FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY January 13-17, 1997 The FSM Government has been invited to attend the forthcoming sessions of the subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change scheduled to take place in Bonn, Germany, from February 25-March 6, 1997. Since the FSM has been…

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY February 10-21, 1997 The Acting President of the Federated States of Micronesia, His Excellency Jacob Nena, has sent a congratulatory message to the new President of the Republic of Nauru, His Excellency Kinza Clodumar, on the latter’s recent election to his high office. In…

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY January 1-10, 1997 The FSM Government has requested assistance from the Forum Fisheries Agency in evaluating a project proposal to construct a separate and self-sustaining fisheries dock and longline transshipment facility capable of servicing all longline fishing boats in one of the FSM states,…

Nena Orders FSM Flags Lowered for Three Consecutive Days in Honor of Late Raymon Setik PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): September 5, 1997 – FSM President Jacob Nena on September 5, 1997, issued a proclamation on the late former FSM Senator, the Honorable Raymond Setik, of Chuuk…

South Pacific Ministers Endorse New SPREP Action Plan for 1997-2000 NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (FSM Information Service): December 17, 1996 – South Pacific Ministers attending the SPREP Meeting in Nuku’alofa, Tonga late November this year, endorsed the new SPREP Action Plan for 1997-2000, and appointed Mr. Tarmarii Pierre Tuntangata…

Acting President Nena Updates All Governors of Status of the Special Education Fund PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): December 12, 1996 – Acting President Jacob Nena communicated to all FSM State Governors on December 12 last year to update them on the status of the Special Education…

FSM and South Africa Establish Diplomatic Relations NEW YORK, December 12, 1996: South Africa became the forty-seventh (47th) country in the world and the first from Africa to formally establish diplomatic relations with the Federated States of Micronesia when Their Excellencies Ambassador Resio S. Moses from the…

Acting President Declares World AIDS Day in the FSM PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): November 27, 1996 – Acting President Jacob Nena on November 12, 1996, declared December 1 as World AIDS Day in the Federated States of Micronesia. Following is the complete text of the Presidential…

FSM to Oceania Track & Field Championship in Australia PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE), November 22, 1996 – The Federated States of Micronesia will be sending a thirteen member delegation to the 1996 Oceania Track and Field Championship in Townsville, Australia from November 28-30, 1996, according to…

Pohnpei Youth Tennis Development Program PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE), November 22, 1996 – At the opening ceremony for the Pohnpei Thanksgiving Tennis Tournament, at the Kolonia Tennis Courts, last Friday afternoon, the President of the Pohnpei Tennis Club, Dr. Bryan Isaac, was presented $800 worth of…