LOS ANGELES, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Officials from Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean, have reproached a congresswoman over her assertion that the island is a foreign land, local media reported Thursday.

Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greeneo has been heavily criticized for embracing conspiracy theories since her speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month was posted online suggesting Guam is a foreign country that doesn't deserve aid.

"I wanted to take my regular, normal person, normal, everyday American values, which is: We love our country. We believe our hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America," said Greene on Feb. 27, who excluded Guam from U.S. territories in her speech.

Michael San Nicolas, the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for Guam's at-large congressional district, was quoted by the Guam Daily Post as saying that his staff would pay a visit to Greene's office and deliver some local cookies to remind her that the island is part of the country.

The office of Guam's Governor Lourdes Aflague Leon Guerrero also offered educational resources to Greene.

"We would be more than happy to send Representative Greene's office a copy of 'Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam,'" Krystal Paco-San Agustin, the director of communications for the governor, told the Guam Daily Post.

Telena Nelson, a Democratic senator in the 34th Guam Legislature, said the comments made by a member of congress were "appalling." Enditem

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