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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 2018 C.R.

NO.

20-84 A RESOLUTION Requesting the President of the Federated States of Micronesia communicate with the United States Government and request reconsideration of the decision to phase out Peace Corps in the Federated States of Micronesia.
1 WHEREAS, United States has announced that it is officially 2 phasing out Peace Corps of the Federated States of Micronesia on 3 June 30, 2018; and 4 WHEREAS, the United States Peace Corps has posted volunteers 5 to Federated States of Micronesia since 1966, mainly in the areas 6 of health and education; and 7 WHEREAS, our Nation has benefited tremendously over the 8 decades from the thousands of Peace Corps volunteers who have 9 served in the Federated States of Micronesia, especially where 10 many volunteers served in very remote areas answering the call for 11 skills that were critically needed; and 12 WHEREAS, former Peace Corps volunteers were not only 13 competent and effective workers while in our Nation, but many 14 have become our great advocates upon the return to the United 15 States, providing extraordinary insight and knowledge about 16 our Nation; and 17 WHEREAS, it would be greatly benefit the welfare of our 18 citizens and the development of our Nation if the numerous 19 contributions by the United States Peace Corps volunteers to the CRL 20-86 C.R.
NO.
20-84 1 Federated States of Micronesia could continue; now, therefore, 2 BE IT RESOLVED by the Twentieth Congress of the Federated 3 States of Micronesia, Third Regular Session, 2018, that Congress 4 hereby requests the President of the Federated States of 5 Micronesia communicate with the United States Government and 6 request reconsideration of the decision to phase out Peace Corps 7 in the Federated States of Micronesia; and 8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this 9 resolution be transmitted to the President of the Federated States 10 of Micronesia.
11 12 Dated: 2/17/18 Introduced by: /s/ Joseph J. Urusemal Joseph J. Urusemal of 2