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Micronesia (Federated States of)

Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: Maritime Southeast Asia to the west, Polynesia to the east, and Melanesia to the south—as well as with the wider community of Austronesian peoples.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 93 entities connected with Micronesia (Federated States of). This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are currently not including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Micronesia (Federated States of). See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 63 entities identified as PEPs connected with Micronesia (Federated States of).

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Secretary of Education1--
Secretary of Environment, Climate Change, & Emergency Management1--
Secretary of Finance & Admin.1--
Secretary of Foreign Affairs12-
Secretary of Health & Social Affairs1--
Secretary of Justice1--
Secretary of Resource & Development1--
Secretary of Transportation, Communication, & Infrastructure1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of Congress-157
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Ambassador to the US1--
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia12102
President of the Federated States of Micronesia-41
Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia-31
Governor of Yap-21
Governor of Chuuk-11
Director, Office of National Archives, Culture, & Historic Preservations1--
Governor of Kosrae-1-
Postmaster General1--
Speaker of the Congress1--
Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia-1-
Vice Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia-1-

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...