Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023 | Marshall Islands Palau Micronesia Hearing 7/13

Full Committee Hearing to Receive Testimony Regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023

July 13, 2023
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building

The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 10:00 am in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023, a joint resolution proposed by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior, to approve agreements concluded with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau (and an agreement with the Republic of the Marshall Islands upon its conclusion) to amend the Compacts of Free Association with the Freely Associated States.

Opening Remarks

Sen. Joe Manchin
Chairman
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Sen. John Barrasso
Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Witness Panel 1

The Honorable Joseph Y. Yun
Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations
United States of America

The Honorable Carmen G. Cantor
Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dr. Siddharth Mohandas
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, Office of the Secretary of Defense
U.S. Department of Defense
Witness Panel 2

His Excellency Surangel S. Whipps, Jr.
President
Republic of Palau

Mr. Leo A. Falcam, Jr.
Chief Compact Negotiator
Federated States of Micronesia
The Honorable Jack Ading
Minster of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Republic of the Marshall Islands

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