Federal Partners Communicating on the Insular Areas
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We are federal partners whose work is relevant to the U.S. territories and the freely associated states and convene monthly to communicate, network, and share information. We leverage experience, knowledge, and resources to work more effectively in and with the Insular Areas.
Meetings in 2024
- January 30 - Status of Compacts of Free Association
- February 29 - Health Diplomacy in the Insular Areas
- March 12 – OIA Economist on Data Programs for the Territories
- March 19 - On Demand, Custom, Topographic Maps for the Territories – USGS topoBuilder
- April and May – no meetings
- June 27 – Island Support Team, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- July 18 – Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives
- August – no meetings
- September 19 – Department of Education
- October 15 – Director of Puerto Rico and Territorial Affairs, The White House
- November 21 – Library of Congress
- December 17 – Interior Office of the Inspector General, SAC David House
Archive of Meetings by Agency
- Agriculture
- Commerce
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- NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program and the Reauthorization of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, June 6, 2023
- EDA Seattle Regional Office, September 8, 2022
- NOAA - National Ocean Watch (ENOW), February 8, 2022
- NOAA – Office for Coastal Management, Coral Reef Conservation, April 19, 2022
- Census Bureau – The 2020 Island Areas Census, December 14, 2021
- Bureau of Economic Analysis – GDP for the Insular Areas, December 14, 2021
- Defense
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- USMC Task Force Koa Moana 2023, July 13, 2023
- Joint Region Marianas/COMNAVMAR, February 28, 2023
- Office of the Secretary East Asia and the Pacific, October 11, 2022
- US Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu Engineer District, March 15, 2022
- Energy
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Health and Human Services
- Homeland Security
- Interior
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- On Demand, Custom, Topographic Maps for the Territories – the USGS topoBuilder, March 19, 2024
- OIA Economist Briefing March 12, 2024
- Update on the Compacts of Free Association, Interior Deputy Assistant Secretary, January 30, 2024
- Office of the Solicitor, Division of General Law & Waiver of Territorial Match Funds, July 13, 2023
- Update on the Interagency Group on Insular Areas, Executive Order #13537, January 19, 2023
- National Park Service – MOU with Palau on Tourism Mgmt at Ngardok, July 12, 2022
- OIA – Budget and Grants Management, March 15, 2022
- OIA – Technical Assistance Programs, January 11, 2022
- OIA – Data Gaps and the Territories, February 8, 2022
- OIA – Update on TCIW Conference, February 24, 2022
- USGS – Considering Coral Reefs as Natural, National Infrastructure for Coastal Protection, June 28, 2022
- USGS – National Geospatial Program, February 24, 2022
- National Park Service – National Historic Preservation Act, July 29, 2021
- OIA - Conference Planning for the Territories, October 26, 2021
- Veterans Administration
- White House and Independent Agencies
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- Health Diplomacy in the Insular Areas, February 29, 2024
- Small Business Administration, Hawai’i and the Pacific Islands, September 13, 2023
- Peace Corps Regional Director for Inter-America and the Pacific Presence, Activities and Strategic Direction, May 4, 2023
- National Security Council Director for the Pacific and Southeast Asia on Priorities for the Pacific, April 13, 2023
- East West Center Washington Office – The Pacific Islands Matter Brochure, January 11, 2022
Federal Partners Communicating on the Insular Areas complements the Interagency Group on Insular Areas or IGIA, an annual meeting of senior agency officials that meets on the Territories and other Interagency Group meetings. To be added to or removed from this federal partner’s email distribution list, contact Tanya Joshua tanya_joshua@ios.doi.gov.