Robert Ruecho is a

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and

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. Ruecho served as the

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, one of the four states which make up the

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(FSM), from 2003 to 2007. He became the Consul-General for FSM on neighboring

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on October 17, 2011. Robert Ruecho was elected Governor of Yap in the 2002 gubernatorial election and took office in 2003. His running mate in 2002 was

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, who became Yap's

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. Ruecho was defeated for re-election by Sebastian Anefal in 2006. Ruecho moved to Guam in 2008. He served on the Advisory on Micronesian Affairs for former

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. Micronesian President Manny Mori nominated Ruecho as FSM's Consul-General to Guam in July 2011. He was chosen to replace outgoing, longtime consul-general,

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. Ruecho was confirmed by the FSM Congress in August 2011. Ruecho sworn into office at 11:30 p.m. on October 17, 2011, at the International Trade Center in Guam by President Manny Mori. President Mori was on an official visit to Guam at the time to meet with members of the Micronesian migrant community. Ruecho's challenges include increased tensions between Guamanians and the Micronesian community over recent gang related crime on the island.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruecho. Robert Governors of Yap Consuls-General of the Federated States of Micronesia to Guam Federated States of Micronesia diplomats Members of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia 1946 births Living people