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	Foreign relations of the Marshall Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While the Government of the Marshall Islands is free to conduct its own foreign relations, it does so under the terms of the Compact of Free Association.
		The Marshall Islands became a member of the United Nations in September 1991.
		The Marshall Islands maintains embassies in the United States, Fiji, Japan, and the Republic of China (Taiwan), instead of the People's Republic of China.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Marshall_Islands (213 words)

	Marshall Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a Micronesian island nation in the western Pacific Ocean, located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the U.S. territory of Wake Island.
		In 1979 the Republic of the Marshall Islands was established and a Compact of Free Association with the U.S. government was signed, becoming effective in 1986.
		The Marshall Islands are divided into 24 legislative districts, which correspond to the inhabited islands and atolls of the country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marshall_Islands (960 words)

	Marshall Islands - Gurupedia
		The Republic of the Marshall Islands are an island nation in the
		Spanish explorer Alonso de Salazar was the first European to sight the Marshalls, but the islands remained virtually unvisited for several more centuries, before being visited by English captain John Marshall in 1788; the islands owe their name to him.
		In 1979 the Republic of the Marshall Islands was established and a Compact of Free Association with the American government was signed, becoming effective in 1986.
	www.gurupedia.com /m/ma/marshall_islands.htm (542 words)

	Marshalls main
		The status of free association recognizes the Marshall Islands as a sovereign, self-governing state with the capacity to conduct foreign affairs consistent with the terms of the Compact.
		The Marshall Islands Ambassador to the United States is the Honorable Banny DeBrum and the United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands is the Honorable Greta N. Morris.
		The weather in the Marshall Islands is tropical and sunny.
	www.doi.gov /oia/Islandpages/rmimain.htm (1492 words)

	Marshall Islands
		The Marshall Islands, east of the Carolines, are divided into two chains: the western, or Ralik, group, including the atolls Jaluit, Kwajalein, Wotho, Bikini, and Eniwetok; and the eastern, or Ratak, group, including the atolls Mili, Majuro, Maloelap, Wotje, and Likiep.
		In 2003, the U.S. and the Marshall Islands agreed on a new Compact of Free Association, an extension of the lease to use the Kwajalein military base in exchange for economic aid.
		Marshall Islands: History - History Some of the islands were visited by Spanish explorers in the early 16th cent.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107767.html (642 words)

	Marshall Islands (10/05)
		The Marshall Islands is comprised of 29 atolls and five major islands, which form two parallel groups--the "Ratak" (sunrise) chain and the "Ralik"(sunset) chain.
		On May 1, 1979, in recognition of the evolving political status of the Marshall Islands, the United States recognized the constitution of the Marshall Islands and the establishment of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
		The Republic of the Marshall Islands maintains an embassy at 2433 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/26551.htm (2378 words)

	Marshall Islands on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Marshalls extend over a 700-mi (1,130-km) area and comprise two major groups: the Ratak Chain in the east, and the Ralik Chain in the west, with a total of 34 atolls, c.900 reefs, and a land area of 70 sq mi (181 sq km).
		The population of the Marshalls is largely Micronesian and Christian (mainly Protestant).
		In World War II the islands were taken by U.S. forces (1943-44); they were included in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in 1947.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/MarshalI1s.asp (963 words)

	Offshore Companies: South East Asia & Pacific Islands: The Marshall Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Marshall Islands are located nearly midway between Indonesia and Hawaii, and are the easternmost island group in Micronesia.
		The Marshall Islands were under the control of Spain from 1500 to the late 1800's, Germany from 1885 to World War I, and Japan from 1917 to 1944.
		Although the Marshall Islands BCA is modeled after the corporate laws of the US, certain provisions have also been borrowed from British law, such as the ability to appointing a Managing Director and Corporate Secretary.
	www.taxhavenco.com /osm/se_asia-marshall_spec.html (351 words)

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		Consequently, the determination by the court of appeals that the Republic of the Marshall Islands is a foreign country is not dispositive of petitioner's suppression claim.
		The Republic of the Marshall Islands is not a territory or possession of the United States or subject to the sovereignty of the United States.
		The court of appeals therefore was correct in concluding that the Republic of the Marshall Islands is a "foreign country" for present purposes.
	www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1986/sg860461.txt (1666 words)

	WISE NC: MARSHALL ISLANDS 1946-1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The disadvantages of the island include a lack of a lagoon and protected anchorage, and the heavy winter surf which isolates and halts offshore fishing from november to late spring.
		It means that the Marshall Islands will become somewhat independent in 1986, with the US still taking charge of defence affairs and being allowed to use Kwajalein as a test area.
		They declare that a total of five islands of the Enewetak Atoll were partially or totally destroyed by nuclear bomb tests while Runit Island was made uninhabitable because tonnes of plutonium-saturated sand and debris were dumped into a crater on the island and covered with concrete.
	www.antenna.nl /wise/454/4498.html (7694 words)

