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US Department Of State Post Report
The outside world had little contact with the islands until the mid-19th century, when American whalers and missionaries entered the region. Spain claimed the Caroline and Mariana Islands in 1885 and retained them until 1899, when Germany purchased most of the island chains in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War. Germany, in turn, lost its possession to Japan in 1914 at the beginning of World War I. The League of Nations formally extended a mandate to Japan in 1920, thus confirming the Japanese era of colonization. Intensive crop production began, and the islands became exporters of many agricultural products. In 1945, after World War II, control passed to the U.S. Navy and then to the Department of Interior under a Trusteeship under U.N. auspices which began in 1947. The FSM, together with the Marshall Islands, Palau, and Northern Mariana Islands, made up the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The FSM came into existence in 1979, and on November 3, 1986, the FSM and the Uni ... [Read More]
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The Boy Scouts of Hibbing will enjoy a presentation on Ukraine from a foreign-born American. History, culture, geography, and economy will all be explored in the presentation. ... As follow-up to the October 24 Hawaii IEW Conference on Responsible Global Citizenship (co-sponsored by PAAC, East-West Center's AsiaPacificEd Program for Schools, the Hawaii Department of Education, University of Hawaii-Manoa Globalization Research Center, UNA-USA Hawaii Division and Youth Service Hawaii), PAAC held a high school conference on Sustainable Development. Eighty-five students from 7 schools on Oahu and 2 schools on the Big Island participated in an all-day event held at Sacred Hearts Academy. During the conference, students attended workshops on environmental and alternative energy themes, participated in a simulation involving conflicts of interest about resource use on a fictional island, and planned Global Action Projects for their school groups later this year. ... [Read More]
International Education Week Events and Activities
"Episodes in Japanese History" (Aldo Leopold Community School, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA) - Aldo Leopold Community School has developed "Episodes in Japanese History," a unit through which academic subjects will be taught within a framework highlighting the history and culture of Japan. The curriculum plan was selected on a competitive basis as part of the Laurasion Institution's "New Perspectives: Japan" program. With support from them and the U.S.- Japan Foundation, two teachers and four students from the Aldo Leopold Community School will travel to Japan for a study tour during summer 2001. ... [Read More]
Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
Marshall Islands (Concern). The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a constitutional government in free association with the United States. Comprising a collection of atolls and reefs in the north Pacific equidistant from Hawaii and Indonesia, the Marshall Islands has maintained a relatively low international profile. The Marshall Islands has been the focus of increased international attention with the development of its offshore sector, which is managed by a U.S.-based company. Non-resident corporations (NRCs)-the equivalent of international business companies (IBCs)-have been linked to the laundering of criminal proceeds from Russia and other jurisdictions. In 1999, the Russian Central Bank instituted regulatory measures to scrutinize offshore financial transactions involving the Marshall Islands and other offshore financial centers to prevent illegal financial transactions. Features of NRCs make them ideal vehicles for money laundering. ... [Read More]
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