Sebastian L. Anefal (born January 21, 1952 in Guror,
Gilman municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
,
Yap,
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) is a
Micronesia
Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: the Philippines to the west, Polynesia to the east, and ...
n politician currently serving as the FSM Ambassador Plenipotentiary to
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
. He was nominated by President
Peter M. Christian to his current post in mid-2015 and took office on January 8, 2016.
He became the
foreign minister
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...
of the
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM) is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise a ...
on September 5, 2003, when his nomination was approved by the Micronesian Congress.
Government of Micronesia official biography.
/ref> Through foreign ministry work, he gained experiences in international politics and have addressed the United Nations general assembly on some occasions where Micronesia was concerned. Anefal also worked extensively with other world leaders to provide foreign aid to Micronesia for infrastructure projects and programs. He was the secretary of the department of resources and economic affairs prior to his appointment as Foreign Minister of FSM in 2002. He served as Foreign Minister of the Federated States of Micronesia from May 2002 until December 2006.
On January 8, 2007, he was inaugurated as the fifth Governor of his home state of Yap, a position he held for two terms.[ Anefal was sworn into his second, four-year term in office on January 10, 2011.]
References
External links
Address to United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 29, 2004
1952 births
Living people
Governors of Yap
Foreign Ministers of the Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia diplomats
Government ministers of the Federated States of Micronesia
People from Yap State
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