BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- David W. Panuelo, president of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), will pay a state visit to China on Dec. 11-18 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Panuelo was born in Pohnpei State in April 1964. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Eastern Oregon University in the United States. During his career in the FSM Department of Foreign Affairs starting in 1987, he had served as the assistant secretary for the division of American and European affairs.
In 2003, Panuelo resigned from government work to establish various businesses. He was elected a Pohnpei State senator in 2011 and was re-elected in 2013, 2015 and 2019. Panuelo was elected the ninth president of the FSM on May 11, 2019. Enditem
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