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MARSHALL ISLANDS: Invitation to all who Served in U.S. Military

Mr. Todd McMullen, a Veterans Service Representative from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Guam Benefits Office, will be visiting Majuro August 10 and 11.

The purpose of his visit is to meet with veterans of the U. S. military and to provide them with information about VA benefits and programs they may be entitled to and how to receive them. Mr. McMullen will be available for both group and individual counseling sessions as necessary, according to the U.S. Embassy in Majuro.

Faleomavaega Convenes Hearing on Marshall Islands and Unresolved Problems from Nuclear Tests

The Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment, Rep. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, convened last week a hearing and briefing, “Oversight on the Compact of Free Association with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI): Medical Treatment of the Marshallese People, U.S. Nuclear Tests, Nuclear Claims Tribunal, Forced Resettlement, Use of Kwajalein Atoll for Missile Programs and Land Use Development.” The comprehensive hearing included witnesses from the Departments of State, Interior, Defense and Energy, the key agencies involved in U.S. relations with the Marshall Islands. In addition, it included a panel of private sector witnesses and a delegation from the Republic of the Marshall Islands led by Foreign Minister John Silk, Minster of Health Amenta Matthew, Minister of Transportation Kenneth Kedi, Minister of Finance Jack Ading, Senator Tomaki Juda and Senator Tony de Brum. Other Members of Congress participating in the hearing on May 21 included Rep. Gary Ackerman, Rep. Jeff Flake and Rep. Dana Rorabacher.

• SUBCOMMITTEE OVERSIGHT WEBCAST of May 20, 2010 (realplayer)

Frankie Reed, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
Opening Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I am honored to appear before you today as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

The United States and the Marshall Islands have a close and special relationship dating back to shortly after the end of the Second World War, when the Marshall Islands became part of the U.N. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under the administration of the United States. In 1986, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) gained full independence and entered into a Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Compact, which was amended in 2003, provides the framework for much of our bilateral relations, and its provisions ensure the security of the Marshall Islands and contribute to the security of the United States.

Testimony on Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act: Director of the Office of Insular Affairs Mr. Nikolao Pula

Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, thank you for the opportunity today to discuss S. 2941, the Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act.

The four principal sections of S. 2941 deal with several issues arising from the nuclear weapons testing program that the United States conducted in the northern islands and atolls of the Marshall Islands from June 1946 until August 1958.

• SENATE ENERGY WEBCAST PAGE, May 19, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Welcomes Marshall Islands President

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Republic of the Marshall Islands President Iroij Jurelang Zedkaia in the Treaty Room at the Department of State, on May 14, 2010.

At the bilateral meeting, Secretary Clinton praised unity displayed by Pacific Islands during the recent Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

• VIDEO: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Iroij Jurelang Zedkaia at State Department

COLLEGE OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS: US Ambassador Martha Campbell Speech at Public Forum

Welcome ministers and senators, traditional leaders, education and health officials, members of the diplomatic corps, distinguished visitors, ladies and gentlemen.

Thanks especially to the leadership, faculty and students of the College of the Marshall for inviting me to join in this discussion at the Leto-Letak Melele Forum on Compact Funding and the year 2023.

Four Marshallese Students Win Junior Statesmen Scholarships

The U.S. Embassy Majuro and The Junior Statesmen Foundation proudly announce the winners of four full scholarships to the 2010 Junior Statesmen Summer School. The scholarships, funded by the Interior Department, cover all tuition costs and round trip transportation to the Summer School.

Tony Dujmovic, a junior at Marshall Islands High School, Ida Najera, a sophomore at Ebeye Seventh Day Adventist School, Julie Ann Ritok, a freshman at Majuro Cooperative High School, and Marvin Selvenious, a junior at Marshall Islands High School are the 2010 winners of these prestigious scholarship awards.

Marshall Islands: US Embassy Announces Junior Statesmen Scholarships

For the past nineteen years, the U.S. Department of Interior has offered full tuition and transportation scholarships to the Junior Statesmen Summer School to outstanding high school students in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the CNMI, Guam, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and American Samoa; four scholarships per insular area. This is the first year that scholarships have been available to students in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Karen Prosser, a Junior Statesmen Foundation representative, will be in Majuro from Saturday, February 20, to Friday, February 26, to recruit outstanding students for the summer school and DOI scholarships.

US Embassy: Veterans’ Benefits Specialist Consultations in Marshall Islands

Todd McMullen, a Veterans Service Representative from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will visit Majuro, March 2-3, 2010. Mr. McMullen will help U.S. military veterans understand the wide range of VA benefits and programs that are available and information on how to apply for them.

Mr. McMullen will be available for both group and individual counseling sessions about the following services:

U.S. Interior Gives Marshall Islands 1.4M to Fight TB

Tony Babauta, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas, signed yesterday a $1,456,932 grant that will be used to combat an outbreak of multiple drug resistant tuberculosis in the Marshall Islands.

US Embassy Majuro Announces Women's Issues Grant Initiative

The United States Government is soliciting proposals for the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues’ Small Grant Initiative.

Successful proposals will offer solutions to promote women’s political, economic and social advancement in the developing countries. The mandate of the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues’ Small Grant Initiatives is to develop and coordinate U.S. foreign policy and programs with the goal of advancing women’s political, economic, and social rights worldwide. Grants under this award are not to exceed $100,000. The deadline for grant submission is February 5, 2010.

US Embassy Announces PIF Small-scale Development Grant for 2009

The United States Government is soliciting proposals for grants for the Pacific Island Fund for Small-Scale Development. Only non-governmental organizations operating in Pacific island nations are eligible to apply.

Successful proposals will offer solutions for environmental concerns or will be programs that support civil society and good governance. Grants under this award are capped at $25,000. The deadline for grant submission is December 31, 2009.

U.S. Donates Medical Supplies to the Marshall Islands

At a brief ceremony in Majuro today, the people of the United States provided a large grant of medical supplies to the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The supplies were carried to the RMI on the USNS Richard E. Byrd as part of the U.S. Navy’s recently completed Pacific Partnership 2009 medical humanitarian mission. United States Agency for International Development transferred the supplies as a grant-in-aid to the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

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• 14 Marshallese & 1 American Sworn-in on USNS Byrd
• Pacific Partnership 2009 Photo Album
• Multimission Capability at Heart of USNS Byrd's PP09 Success

Pacific Partnership 2009 Includes Free Veterinarian Services in Marshall Islands

A four-month multi-national humanitarian civic assistance to Pacific Islands, concluding with a 12-day mission to the Marshall Islands, will provide free veterinarian services for the animals of Majuro Atoll for three days beginning Friday September 11.

Registration for veterinarian care will end each day when the maximum capacity is reached. This will be before 4 p.m. each day and is dependent upon a number of factors including the type and severity of cases and the number of veterinarian providers, volunteers and translators available.
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• Marshall Islands: Pacific Partnership Schedule of Events

Marshall Islands: Pacific Partnership Schedule of Events

Pacific Partership 2009, a four-month multi-national humanitarian civic assistance mission, will provide several organized public clinics and events during a five day port visit to Majuro Atoll. The following is a list of time and locations: