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The United States and Marshall Islands sign memorandum of understanding

By William-Jose Velez GonzalezComment

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Officers from the United States and Marshall Islands at the signing of an MOU. Photo credit: United States Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs
Officers from the United States and Marshall Islands at the signing of an MOU.Photo credit: United States Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming their close and continuing partnership and reflecting our shared understanding reached on levels and types of future US assistance to be requested for the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations Joseph Yun signed the Memorandum for the United States and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kitlang Kabua signed for the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Ambassador Gerald Zackios of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Assistant Secretary of Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor, US Department of the Interior attended the signing in Los Angeles.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed as part of the Compact of Free Association negotiations and confirms the shared desire to strengthen the special partnership between our nations.

At a glance

President
Donald Trump (R)
Puerto Rico
Resident Commissioner
Pablo José Hernández Rivera (PDP, D)
Guam
Delegate
James Moylan (R)
United States Virgin Islands
Delegate
Stacey Plaskett (D)
American Samoa
Delegate
Amata Coleman Radewagen (R)
Northern Mariana Islands
Delegate
Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R)
US senators
None
US House floor vote
No
US House committee vote
Yes
US House committee
Natural Resources
US Senate committee
Energy and Natural Resources
Interior Department
Office of Insular Affairs

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William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

William-José Vélez González is a native from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and a graduate from Florida International University in biomedical engineering, engineering management, and international relations. A designer with a strong interest in science, policy, and innovation, he previously served as the national executive vice president of the Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association. William-José lives in Washington, DC, where he works at the Children's National Research Institute and runs Opsin, a nonprofit design studio dedicated to making design more accessible. You can see him on Love is Blind as Lydia's brother. He is the founder and Editor in Chief of Pasquines.

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