	Marshall Islands Political, Economic and Relationship Country Paper: Pacific Division, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Government of the Marshall Islands is looking at options for increasing the productivity sectors of the economy, particularly in fisheries, and at reducing the very high level of government involvement in the economy and reducing government expenditure.
		The seas of the Marshall Islands are rich in marlin, tuna, wahoo, mahimahi, barracuda, sailfish as well as a wide range of reef fish.
		A key foreign policy issue for the Marshall Islands is the question of further compensation for the islands affected by US nuclear testing.
	mfat.govt.nz /foreign/regions/pacific/country/marshallislandspaper.html (1943 words)

	Greenpeace Flays US
		Taiwan announced on Friday its establishment of official relations with the Marshall Islands - a tiny archipelago of only 171 square km (106 square miles) roughly midway between Hawaii and Australia with a population of just 57,000.
		Its main waste dump on Lanyu island southeast of Taiwan, whose 98,112-barrel capacity has nearly been exhausted, must be cleared and closed by 2002 under an agreement with local residents.
		The November 20 signing of a communique by Taiwan and the Marshall Islands to establish formal relations has also triggered protest from Beijing, which has regarded Taiwan as a mainland province ineligible for sovereign contact.
	www.ban.org /ban_news/tainuke.html (492 words)

	Marshall Islands - Permanent Mission to the United Nations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
		Treaties Signed/Ratified by the Republic of the Marshall Islands (as of 16 June 2005)
		Countries with Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of the Marshall Islands
	un.cti.depaul.edu /cgi-bin/spider.py?_request=3&language=English&country=Marshall_Islands (105 words)

	Marshall Islands - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is an independent country in a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
		On 30 April 1982, after four years of negotiations, the Marshall Islands and the United States signed a package of amendments to their Compact of Free Association and reaffirmed their special relationship.
		The Australian Prime Minister, Mr John Howard, visited the Marshall Islands in 1996 for the South Pacific Forum meeting, and former President Amata Kabua visited Australia as a guest of the Australian Government in 1993.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/marshall_islands/marshall_islands_brief.html (1065 words)

	Richard Immerman's United States Foreign Relations Bibliography, 1918-1975
		Schulzinger, Robert, The Wise Men of Foreign Affairs: The History of the Council on Foreign Relations, NY, 1984.
		Pipes, Richard, U.S.-Soviet Relations in the Era of Detente: A Tragedy of Errors, Boulder, CO, 1981.
		Dobson, Alan, Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Century: Of Friendship, Conflict, and the Rise and Decline of Superpowers, NY, 1995.
	astro.temple.edu /~rimmerma/461bib.html (15497 words)

	Nigeria - Foreign Relations
		Since independence, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterized by a focus on Africa and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; peaceful settlement of disputes; non-alignment and nonintervention in the internal affairs of other nations; and regional economic cooperation and development.
		Former foreign minister of Cote d'Ivoire, Amara Essy, was elected the first Secretary-General of the African Union.
		Where the OAU was criticized for its lack of action on economic and social fronts, the African Union is charged with development as its primary task.
	www.nigeriadailynews.com /Nigeria/news_item.asp?NewsID=11 (1539 words)

	NUCLEAR FALLOUT: House Recognizes Tremendous Sacrifice of Marshallese People :: Everything Marshall Islands :: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Yesterday afternoon, a delegation from Bikini Atoll, sitting in the US House of Representatives Gallery, was recognized from the floor by Chairman of the House Resources Committee, Richard Pombo, during discussion of House Concurrent Resolution 364.
		The openness and kindness with which we were received will not be forgotten, as we were able to talk to some of the survivors of these nuclear tests and comprehend better the level of understanding that remains between the Marshallese and our government to this day.
		Representative Pombo was the sponsor of the Resolution along with 14 co-sponsors, many of whom entered their concerns for the islands for the record during House sessions of March 17 and 18.
	www.yokwe.net /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=739 (962 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Before World War II the islands now known as the Republic of the Marshall Islands were a component of a Japanese administered Mandated Territory set up by the League of Nations.
		On 1 May 1979, in recognition of the evolving status of the Marshall Islands, the United States recognised the Constitution of the Marshall Islands and the establishment of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
		The first President of the Marshall Islands, Amata Kabua, the Iroijlaplap, or Paramount Chief and a leader of great regional standing, passed away in December 1996.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018965341624 (880 words)

	Find in a Library: Compilation of agreements between the government of the United States and the freely associated ...
		Find in a Library: Compilation of agreements between the government of the United States and the freely associated state of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
		Compilation of agreements between the government of the United States and the freely associated state of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
		Marshall Islands -- Foreign relations -- United States.
	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/0eafdc8f6a681c89a19afeb4da09e526.html (134 words)

