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Governor Camacho Joins State Department Delegation To Samoa With Secretary CONDELEZZA RICE

Guam Military Buildup Briefing showcases historic five-day visit to the Pacific

July 27, 2008

(Apia, Samoa) Governor Felix P. Camacho has joined a State Department delegation to the Pacific led by Secretary of State Condelezza Rice. The historic five day visit to Samoa and New Zealand comes on the heels of a year-long effort by the U.S. Department of State to re-invigorate relations between the United States and the nations of the Pacific. Governor Camacho was asked to join Secretary Rice in March and was formally briefed on his participation in the day of talks with Pacific Foreign Ministers in Apia during his official state visit to New Zealand earlier this month.

"I am truly honored to be a part of this U.S. delegation during the 'Year of the Pacific'," said Governor Camacho. "This is an opportunity to share with Secretary Rice and the leaders of the Pacific that Guam is critical to the security of the region and a hub of economic activity in the Northern Pacific prepared to share in the prosperity that is to come in Micronesia over the next decade."

Governor Camacho will be briefing Secretary Rice and the 16 foreign ministers of the Pacific nations invited to the talks with Secretary Rice on the status of the Guam Military Buildup. The recent submission of the FY2010 budget to the White House, ongoing efforts of the Governor's Civilian Military Task Force (CMTF) and planned efforts of the Guam Buildup Program over the next 12-18 months will be discussed at the Aggie Grey Resort. Secretary Rice and former-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld signed the "U.S.-Japan Alliance: Transformation and Realignment for the Future" in 2005 that committed the $10 billion move of the III Marine Expeditionary Force from Okinawa to Guam and realigning the capabilities of the U.S. Marines in the Pacific.

"Over the past three years the Government of Guam has been working diligently in identifying its operational and infrastructure needs for this expected buildup," said Governor Camacho. "I will tell our brothers and sisters of the Pacific that this buildup has been very challenging to achieve, given the lack of available information, funding for increased government services and the lack of capacity of our existing infrastructure-but it will benefit Guam and all the nations of the Pacific in so many ways."

Governor Camacho is also expected to attend a lunch with Secretary Rice and a dinner reception hosted by New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters later today before departing Samoa on Sunday. Secretary Rice will be in New Zealand from July 25-27, 2008. The U.S. Embassy in Wellington organized the participation of Governor Camacho and Secretary Rice's visit, the first of a U.S. Secretary of State to the Pacific since 1988.

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