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In April, the CNMI received three termination letters from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that would eliminate grants awarded to the CNMI.
Washington – Today, Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds welcomed the appointment of Angel Demapan as the new Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs within the U.S. Department of the Interior, praising his deep knowledge of regional issues and long-standing public service in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
[Republican Kimberlyn King-Hinds, who identifies as Pacific Islander, is the first woman delegate of the Northern Mariana Islands.]
Territorial Members of Congress, Guam Delegate James Moylan, CNMI Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds and American Samoa Rep. Amata Radewagen, along with Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, CNMI Gov. Arnold Palacios and U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. gathered at the Department of Interior’s Interagency Group on Insular Areas, 2025 Plenary Session.