Foreign Minister John Silk, who pushed nomination legislation in parliament, said there is an urgent need for the Marshall Islands to be represented in Washington at the highest level to address nuclear compensation needs and other important issues between the two nations.
The Nitijela, or parliament, confirmed deBrum late last week as the Marshall Islands’ ambassador to Washington, D.C. — a move that ends the problem of no ambassador to this western Pacific nation’s main diplomatic partner.
U.S. Ambassador to the Marshall Islands Martha Campbell said Friday that the State Department had issued its approval of the appointment back in April, and is looking forward to seeing deBrum in Washington.
DeBrum was ambassador to Washington from 1996 to Jan. 2008 when he pulled out of the post by the then-new government.
An unsuccessful vote of no-confidence against Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing in April saw him ousting members of parliament from his ruling coalition government who had moved deBrum’s ouster from Washington more than 18 months ago.
