Micronesia Sun Bright News from the Deep Pacific

Photo Sources:  UN Economic and Social Commission Asia Pacific (ESCAP), Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Christopher Cottrell By Christopher Cottrell April 27, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia/Bangkok, Thailand___Closing Friday at the UN Economic and Social Commission Asia Pacific (ESCAP) 82nd Session in Bangkok, Thailand, Herman Semes Jr., Micronesia’s Assistant Secretary of the Division of Multilateral & European Affairs and FSM …

Photo Sources: Office of the President, Republic of Palau, France’s Permanent Secretary to the Pacific By Christopher Cottrell April 22, 2026, Palau___Her Excellency Véronique Roger-Lacan, the French Ambassador and Permanent Secretary to the Pacific is making a historic engagement campaign between France and Micronesia—to Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and Marshall Islands. Stuck on Pohnpei waiting out Typhoon Sinlaku, Ambassador …

Photo Sources: U.S. Embassy Kolonia, IOM Micronesia/ Lee Arkhie Perez Photography, US Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Guam By Christopher Cottrell April 21, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia___A week after Sinlaku struck the Commonwealth of the Northern Marian Islands, Guam and Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia, relief efforts are in progress, with donation coffers open from various NGOs …