizens (10/21/97)
• 28^th South Pacific Forum Communique (10/21/97)
• FSM Congress 2nd Regular Session Convened Oct. 13, 1997 (10/14/97)
• Well Drilling Rig for Uman Island (10/14/97)
• Federal Programs Accounting Responsibilities (10/14/97)
• FSM Trust Fund Proposed Legislation Submitted (10/14/97)
• $200 Million Public Sector Investment Program (10/14/97)
• FSM Banking Commissioner Reported on Commercial Banks (10/14/97)
• Nena Informed Fritz FSM will Host SPF in 1998 (10/13/97)
• JICA Project Formulation Advisor to Visit FSM States (10/13/97)
• Allotment to State of Kosrae for ERP (10/13/97)
• 10^th CFSM to Convene 2nd Regular Session October 13 (10/13/97)
• Amendment to Exempt JCN Position from Public Service System (10/13/97)
• Condolence to Family and Friends of Nick Bossy (10/13/97)
• Nena Vetoed Congressional Act 10-44 RE:CB 10-83 C.D.3 (10/7/97)
• Israel Offers Economic and Financial Planning for Rural Development Scholarships (10/7/97)
• FSM Disaster Officials Attend FEMA Conference in US (10/7/97)
• PRC Embassy Celebrates the 48^th Founding Anniversary (10/3/97)
• Governors Requested to Comment on Els Application (10/3/97)
• Lawrence Designated Acting Finance Secretary (10/3/97)
• Nena Invited President Kabua to Visit the FSM (10/3/97)
• South Pacific Electoral Administrators Conference (10/3/97)
• FIC Trade and Investment Mission to Taiwan (10/3/97)
• FSMs Forum Delegation Returned (10/1/97)
• FEMA Acknowledge Receipt of Denial Declaration Appeal (9/30/97)
• Nena Acknowledges Invitation to Attend 37^th SPC in Canberra (9/30/97)
• FSM Historic Preservation Program (9/30/97)
• FSM President Presented Early Retirement Check to Pohnpei Governor (9/30/97)
• Nena Transmitted to Fritz Grants Applications (9/30/97)
• Huston and Ramon Designated Acting Secretaries (9/26/97)
• Well Drilling in Yap State (9/26/97)
• FSM Investments Meeting in Honolulu Oct. 1-9 (9/26/97)
• Former FSM Senator Bossy Died September 24, 1997 (9/26/97)
• U Municipality Grant Request Turned Down (9/25/97)
• FSM is Hosting SPREPs 6^th Conference (9/24/97)
• FSM Banking Boards March 31, 1997 Consolidated Balance Sheet (9/23/97)
• UH Offers PA Certificate and Masters Degree Programs (9/23/97)
• August 28 to Sept. 7, Trip Report by FSM Finance Secretary (9/19/97)
• Vice President Respond to Kosrae Governor on FSM Customs Regulations (9/19/97)
• Top Health Officials to Attend PIHOA Conference in Guam (9/18/97)
• President Nena Heads FSM Delegation to Rarotonga Forum (9/17/97)
• CFC Loan Restructuring Proposal (9/16/97)
• Mangefel and Waguk Presidents Disaster Reps (9/16/97)
• Pohnpei Gets $2.6 Million Early Retirement Fund (9/16/97)
• Workshop on Vessel Monitoring System in Nadi, Fiji (9/16/97)
• Pretrick and Yoma to Attend WHO Conference in Australia (9/16/97)
• Comments on "Paradise Lost on Travelogue on Corruption" (9/15/97)
• Nena Established Health Study Team (9/12/97)
• PATA Micronesia Chapter 1st Quarter Meeting (9/12/97)
• Pohnpei State Legislature Congratulates Falcam (9/12/97)
• Third Envoy from PRC Presents Credentials to Nena (9/12/97)
• Nena Invites Participants to Forum on Aid for Self-Sufficiency (9/10/97)
• Nena Hosted Farewell Reception for Ambassador Yongcheng (9/10/97)
• International Course on Management of Energy Utilization and Conservation Scholarship (9/8/97)
