FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY November 11-15, 1996 The second consultative group meeting between donors and the FSM Government was held at the Asian Development Bank in Manila with the Honorable Asterio R. Takesy, Secretary of External Affairs, heading the FSM delegation to the meeting chaired by the ADB…

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY December 16-31, 1996 The New Zealand Ambassador-designate to the FSM, Mr. John Mills, is slated to visit Pohnpei from January 14-18, 1997, to present his letters of credence officially making him New Zealand’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the FSM based in Kiribati. Ambassador-designate…

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY December 9-13, 1996 The FSM Government has communicated its consent to the appointment of Mr. Michel Jollivet as the French Ambassador-designate to the FSM, based in Suva. The Ambassador-designate will succeed Ambassador Antoine Frasseto who has taken leave of duty in anticipation of the…

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY December 2-6, 1996 The Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of India have signed the protocols for the establishment of diplomatic relations on November 29, 1996, making it a total of 45 countries with which the FSM has formally established diplomatic relations. The…