Laundry list of topics discussed by Palau and US

Representatives of Palau and the U.S. met in Hawaii, for the biannual Compact meeting from March 20 to March 21.

(From left) Rear Adm. Gregory C. Huffman, U.S. senior Indo-Pacific military official and commander, Joint Region Marianas; Brig. Gen. Neil R. Richardson, deputy director for strategic planning and policy, Indo-Pacific Command; President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. and Ambassador of Palau to the U.S. Hersey Kyota. Photo courtesy of the Office of the President of Palau

Topics included defense and training of U.S. forces.

Several officials attended the meeting, according to a March 25 release, including President Surangel S. Whipps Jr., Rear Adm. Gregory C. Huffman, ambassadors to both countries, and various leaders from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

U.S. officials included representatives from the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Army Pacific, the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.

The next meeting is due to be in Palau this year. mbj

Palau moves into implementation phase on long-awaited hospital relocation

KOROR, Palau — More than three decades after it was built, Palau’s only hospital is firmly on a path toward replacement. President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. convened the first meeting of the Belau National Hospital Relocation Steering Committee on May 14, marking the start of what officials are calling the implementation phase of a project that many say is long overdue.

Laundry list of topics discussed by Palau and US