• International Vegetable Production Course Scholarship (9/8/97)
• Kosrae Pole Hardening Project (9/8/97)
• Nena Orders FSM Flags Lowered for Three Consecutive Days in Honor of Late Raymond Setik (9/5/97)
• Job Announcement for FSM Labor Force Survey, Household Income and Expenditure Survey Pretest Enumerators (9/5/97)
• International Post Graduate Course in Data Base Management in Agrometeorology Scholarship (9/5/97)
• FSM Ranks 91 Among 163 Countries on Voter Turnout (9/4/97)
• FSM Special Education Funding Applications Approval Recommended (9/4/97)
• Joint Committee on Compact Negotiation Members Sworn-in (9/3/97)
• Nena Signed First Special Session Act No. 10-36 into Law (9/1/97)
• FEMA Officials Visited FSM to Close Out FEMA Projects (9/1/97)
• Setik Prominent Businessman Passed Away in Honolulu (9/1/97)
• Ambassador of China Hosted Farewell Reception (9/1/97)
• Vice President to Present $2.0 Million to Yap (8/27/97)
• First Medals Won by FSM in South Pacific Games (8/27/97)
• Nena Sworn In Members of His Cabinet (8/25/97)
• Nena Requested FEMA Extension of Appeal (8/25/97)
• First FSM CPI Published (8/25/97)
• Nena Asks Congress FSM Water Project Financing Agreement (8/12/97)
• Nena Hold Pohnpeis Appeal to FEMA Denial on Request for Disaster Declaration, Requests Additional Time Instead (8/12/97)
• UNDP Mission Visits FSM (8/6/97)
• UN Volunteer and Fund Specialist to Visit States (8/6/97)
• Vice President Supports COM-FSM Media Studies Program Proposal (8/5/97)
• FSM Conducts Agriculture Workshop at COM-FSM (8/1/97)
• President Nena Submits Government Restructuring Plan (7/31/97)
• Status of Pohnpei Water Supply and Sanitation Project Per National Planner June 1997 Report (7/31/97)
• FSM President Approved Emergency Immunization Regulations (7/31/97)
• Nena Signs PL No. 10-26 (7/28/97)
• Iehsi Nominated Deputy Secretary of External Affairs (7/25/97)
• ADB Water Loan Legislation (7/25/97)
• Forum Economic Ministers Adopted Economic Growth Action Plan (7/23/97)
• FSM Games Awards Medals to Athletes (7/18/97)
• Second FSM Games Begins in Kosrae (7/17/97)
• Second FSM Games Starts Today, July 15, in Kosrae State (7/16/97)
• Ilon Nominated as Secretary of External Affairs (7/16/97)
• Public Sector Reform Cleared for Yap State (7/16/97)
• Efforts to Implement Project in Chuuk (7/16/97)
• 10^th Congress Adopted Congress Resolution No. 10-38, Special Ed Funding (7/16/97)
• Japan Rotarians Contributed to COM-FSM Endowment Fund (7/14/97)
• World Population day Proclaimed (7/10/97)
• Official Special Election Results in Pohnpei (7/10/97)
• Preparations for the Compact Negotiation on the Way (7/9/97)
• Falcam Congratulates U.S. on its 221sst Anniversary (7/8/97)
• FSM Vice President Offers Yap State Help on FSM/ADB Water Supply Loan (7/8/97)
• Chuuk Upward Students and Staff Visited COM-FSM (7/8/97)
• FSM Vice President Signed into Law Congressional Act 10-17, Authorizing an Exceptional Redesignation of Certain Compact Inflation Adjustments Funds (7/4/97)
• Student Take-Over Day at FSM Offices (7/4/97)
• Fritz Called for First Special Session of the 10^th Congress to Convene in Chuuk State from July 28^th to August 10^th (7/4/97)
• Election Held for Pohnpei At-Large Member After Falcam Became 5^th Vice President (7/2/97)
