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You are here: Home / Archives for Esther Puakela Kia

Esther Kia’aina is on tap for top island leadership role

July 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The U.S. Senate on June 26 confirmed Esther Puakela Kia’aina as Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas. Born in Guam to Native Hawaiian parents, Kia’aina has strong connections to Pacific islands and extensive experience on Capitol Hill, said Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2014, American Samoa, Assistant Secretary, Capitol Hill, Esther Kia, Esther Puakela Kia, Guam, Interior Department, Interior Sally Jewell, Native Hawaiians, Northern Mariana Islands, President Obama, United States Virgin Islands, Vol 33 No 28 | July 5 - July 11

President’s nominations include APIs

January 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Obama sent his judicial and departmental nominations to the U.S. Senate on Jan. 6. Among the nearly 250 names submitted were the following members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities: Vince Girdhari Chhabria, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice Susan Y. Illston, retired.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Asian American, Assistant Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Esther Puakela Kia, Northern District, Pacific Islander, Public Health Service, Puneet Talwar, Social Security Advisory Board, Suresh Kumar, Surgeon General, United Nations, United States, United States District Judge, Vivek Hallegere Murthy, Vol 33 No 3 | January 11 - January 17

Esther Kia’aina nominated as Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas

September 23, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Esther Puakela Kia’aina was nominated to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas at the U.S. Department of the Interior by President Barack Obama on Sept. 11. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Kia’aina would lead the Department’s efforts to coordinate federal policy for Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, American Samoa, Assistant Secretary, Esther Kia, Esther Puakela Kia, George Washington University Law School, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, President Barack Obama, Southern California, Virgin Islands, Vol 32 No 39 | September 21 - September 27

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