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.
John Silk | |
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| Minister in Assistance to the President | |
| In office September 2017 – October 2017 | |
| President | Hilda Heine |
| Preceded by | Mattlan Zackhras |
| Succeeded by | David Paul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1956 Kwajalein |
He was born on 15 September 1956 in Kwajalein.[1] He has worked as a lawyer.[1]
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.[1] He was Minister in Assistance to the President from September 2017 following the death of Mattlan Zackhras[4] to October 2017.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Office of the President :: Republic of the Marshall Islands". 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-21.
- ^ "RMI Washington D.C. Embassy - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade". www.rmiembassyus.comcastbiz.net.
- ^ "John M. Silk | International Insurance Society". www.internationalinsurance.org.
- ^ Letman, Jon (17 August 2017). "The Untimely Death Of A Marshall Islands Visionary". Honolulu Civil Beat.