• FSM Vice President Calls for Appointment of Congress Representative on Joint Committee on Negotiation (6/27/97)
• Falcam Informs Other Leaders to FSM Games in Kosrae (6/27/97)
• Pohnpei State Establishes Small Business Loan Guarantee and Finance Corporation (6/27/97)
• FSM to Collect Household Information for Negotiation Purposes (6/27/97)
• FSM Women Conference Concluded its 4^th Meeting (6/27/97)
• FSM President Accepts Credentials of France Envoy (6/25/97)
• French Scholarship to Study French and Public Administration in France (6/25/97)
• President Nena Addresses the United Nations General Assembly 19^th Special Session (6/24/97)
• Communique Issued by Pacific Islands Environmental Conference on Sustainable Development (6/24/97)
• FSM Women Discussed Issues Facing Them (6/24/97)
• Pacific Islands Conference Renews Commitment to Sustainable Development (6/24/97)
• Pohnpei and Zhejiang Province Enters in Friendly Relations (6/23/97)
• FSM Delegation Departed For New York (6/19/97)
• Nena Signed Bills Passed by 10^th Congress 1st Regular Session (6/19/97)
• Vice President Falcam Off To Palau (6/18/97)
• Hearings on Customs Regulations (6/18/97)
• 28^th SP Forum Cook Islands Sept. 15 to 22, 1997 (6/17/97)
• 19^th UN Special Session (6/17/97)
• Nena Declared FSM Completed Ratification of CTBT (6/16/97)
• Presidential Nominations (6/13/97)
• Rita Church Members Visited FSM Vice President Falcam (6/10/97)
• Philippines GEM Delegation to Visit Pohnpei (6/10/97)
• Pacific Islands Sustainable Development Conference Slated for Pohnpei (6/9/97)
• FSM President Returned from Australia (6/9/97)
• Courtesy Calls by Vice President Falcam (6/4/97)
• Chuuk Governor Submits His Nominations to Legislature (6/5/97)
• Six FSM High School Students Selected for 1997 DOI Junior Statesmen Summer School (6/5/97)
• Special Election Candidates (6/3/97)
• Nena Member of Close-up Foundation Board of Advisors (6/3/97)
• 6^th SPC on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas (6/3/97)
• Nena Declared May 31, 1997, World No-Tobacco Day (6/3/97)
• President Nena Addressed PATS Graduating Class (6/3/97)
• Pohnpei Special Election for At-Large seat in Congress (6/2/97)
• President Nena Thanked Mobil Oil Micronesia (5/30/97)
• 2nd FSM Ganes Organizing Committee & FSM ASA Meeting (5/30/97)
• President Nena and Vice President Falcam Inaugurated (5/28/97)
• Vice President Falcam Addressed Saraman Chuuk Class of 1997 Graduates (5/28/97)
• FSM President Nena Heads Delegation to Australia (5/28/97)
• Nena Gave COM-FSM 1997 Commencement Address (5/28/97)
• 4^th FSM Womens Conference to be held in Yap (5/25/97)
• Nena Asks Congress to Amend Title 50 of FSM Code (5/23/97)
• CFSM May 20^th Release (5/23/97)
• Nena Proposed Amendment to Relocate Labor Functions (5/22/97)
• July 12 Proclaimed Micronesia Law Day (5/21/97)
• FSM Participates in OBC Training in Australia (5/21/97)
• Acting President Nena Vetoed Act 9-155, CB 9-223, C.D.3 (5/21/97)
• FSM ASA Meets in Kosrae (5/20/97)
• SNLC Adopts 12 Resolutions (5/20/97)
• Third Annual Close-Up Local Program (5/20/97)
• Second Japan-FSM Roundtable Talks Held (5/20/97)
• Nena Transmits FSM Proposed Fisheries Policy (5/20/97)
• Nenas First SNLC Met (5/13/97)
• RMI and FSM Sign Air Transport Agreement (5/12/97)
• SDA Tops Pohnpei State Annual Debate Held May 8, 1997 (5/12/97)
