FSM Congress Designates Acting President PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): November 14, 1996 – The Ninth FSM Congress in its Fourth Regular Session, on November 8, 1996, adopted Congressional Resolution 9-93. designating Vice-President Jacob Nena as Acting President of the Federated States of Micronesia after a Declaration…

Course Focuses on Spectacular Nan Madol Site On November 11, 24 museum staff and historic preservation officers from 16 Pacific Island countries visited and studied the 12th to 17th Century island city of Nan Madol, by boat. This was the launch of the course “Conserving Pacific Heritage…

Federated States of Micronesia signs diplomatic relations with Kingdom of Belgium NEW YORK, October 28, 1996 (FSM Permanent Mission to the UN) – On Monday, 28 October 1996, a Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and…

Secretary Takesy Addressed 51st UN General Assembly NEW YORK, September 25, 1996 (FSM Permanent Mission to the UN) – The Honorable Asterio R. Takesy, Secretary of External Affairs, addressed the 51st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) during its 9th plenary meting in the afternoon of September 25,…

FSM Signs Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty NEW YORK, September 24, 1996 (FSM Permanent Mission to the UN) – The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) became one of the first signatories to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (commonly known as the CTBT) when Honorable Asterio R. Takesy, Secretary…

Pohnpei State Celebrates Liberation Day PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service). Pohnpei State is observing Wednesday, September 11, 1996, as Liberation Day. It is a State legal holiday, according to a September 9, 1996 memorandum issued to all department, office and agency heads signed by Vice President Jacob…

FSM Delegation Returns from Forum Meeting PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service). The FSM Delegation headed by Vice President Jacob Nena returned over the weekend to Pohnpei from the 27th South Pacific Forum. Vice President Nena was accompanied by Secretary of the Department of External Affairs Asterio Takesy;…

Postal Service Releases Stamp Saluting Tourism in FSM PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service). The FSM Postal Service issued the fourth and final set in the FSM’s series of stamps saluting tourism in the nation’s four states on March 13, 1996. Designed by Pamela Kattine, a resident of…

FSM Attends Climate Change Meeting in Geneva PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service) – FSM Climate Change Coordinator Heidi Prime and Foreign Service Officer Carl Apis from FSM Department of External Affairs represented the FSM at the UN Climate Change Meetings, February 26 to March 8, 19, in…

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY November 25-29, 1996 The SPREP meeting of South Pacific Ministers to which the FSM sent a delegation headed by the Deputy Secretary of External Affairs, the Honorable Epel K. Ilon, endorsed the SPREP Action Plan for 1997-2000 and appointed Mr. Tamarii Pierre Tutangara of…