Alik L. Alik is a diplomat

Diplomat

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 and politician

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 from Federated States of Micronesia

Federated States of Micronesia

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 who has been the Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia

Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia

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 since 2007.

Born in Kosrae

Kosrae

Kosrae , formerly known as Kusaie, is an island in Micronesia. The State of Kosrae is one of four states of the Federated States of Micronesia, and includes, besides the island of Kosrae, about a dozen satellite islands and islets, the most significant of which is Lelu Island.-Geography:With a...

, Alik completed high school in 1973 and then left the island for education in the United States

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, attending United States International University in Hawaii from 1973 to 1976 and then Graceland College in Iowa

Iowa

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 from 1976 to 1979. After returning to Kosrae Alik, worked as a student counselor at the Kosrae High School for two years.

In 1982 he became a Foreign Service Officer for the FSM Department of External Affairs and promoted to Deputy Chief for the Division of South Pacific Affairs.

In 1989 Alik became first Micronesian ambassador to Fiji

Fiji

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 and served until 1998. While in Fiji he was also a cross-accredited as FSM’s Ambassador to: Israel

Israel

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, Tonga

Tonga

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, Nauru

Nauru

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, Kiribati

Kiribati

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, Samoa

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, Tuvalu

Tuvalu

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, Solomon Islands

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 and Vanuatu

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. In 1998 he was appointed ambassador to Japan

Japan

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His political career began in 2003, when he won Kosrae State’s at-large representative to the 13th FSM Congress in which he held chairmanship for the Committee on Resource and Development with membership on the Committees of Judiciary & Governmental Operations and also External Affairs. In 14th congress he assumed chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Alik became 7th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia on May 11, 2007.

He is married to former Shra C. Lonno. They have two children together.