• FSM Law Day, July 12, Declared Holiday (5/12/97)
• Japan Donates Hospital Equipment to FSM (5/12/97)
• Nena Sworn into FSM Presidency (5/12/97)
• Changes to FSM Health Insurance Plan (5/7/97)
• Pohnpei Governor Requested Assistance of FSM National Government (5/7/97)
• Nena Conveyed Condolences to Coleman (5/7/97)
• FSM Day Declared (5/7/97)
• Third FSM Surveillance Ship Turn Over Ceremony (5/7/97)
• President Olter Donates to COM-FSM Endowment Funds (4/29/97)
• Ambassador Kobayashi of Japan Presents Credentials (4/29/97)
• FEMA Team Completes Preliminary Survey (4/29/97)
• Annual Port Authoritys Meeting Held in Pohnpei (4/29/97)
• Ambassador-Designate Delfin Colome of Spain to FSM (4/28/97)
• Noket to Handle Affairs of Government for Nena (4/25/97)
• Nena Declared Pohnpei Disaster, Asked President Clinton Likewise (4/25/97)
• Acting President Nena Called New Chuuk Governor Attention to Chuuk Dock JICA Survey (4/25/97)
• Landslide Update: Two More Bodies Recovered Wednesday Afternoon, April 23 and Two More on Thursday, April 24 (4/25/97)
• FSM Week in Review /Week of April 20, 1997 (Information on the Disaster in Pohnpei State) (4/24/97)
• Governor Pangelinan Ordered State Flags Flown 1/2 Staff 3 Days (4/24/97)
• Yoma Designated Acting Secretary of Health (4/24/97)
• Acting President Declared Pohnpei Disaster Area (4/23/97)
• Acting President Nena Proposes SNLC in May (4/23/97)
• Pohnpei 2nd Annual 10 Kilometer Fitness Run/Walk Held (4/23/97)
• Designation of Sub-Allottee of Funds Allotted to FSM President (4/22/97)
• Pangelinan Declared Pohnpei in State of Emergency (4/21/97)
• Act 9-149 Signed as Public Law No. 9-143 (4/18/97)
• Nena Signed Fifth Special Session Acts into Law (4/17/97)
• Typhoon Fern Individual Assistance (4/16/97)
• FDA Proposed Legislation (4/16/97)
• Sub-Regional Training Course/ Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health (4/15/97)
• Foreign Affairs Weekly (4/11/97)
• PIHOA Meeting & Institute of Medicine Committees Visit (4/8/97)
• Banking Commissioner Appointed (4/7/97)
• Foreign Affairs Weekly (4/4/97)
• Pre-Applications for HPG Funding (4/3/97)
• Retirement Plan Proposed Legislation Transmitted to Congress (4/2/97)
• New Zealand Offers Scholarships (4/2/97)
• Acting President Hosts Reception for Congress (3/20/97)
• Yap Declared Disaster Area After Typhoon Fern (3/20/97)
• Advisory and Expert Services Available Via ESCAP (3/18/97)
• Draft Foreign Investment Act and Regulations (3/11/97)
• Caldwell and Yoma Designated Acting (3/6/97)
• 1997 Congressional Election Held on March 4, 1997 (3/5/97)
• Nena Issues Statement on Toxic Waste (3/5/97)
• FSM Celebrates International Womens Day on March 7 (3/5/97)
• Budget Office January 1997 Report (3/5/97)
• Ioanis Designated Acting Secretary of Resources and Development in Absence of Secretary Anefal (3/3/97)
• German Ambassador Gansauer Visits FSM (3/3/97)
• OIAs OMIP Project Proposals (3/3/97)
• PL 9-133, Appropriation of $500,000 (3/3/97)
• Nena Congratulates Nauru President Glodumar (2/26/97)
• Nena Expresses Sympathy and Condolences on Deng Xiaopings Passing (2/26/97)
• President Olter Returned to Pohnpei on U.S. Military Air Ambulance (2/25/97)
• Nena Lets Congressional Act No. 9-131 Become Law Without His Signature (2/25/97)
