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Babauta flies to DC
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Posted on Nov 16 2004
Gov. Juan N. Babauta is currently off-island and will not be back until about the end of this week. Babauta left the island Monday morning.
When asked, acting Gov. Diego T. Benavente said the governor would be in Washington D.C. to meet with key federal officials.
“It’s a scheduled trip,” he said.
The Governor’s Office, however, could not provide details of the weeklong travel.
Benavente said he was informed by the governor about the trip to D.C. last week. “He will be meeting with officials in D.C.”
Babauta, who has been criticized for his numerous trips abroad, last traveled to the U.S. mainland in September for the Department of the Interior-sponsored annual business conference for territories.
Babauta had also left for Washington D.C. end of May this year to personally submit a verified list of “stateless children” to Indiana Rep. Dan Burton.
During that trip, Babauta was said to have followed up on issues with federal agencies such as the Department of the Interior and the Department of Homeland Security.
Babauta had then extended his trip to include Hawaii and Guam to meet with local and federal officials to discuss, among others, the CNMI’s bid for its own National Guard unit.
Earlier, this year, Babauta, together with key local officials, traveled to D.C. to attend a congressional hearing on public health situation in the islands.
Babauta had also gone to China, among other places, this year.
