Hello, everyone. My name is Karen Stewart and I am the American Ambassador to the Marshall Islands.
Today, Americans are celebrating 243 years of the independence of our country. This year the Marshall Islands also celebrates forty years of its own constitution as an independent nation. Together we celebrate our commitment to liberty, democracy, and a free and peaceful world. This commitment ties together our two peoples in the special partnership that is the foundation of our work every day.
This is likely my last time to celebrate Independence Day in Majuro, but our shared history and values mean that I will never forget my experiences or the people here. On behalf of the U.S. Embassy, allow me to wish all Americans in the Marshall Islands and all our Marshallese friends a Happy Independence Day!
Thank you.
Io̗kwe kom̗ wōtōmjej. Eta in Karen Stewart im n̄a eo ij Ambassador an Amedka n̄an M̗ajel̗.
Rainin, ri-Amedka ro rej kōl̗o̗k ak keemem-e rūbukwi en̄oul jilu (243) iiō ko in an lal̗ eo aer make jutak l̗o̗k iaan ak independence. Iiō in Marshall Islands eaar bar āinwōt kōl̗o̗k ak keememe en̄oul (40) iiō ko kōn jemān ae eo an make āinwōt juon lal̗ eo ej make jutak l̗o̗k iaan. Jej jim̗or em̗m̗ōn̗ōn̗ō im keememej kallim̗ur ak jon̄ak ko em̗ōj ad karōki kijjien anemkwōj, kien anemkwōj, im juon lal̗ eo e-aenōm̗m̗an. Kallim̗ur in em̗ōj an kor armej in lal̗ kein ruo ad ippān doon ilo juon bujen jem̗jerā eo im ej pedped in ad jerbal kajjojo raan.
Āinwōt ealikkar ke emaron̄ iien eo aō āliktata in ilo keememej Independence Day ilo Majuro in, ijo wōt ke aolep jerbal im imminene ko jaar ejaaki ippān doon rej mel̗el̗ein ke ijāmin mel̗o̗kl̗o̗k tōre ko aō im armej in aelōn̄ kein. Ilo etan Embassy eo an U.S ak Amedka, lewaj am naan in kōjeraam̗m̗an im ba Happy Independence Day n̄an aolep ri-Amedka ro ilo M̗ajel̗ in ak Aelōn̄ Kein im aolep ri-M̗ajel̗ ro m̗ōttam.
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