• Foreign Affairs Weekly (2/21/97)
• Nena Declares 1997 as the Pacific Year of the Coral Reef (2/21/97)
• Executive Program for Leaders in Development (2/20/97)
• FSM Development Bank Releases IDF Project Status Report (2/20/97)
• SPC Marks 50 Years in the Region (2/19/97)
• FSMASA Holds First Meeting (2/19/97)
• Acting President Transmits Note of Final Determination to Chuuk (2/18/97)
• Nena Updates Governors on Status of PSRP Loan from ADB (2/17/97)
• Workshop on Micronesian Small Business to Be Held in Pohnpei (2/17/97)
• FSM Government Officials and Officials of the Government of Japan Sign Exchange of Notes (2/13/97)
• Nena Requests Statistical Data from State Governors for the 1996 ADB Annual Report (2/12/97)
• Resignation from the FSM Red Cross Steering Committee (2/11/97)
• EERP Transmitted to Congress for Introduction (2/11/97)
• Foreign Affairs Weekly (2/7/97)
• Protocol in the FSM States Being Hampered (2/7/97)
• Nena Tells State Governors ADB Is Happy with Progress on FSM Reform Proposal (2/6/97)
• Yap Fishing Authority General Manager Position Opens (2/6/97)
• President Advises Speaker of IGGP Assistance (2/6/97)
• ADB Fielding a Mission to the FSM (2/6/97)
• Nena Seeks Congressional Approval on OMIP Project (2/5/97)
• Chuuk Legislature Adopts Resolution Requesting Governor Umwech to Resign (2/5/97)
• FSMDB Board of Directors Votes Mori Out as FSMDB President (2/5/97)
• New FSMASA Board Members (2/4/97)
• Pohnpei Governor Pangelinan Delivers State of State Message (2/3/97)
• Foreign Affairs Weekly (1/31/97)
• Rural Development Community Strategic Planning Meeting Held (1/30/97)
• Acting President Receives Credentials for New Zealand and Great Britain Envoys (1/29/97)
• Nena Congratulates Imata Kabua (1/24/97)
• Interior Requests Island Views on Habitual Residence Regulations (1/23/97)
• Foreign Affairs Weekly (1/17/97)
• FFA to Convene Tuna Conference in the Marshalls (1/17/97)
• Pacific Response Capacity for Marine Pollution Accidents is Limited (1/16/97)
• Acting President Declares State of Emergency in Yap State (1/15/97)
• WHO Provides Nurse to FSM for Eleven Months (1/13/97)
• Foreign Affairs Weekly (1/10/97)
• FSM National Diabetes Control Council Established (1/8/97)

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1996

• Foreign Affairs Weekly (12/31/96)
• South Pacific Ministers Endorse New SPREP Action Plan for 1997-2000 (12/17/96)
• Foreign Affairs Weekly (12/13/96)
• Acting President Nena Updates All Governors of Status of the Special Education Fund (12/12/96)
• Foreign Affairs Weekly (12/6/96)
• Foreign Affairs Weekly (11/29/96)
• Acting President Declares World AIDS Day in the FSM (11/27/96)
• FSM to Oceania Track & Field Championship in Australia (11/22/96)
• Pohnpei Youth Tennis Development Program (11/22/96)
• Basketball Development Coach to Visit Yap and Chuuk (11/22/96)
• CFSM Receives Guam Legislatures Resolution No. 453 (11/18/96)
• Foreign Affairs Weekly (11/15/1996)
• FSM Congress Designates Acting President (11/14/96)
• Course Focuses on Spectacular Nan Madol Site (11/11/96)
• Pohnpei State Celebrates Liberation Day (9/10/96)
• FSM Delegation Returns from Forum Meeting (9/9/96)
• Postal Service Releases Stamp Saluting Tourism in FSM (3/13/96)

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