The

Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM) is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise a ...

joined the

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on September 17, 1991, five years after obtaining its independence from the

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. Since December 2011, its

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has been Jane J. Chigiyal. Although ''de jure'' sovereign, the F.S. Micronesia is bound by a

Compact of Free Association The Compact of Free Association (COFA) is an international agreement establishing and governing the relationships of free association between the United States and the three Pacific Island sovereign states of the Federated States of Micronesia (F ...

with the United States, which provides it with "substantial financial support". In 2015, Micronesia voted to condemn the US embargo over Cuba. The motion at the United Nations was supported by 191 member states, with two votes against (the United States and Israel) and no country abstaining. In December 2017, Micronesia was one of just nine countries (including the United States and Israel) to vote against a motion adopted by the United Nations General Assembly condemning the United States' recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The United States government had threatened to cut aid to states voting in favour of the motion. Micronesia's priority within the United Nations is to highlight issues relating to

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, and its impact on

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.Address
by

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Emanuel Mori to the 64th session of the

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, September 25, 2009

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Permanent Mission of the Federated States of Micronesia at the United Nations

by

Emanuel Mori to the 64th session of the

, September 25, 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Micronesia And The United Nations

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