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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Wesley Simina, Federated States of Micronesia President, at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on March 18, 2024 (cropped).jpg — U.S. Department of State, Public domain.","cite":"\"Wesley Simina\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/wesley-simina. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T07:56:30Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-13","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/wesley-simina","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/wesley-simina","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/wesley-simina?lang=ne"}}