Celestiam

## *The Esteemed*

Celestiam

Order of Initiative

> *"The power I sought then, I still seek now. I have merely realised that increasing this power of making a difference is not contingent on achieving a better position, but on achieving better personhood*.*"*
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> – **Celestiam**, announcing his decision not to run for re-election as Secretary-General
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**Celestiam,** also known as **The Esteemed Celestiam**, is a New West Indian statesman who currenty serves as the 12th President of the General Assembly. They previously served as the 5th Secretary-General of the New West Indies, 2nd Acting Justice of the High Court, the 1st Director of the Press Corps in the Office of the Secretary-General and the 1st Region's Attorney in the Department of Internal Affairs under The Honorable Cymiopolis.

Celestiam revived the Monthly Update series (originally produced by Secretary of Administration Karteria) alongside his Faux News station, striking a balance between comic relief and professional media. He became the Region's Attorney for the DIA a few months later, in which he argued several cases, including misdemeanor and felony charges.

Outside government work, Celestiam quickly became a prominent lawmaker in the General Assembly, authoring multiple resolutions on both domestic and legal affairs.

On July 1, 2020, Celestiam became the fifth Secretary-General in New West Indies history, having been elected a few weeks earlier by a wide margin. They held this office until December 31, 2020 when, having elected not to run for re-election, they were replaced by Ventus Prime.

## Director of the Press Corps

On September 14, 2019, Secretary-General Karteria appointed Celestiam as the first Director of the Press Corps alongside the Corps' establishment. The Secretary-General expressed interest in reviving the Monthly Update series, previously suspended due to time contraints.

Through his new role, Celestiam proceeded to publish multiple Monthly Updates starting in September, continuing to produce them until Summer 2020. The magazine itself was revolutionized; news articles, games, and interviews were included for the first time. It became increasingly apparent that the Updates were receiving full-fledged dedication.

Celestiam began to gradually expand public media's scope beyond the Updates. He produced several reports on the September election for the President of the General Assembly, creating multi-layered analyses and broadening the public's understanding on the process.

## Region's Attorney

Soon following the passage of General Assembly Resolution 21, Celestiam was appointed Region's Attorney by Secretary of Internal Affairs Cymiopolis on December 4, 2019.

It wasn't long until he was met with his first case. Five days following his appointment, Celestiam was intstructed by Secretary-General Karteria to press charges against The Greater Iran for abuse of freedom of expression. Following the preliminary hearing for *New West Indies v. The Greater Iran* , the defendant fled the region, and the case remains suspended.

Celestiam prosecuted two other citizens for similar infractions; both cases led to convictions. The second case, *New West Indies v. The Patriotism States*, resulted in a 3-month full ban (with modifiers), the highest punishment since the High Court's inception.

## Secretary-General

*This section treats of an ongoing and unfinished event.*

## References

1. ↑ "Passing the Torch", Office of the Secretary-General
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Employment Records.
3. ↑ Fifth Secretary-General Election