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Statement of Interior Assistant Secretary Tony Babauta
regarding S. 343 and the Agreement between the
Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the Republic of Palau Following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review

(June 16, 2011) - Chairman Bingaman and members of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, I am pleased to be here today to discuss S. 343, a bill that would amend Public Law 99-658 and approve the results of the review of fifteen-years of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Palau (ROP).  MoreMore

Statement of Interior Assistant Secretary Tony Babauta on the Passing of Former Governor Juan F. Luis and Former Lt. Governor Derek Hodge

Washington, D.C. (June 7, 2011) - The Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas, Tony Babauta, issued the following statement on the passing of former Governor Juan F. Luis and former Lt. Governor and President of the U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature Derek Hodge, Esq.:.  MoreMore

OIA and BEA Release 2008 and 2009 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Estimates For American Samoa

American Samoa
2007 GDP Graphic for American Samoa – 2011 IGIA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) are pleased to announce the release of the gross domestic product (GDP) estimates for 2008 and 2009 for American Samoa. These estimates follow the initial GDP estimates for American Samoa for 2002 - 2007 which were released in May 2010.  MoreMore


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Last Updated on 06/17/11