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Photo Sources: US Weather Service Guam, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Embassy Kolonia By Christopher Cottrell April 13, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia___President Simina has declared a State of Emergency for Chuuk State in the aftermath of Category 5 Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which is now headed towards Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) over the …

U.S. Mission Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia has just issued a Weather Alert April 9, 2026. “The National Weather Service and Joint Typhoon Warning Center have issued an alert for Tropical Depression 04W in FSM, which could become a tropical storm and then typhoon. The storm is near Weno and heading west. Islands north and west of Weno, including the …

Photo Sources: U.S. Embassy Kolonia, Adaption Fund-Micronesia April 6, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia__The Federated States of Micronesia, US, Japan, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)-Micronesia, convened today in Pohnpei to prepare for drought preparedness. Co-hosted by FSM’s Department for Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management (DCEM), Embassy of Japan to Micronesia, and IOM-Micronesia, today’s workshops are taking into …

Photos Sources: Office of the President, Federated States of Micronesia, Australian Embassy, Federated States of Micronesia By Christopher Cottrell March 30, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia___The official dedication of the Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia in Canberra, Australia last week, as well as security and foreign policy agreements, heralds the start of a new era between the two …

Photo Sources: Australian Embassy to the Federated States of Micronesia and U.S. Embassy Kolonia By Christopher Cottrell March 23, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia___President Wesely Simina and First Lady Ancelly Simina made their first trip down under for “Koala Diplomacy” this week, as the U.S. Army’s Oceania Engagement Team arrived in the islands to support local security resistance. Over the …

Photo Sources: Office of the President, Federated States of Micronesia, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) photo by Emmanuel Berrod, Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial (IPEM), and East Micronesia Cable System. By Christopher Cottrell March 20, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia___Indo-Pacific energy security, intellectual property, and the opening connection of the East Micronesia Cable System in Kosrae this month are thrusting the …

Photos: Cover Pohnpei State of Public Information, Office of the Governor. Below: East Micronesia Cable Project By Christopher Cottrell March 2, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia__ Pohnpei Governor Steven A. Joseph held strategic talks with Robert Kaproth, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia & Pacific for the U.S. Treasury Department delegation last week to bolster better banking. The talks are timely …