1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:04,940 --> 00:00:08,100 our job is to go out into the pacific 3 00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:11,300 island countries around Oceana and to 4 00:00:11,300 --> 00:00:13,900 try to partner with the host nation 5 00:00:13,900 --> 00:00:16,190 government and the embassies in order 6 00:00:16,190 --> 00:00:19,400 to help facilitate uh the U . S . 7 00:00:19,410 --> 00:00:22,100 Military's relationship into these 8 00:00:22,100 --> 00:00:25,620 countries . Ambassador Kantor has uh 9 00:00:25,630 --> 00:00:27,741 excellent vision for the region . She 10 00:00:27,741 --> 00:00:29,850 she's the bond between the Federated 11 00:00:29,850 --> 00:00:31,794 States of Micronesia in the United 12 00:00:31,794 --> 00:00:33,739 States says uh is critical for the 13 00:00:33,739 --> 00:00:36,550 region . We've been linked in very 14 00:00:36,550 --> 00:00:39,830 tightly with her helping to food drives 15 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,470 in Guam for uh people from the F . S . 16 00:00:43,470 --> 00:00:45,359 M . That have not been able to re 17 00:00:45,359 --> 00:00:47,470 answer the country to the covid close 18 00:00:47,470 --> 00:00:49,692 closing . Mhm . We've been tied in with 19 00:00:49,692 --> 00:00:51,692 her and the CDC's trying to work on 20 00:00:51,692 --> 00:00:53,830 messaging campaigns for vaccination 21 00:00:53,830 --> 00:00:55,886 drive efforts within the F . S . M . 22 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,610 She has embraced Task force of Sienna 23 00:00:59,620 --> 00:01:02,040 with open arms as she sees this as a 24 00:01:02,050 --> 00:01:04,230 force multiplier that we can come in 25 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,184 and do you excellent work with the 26 00:01:06,184 --> 00:01:08,830 local communities . I am from that area . 27 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,840 And I know I can bring a lot to the 28 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,830 table because I know that people there 29 00:01:14,130 --> 00:01:17,820 and I had ties to the culture and I I 30 00:01:17,830 --> 00:01:19,941 speak the language as well . And plus 31 00:01:19,941 --> 00:01:22,052 when they see that person that is not 32 00:01:22,052 --> 00:01:24,300 from the region , they're not kind of 33 00:01:24,310 --> 00:01:27,990 people more be uh more open to dialogue . 34 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,510 Whereas for myself , you know , if I 35 00:01:30,510 --> 00:01:32,677 speak that , I was like , oh you speak 36 00:01:32,677 --> 00:01:34,788 the language , okay let's let's try a 37 00:01:34,788 --> 00:01:36,788 lot , right ? That's why I'm really 38 00:01:36,788 --> 00:01:39,530 really really really you know uh happy 39 00:01:39,530 --> 00:01:42,880 to be uh to be with task force 40 00:01:43,110 --> 00:01:46,750 because I know that uh my partner will 41 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,930 will do this on our partnership with 42 00:01:49,930 --> 00:01:52,080 the F . S . M . Is very important not 43 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,920 only to the United States , but to 44 00:01:54,930 --> 00:01:57,097 micronesians , you know , to the folks 45 00:01:57,097 --> 00:01:59,319 living out there . There's a tremendous 46 00:01:59,319 --> 00:02:01,319 amount of pride in that community , 47 00:02:01,319 --> 00:02:03,541 with the relationship they had with the 48 00:02:03,541 --> 00:02:05,763 United States , particularly the United 49 00:02:05,763 --> 00:02:04,810 States military , in particular , 50 00:02:04,810 --> 00:02:07,140 United States Army . The bonds between 51 00:02:07,140 --> 00:02:11,090 our countries are very deep and 52 00:02:11,100 --> 00:02:13,580 strong , you know , and I think T . F . 53 00:02:13,580 --> 00:02:16,870 O . Can only help uh strengthen that 54 00:02:16,870 --> 00:02:19,620 bond if we go out and have be able to 55 00:02:19,620 --> 00:02:21,731 access our mission and do it properly 56 00:02:21,731 --> 00:02:22,731 for these folks . 57 00:02:25,740 --> 00:02:26,060 Yes .