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Turner, Tebuteb attend leaders’ summit
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Posted on Apr 22 2005
Gov. Juan N. Babauta failed altogether to catch the 4th Western Micronesian Chief Executives Summit on Guam this week but, according to Press Secretary Peter A. Callaghan, two administration officials attended the meeting on the governor’s behalf: special assistant Adam Turner and Special Assistant for Administration Thomas Tebuteb.
“He [governor] didn’t miss anything because he has representatives there,” Callaghan said Friday.
The annual event, hosted by Guam Gov. Felix P. Camacho, began on Tuesday and ended yesterday.
Callaghan said Babauta had initially wanted to fly to Guam late Wednesday to attend the formal ceremony and the main event on Thursday. The governor, however, reconsidered so he could attend to pressing matters on island, he said.
Members who attend the summit are the chief executives of Guam, the CNMI, Palau, and Yap.
This year’s breakout sessions focused on a regional recycling initiative, invasive species, renewable energy, coral reef protection, international ship and port facility security code and the Maritime Transportation Act.
Representatives from the Department of the Interior and the White House also arrived to deliver remarks.
Angie Williams from the Office of the Insular Affairs was scheduled to speak on DOI’s trade mission to the Pacific islands jurisdictions.
President Bush’ special assistant and associate director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Toby Burke was also expected to talk about “Relations Between the White House and Pacific Island Territories and Nations.”
Designated committees also presented reports on regional tourism and regional health licensing requirements.
The hosting of the annual summit is done on a rotating basis among the heads of the territories.
