New York, NY – September 24, 2024 – Her Excellency President Dr. Hilda C. Heine, First Gentleman Thomas Kijiner, Jr., and RMI delegation attended the opening of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, convening under the theme “Leaving no one behind: Standing together to promote peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations”.
H.E. President Heine is tentatively scheduled to address the 79th UNGA tomorrow, Wednesday, September 25 between 6-8PM Eastern Standard Time (Thursday, September 26 between 10AM-12PM, Majuro time). The UNGA79 RMI National Statement can be viewed here: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k104z183a0
First Gentleman Thomas Kijiner, Jr., Foreign Minister Kalani Kaneko, Ambassador John Silk and Mrs. Silk, Ambassador Charles Paul, Chief of Staff Emma Kabua Tibon, Foreign Secretary Isabela Silk, and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accompanied President Heine this morning at the opening of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarter in New York.