With its lush verdant rainforests, chattering colorful birds, and dense mangrove forests encircled by extensive coral reefs, the natural environment of Pohnpei is striking to the newcomer. Pohnpeians have successfully conserved and maintained these beautiful ecosystems and natural resources for centuries, but today they face new challenges from climate change, overfishing, forest clearing for sakau, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kolonia | 21 December, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador
By Alana Chargualaf Joint Region Marianas Public Affairs ASAN, Guam (Dec. 10, 2018) – Service members and civilians gathered to witness the ceremonial pushing of a box filled with humanitarian goods into a C-130 during the Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony held at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam Dec. 10. The airborne holiday bounty is ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kolonia | 12 December, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases
| Tags: Robert A. Riley III
On August 27-31, 2018 Pohnpei State hosted the 8th FSM National Women’s Conference with a theme of “Working Together for Progress”. Over 300 women and men from all FSM states attended the event. The Conference’s goal included increased support for social development that is inclusive of women across FSM. The dialogues ranged from Women’s Political ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kolonia | 14 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Gender Issues, Human Rights, Press Releases
Hello! And welcome everybody! So good to see everyone again! Wow! The successful preparation for this 4th of July celebration has been another amazing feat by my US Embassy team, and it has taken months of planning and execution to put it all together. I am really proud to be a member of this group. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kolonia | 5 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
It is a great pleasure and an honor to be meeting with you today for the opening of the Association of Pacific Islands Legislatures. It is quite an august group we have here… there are too many people to enumerate here, but I would like to recognize President Peter Christian and the diplomatic corps… and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kolonia | 27 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
Welcome to the Peace Corps Appreciation Ceremony; we thank you very much for coming. I would like to recognize: Traditional Leaders of Pohnpei Secretary of Foreign Affairs Lorin Robert Acting Governor of Pohnpei Reed Oliver Acting Secretary of Education Wayne Mendiola Other State and National Officials Acting Director for Inter-America & Pacific Emily Untermeyer Peace ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kolonia | 23 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
January 20, 2018 Weno, Chuuk — U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Robert Riley, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Mission Director to the Pacific Islands Clay Epperson, and FSM government officials marked the completion of homes and public infrastructure destroyed by Typhoon Maysak. USAID and the Government of the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kolonia | 31 January, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases
Good morning. It is a pleasure to address you all today. The annual JCM is a great opportunity to reflect on our bilateral security relationship, to plan together future activities, and to fortify further our already strong defense commitments. We have seen recently an increased level of engagement, and I anticipate that this will intensify ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kolonia | 6 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, Speeches
The U.S. Embassy in Kolonia is pleased to invite young Micronesian citizens to compete for appointments to the following United States Service Academies: (U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis Maryland; U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point New York; and U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) New London Connecticut, for students in the Class of 2022 and entering ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kolonia | 14 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges
On May 26, 2017 Ambassador Robert Riley participated in the turnover ceremony of the new Nanpei Memorial High School library/classroom building in Kitti Municipality. The building is funded by the Compact Infrastructure Program and it is contracted by the ABCOR Engineering and Construction Company and designed by Leo A Daly. This newly built building is ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kolonia | 28 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education
On August 16, Robert Annan Riley III presented his credentials to FSM President Peter M. Christian at the FSM National Government in Palikir, Pohnpei. Ambassador Riley is the tenth Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia. Ambassador Riley is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, and now is currently serving ...
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By U.S. Embassy Kolonia | 17 August, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
