OIA Press Releases (2020 to Present)

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Interior Provides $517,014 to Mañe’lu on Guam and We are Oceania in Hawai’i to Help Mitigate Compact Impact

04/30/2019

Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, this week announced $517,014 total in FY 2019 funding to support the Mañe’lu Micronesian Resource Center (MRC) One-Stop Shop on Guam and the We are Oceania (WAO) Hālau Ola One-Stop Center in Hawai’i. 

Assistant Secretary Domenech Applauds United States Senate Confirmation of David Bernhardt as Interior’s 53rd Secretary

04/15/2019

Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, congratulated David Bernhardt for becoming the U.S. Department of the Interior’s 53rd Secretary.

Interior Applauds Successes Reported at Mid-Year Meeting on Compact Funding in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

04/12/2019

U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Doug Domenech this week applauded successes highlighted at the mid-year meetings of the Joint Economic Management Financial Accountability Committee (JEMFAC) held on March 21, 2019, in Majuro, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI).

Interior Funds Initiatives to Develop Financial and Leadership Capacity in Pacific and Virgin Islands

04/10/2019

Funded by U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA), the Graduate School USA has completed the first quarter of the Pacific & Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) program for 2019.

Interior Funds Training “Innovation: Without Additional Resources” for Government Leadership in Palau

04/10/2019

The United States Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) funded a three-day, high-level training for Palau executive leadership entitled “Innovation: Without Additional Resources” from February 19-21, 2019. 

Interior Approves $250,000 Energy Grant for U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority

04/09/2019

U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Doug Domenech today announced the approval of a $250,000 grant to fund an Integrated Resource Plan for the U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA).

Assistant Secretary Meeting with Guam Governor Leon Guerrero and Other Leaders on Guam

04/08/2019

U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Doug Domenech last week visited the U.S. territory of Guam, where he met with Guam Governor Lourdes “Lou” Leon Guerrero, Lt. Governor Joshua Tenorio, the Guam Energy Office, as well as the staff of the Commission on Decolonization. Assistant Secretary Domenech also met with Speaker of the Guam Legislature Tina Muna Barnes, and several other Guam legislators. 

Formal 902 Consultation Process Continues Between the U.S. Federal Government and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

04/08/2019

Last week in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Governor Ralph Torres hosted U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Doug Domenech and a federal delegation for the second meeting in a formal Section 902 Consultation process in regard to the Department of Homeland Security’s review of existing parole policies related to tourism.

Interior Applauds Efforts in Federated States of Micronesia to Systematize Professional Management of Public Infrastructure Projects

04/04/2019

U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Doug Domenech today applauded successes highlighted at the mid-year meetings of the Joint Economic Management Committee (JEMCO) held on March 19, 2019, in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). 

Interior Announces $1 Million for FY 2019 for Island Area Students to Participate in Close Up Program

04/04/2019

U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Doug Domenech today announced he has authorized a payment of $1,000,000 to fund the FY 2019 Close Up Insular Areas Program. 

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