President Mori with ELDP participants

President Mori (standing) sharing some veiws on FSM Government

FSMIS (February 18, 2013): President Manny Mori shared the morning of February 14 with visitors from the Executive Leadership Development Program.

According to its website, the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) “is managed by the Graduate School USA's Pacific Islands Training Initiative, with funding assistance from the United States Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs. Program participants from throughout the US-affiliated insular areas meet for four, one-week periods over the course of a calendar year”.

The President with participants and some staff of the ELDP

This year’s participants from the FSM National Government include Mrs. Suzanne Low Gallen from Office of SBOC, Mr. Carson Mongkeya from Department of Foreign Affairs and Mrs. Lynn Narruhn from Congress Office.

The first ELDP session was held during the week of September 23, 2012 on Guam. The second session took place in CNMI starting on November 5. Pohnpei (FSM) hosted the third session during the week of February 11, 2013. The fourth and final session will take the participants to Honolulu the week of June 10, where they will conclude their study and graduate from the program.

getting a "bowl" gift from the ELDP participants and staff