It is an incredible honor and pleasure to take part in Operation Christmas Drop once more. This is the third time I have participated in the exercise since I arrived in the Federated States of Micronesia, or FSM; the first time was in 2016, when we dropped 10 large crates of supplies on the islands …
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Hello and welcome. So good to see everyone again! We welcome with open arms and hearts the many veterans who are here present today. We have dedicated this, our two hundred forty third July 4th celebration, to saluting your service in the U.S. military. We have just returned from honoring the ten FSM citizens who …
Read More» Closing Remarks for Ambassador Robert Riley Pacific Partnership 2019 Closing Ceremony: April 25, 2019, Chuuk, FSM: I have many people to thank for this extraordinarily successful Pacific Partnership exercise here in Chuuk, and whom I would like to recognize now. President Christian and the FSM National government; Director of Education Enlet on behalf of Governor …
Read More» Ambassador Robert Riley Pacific Partnership 2019 Remarks Brunswick: Thank you Xavier High School students for that excellent rendition of our two national anthems. Welcome and good morning. It is a pleasure and an honor to address you all today. We are pleased to bring to Chuuk this year Pacific Partnership 2019, represented here by the …
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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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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 …
Read More» 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 …
Read More» 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 …
Read More» Good evening. I am pleased to have all of you here at my Residence to welcome Rear Admiral Soshana Chatfield, Commander of Joint Region Marianas, Guam; Commander U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas; and the U.S. Pacific Command Representative for Guam, CNMI, FSM, and Palau. It is wonderful to have such a great attendance. [I would like to …
Read More» The moment of truth has arrived; but not quite yet, I have a few brief things to say before I swear you in… I am pleased and honored to be present at your Swearing-in ceremony today. This is very personal for me. I hope you find your service as meaningful as I did. As some …
Read More» Before I begin my remarks, I would like to thank publicly my wonderful US Embassy team for putting this event together. They brought it together with verve and imagination. Isn’t it great? Please give them a hand. Good evening and a hearty welcome to our Fourth of July celebration. As you know, the Fourth of …
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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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