Due to a notably remote location, limited transportation, and a devastating proneness to natural disasters, the American Samoan economy is particularly and uniquely vulnerable when compared to other economies around the world. In fact, while the unemployment rate in the continental United States is 3.5%, the Samoan rate is a staggering 29.8%. This struggle is […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Joint Committee on Compact Review & Planning) — Representatives from the Federated States of Micronesia and the United States recently concluded two days of discussion on extending U.S.
WASHINGTON (Press Release) — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs is pleased to note that the Island Government Finance Officers Association or IGFOA has reconvened their
SAN FRANCISCO (U.S Interior Department-Office of Insular Affairs) — A United States Government team led by Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations Ambassador Joseph Yun met in San Francisco this
WASHINGTON (Press Release) — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs has announced $1,499,430 in fiscal year 2022 Technical Assistance Program grant funding to two civic engagement