New appointment for Thomsen

SAMUEL B. Thomsen, until recently the United States Representative in the Marshalls, has been elected Presi dent of the Micronesia Institute.

The announcement was made by the organization’s founder and chairman, Patricia Luce Chapman.

The Micronesia Institute is a non profit, Washington-based organisation

which serves as an independent link between the island communitiees and developmental, education and charitable resources. It covers FSM, Guam, Kiri bati, the Marshalls, the Northern Mari anas, and Palau. Its programs include the encouragement of local chambers of commerce, medical training, aid to libraries, and the encouragement of traditional cultures. □