Simina and a US Deputy Secretary of State exchange notes bringing the renewed Compact into force.
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Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell (left) and FSM President Wesley Simina at a Compacts of Free Association ceremony at the Department of State, Washington, D.C., 18 March 2024.
Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett.
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What happened
Simina exchanged diplomatic notes with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell in the State Department’s Treaty Room in Washington. The exchange came nine days after Biden signed the funding law and formally put the renewed Compact into force.
Who’s who
- Wesley W. SiminaTenth President of the FSM, 2023–present; from Chuuk
