John Silk Explained

John Silk
Office:Minister in Assistance to the President
Term Start:September 2017
Term End:October 2017
President:Hilda Heine
Predecessor:Mattlan Zackhras
Successor:David Paul
Birth Date:15 September 1956
Birth Place:Kwajalein

John Silk (born 15 September 1956) is a Marshallese lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of President Hilda Heine.

He was born on 15 September 1956 in Kwajalein.[1] He has worked as a lawyer.

Silk was elected to Nitijela (Marshall Islands parliament) from Kwajalein Atoll in 2000.[2] [3] He was eight years as minister of resources and development in the cabinet of Kessai Note from 2000 to 2007.[1] He was appointed as foreign minister in 2009. He was Minister in Assistance to the President from September 2017 following the death of Mattlan Zackhras[4] to October 2017.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Office of the President :: Republic of the Marshall Islands . 21 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110621013635/http://www.rmigovernment.org/cabinet_detail.jsp?docid=23 . 2011-06-21 .
  2. Web site: RMI Washington D.C. Embassy - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade . www.rmiembassyus.comcastbiz.net.
  3. Web site: John M. Silk International Insurance Society . www.internationalinsurance.org.
  4. Web site: Letman . Jon . The Untimely Death Of A Marshall Islands Visionary . Honolulu Civil Beat . en . 17 August 2017.

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