	Department of State Washington File: Text: Ambassador-Designate Morris Discusses Marshall Islands Policy
		Greta Morris, a 23-year veteran of the Foreign Service, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee June 18 to discuss her nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
		Morris said that if her nomination is approved, she will focus on assisting the Marshall Islands to achieve greater economic self-sufficiency and accountability in its management of Compact of Free Association funds.
		The United States and the Marshall Islands have had a close and important relationship since shortly after the end of the Second World War, when the Marshall Islands became part of the U.N. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under the administration of the United States.
	usinfo.org /wf-archive/2003/030619/epf408.htm (791 words)

	Everything Marshall Islands :: http://www.yokwe.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A constitutional convention for the Republic of the Marshall Islands is not an urgent national issue, stated the Ailin Kin Ar Party (AKA) in a recent radio announcement.
		Aired in Marshallese only, the AKA radio spot instead called on Marshall Islands' President Note, his Cabinet and the Nitijela, the nation's parliament, to focus their joint efforts on trying to repair the economy.
		Representatives from the Republic of the Marshall Islands were among 500 leading exhibitors, from all parts of the world, at the 2006 Los Angeles Travel Expo this weekend.
	yokwe.net /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=739&... (1613 words)

	Top20MarshallIslands.com - Your Top20 Guide to Marshall Islands!
		The U.S. started conducting nuclear tests on the islands immediately after the war, continuing until the 1960s as the Pacific Proving Grounds.
		Marshall Islands Maps, Nutrition, Historic and Current Photos - University of Akron
		Melanesia : Fiji Â· New Caledonia Â· Papua New Guinea Â· Solomon Islands Â· Vanuatu
	www.top20marshallislands.com (923 words)

	MARSHALL ISLANDS FOREIGN MINISTER ZACKIOS CRITICIZES U.S. REPORT - February 15, 2002
		Zackios said the GAO also seems to have missed the point about why the U.S. never had to use its right of strategic denial against another country.
		Zackios said that since the GAO has concluded that "hostile actors or foreign powers will never again attempt to transit RMI waters or develop a presence in our islands, even the recognized and tangible security benefits for the U.S. are thematically discounted in the report."
		The GAO also notes, as part of ongoing Compact funding renegotiations, that the U.S. has a good opportunity to reexamine its defense and security interests in light of the end of the Cold War.
	166.122.164.43 /archive/2002/February/02-15-01.htm (495 words)

	Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Resources on the Marshall Islands--File Name List
		Flag and seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
		Foreign Land holdings in the German Marshall Islands
		Foreign Relations: Better Accountability Needed Over U.S. Assistance to Micronesia and the Marshall Islands
	marshall.csu.edu.au /Marshalls/SiteFileList/SiteFileList_F.html (231 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Marshall Islands
		Main article: Municipalities of the Marshall IslandsThe Marshall Islands are divided into 24 legislative districts, which correspond to the inhabited islands and atolls of the country.
		Although now in decline, the Marshallese were once able navigators, using the stars and stick and shell charts.
		Japtan Islands (Marshall Islands) Paper Money - Atomic Bomb Commemorative banknote, USS Estes, Ca.1950
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Marshall_Islands (675 words)

	Pacific Islands: PINA and Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Temaru said he would like the French government to also be informed of this project so that it can group together all of its services operating in New Zealand.
		The objective would be for everyone to work in the best interests of people from Tahiti in New Zealand as well as to assist economic relations and projects that can be started there in such fields as education and job training.
		Meanwhile, asked about when he would be traveling to Paris, Temaru said he was still waiting for an answer from the office of Overseas Minister Brigitte Girardin.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=15012 (652 words)

	Foreign Embassies in the U.S.
		Foreign Embassies in the U.S. Secretary of State Establishes Global Internet Freedom...
		Foreign Embassies in the U.S. The following is a list of known web sites for foreign embassies in the U.S. See the
		External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.
	www.state.gov /misc/10125.htm (99 words)

	Infoplease Search: marshall islands
		(Atlas) Facts on Marshall Islands: flags, maps, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
		(Encyclopedia) History Some of the islands were visited by Spanish explorers in the early 16th cent.
		(Thesaurus) Synonyms of republic of the marshall islands
	www.infoplease.com /search?query=marshall+islands&in=all (156 words)

	Everything Marshall Islands :: http://www.yokwe.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The debate over the need for a Constitutional Convention in the Marshall Islands continues.
		They politicize the most basic elements of the island culture.
		MoneyGram recently inaugurated service on the Marshall Islands, opening four money transfer agent locations with the Bank of Marshall Islands.
	www.yokwe.net /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=710 (1613 words)

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