Former Speaker Wesley W. Simina took his oath as the 10th president of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), succeeding David Panuelo whose term officially expired on the same day.
Aren B. Palik, senator-at-large for Kosrae, was also sworn in as the nation’s vice president.
Before being elected to the FSM Congress in 2011, Simina served as the governor of Chuuk from July 2005 to July 2011.
He served as Legal Counsel for various private and public corporations between 1997 and 2003.
Aren B. Palik used to work in Congress as the Senator At-Large for Kosrae State.
He has been Vice President of the FSM since September 2022.