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- ↑ "Nitijela members • Marshall Islands Guide". Infomarshallislands.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ↑ "About 2 — Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands". Rmiembassyus.org. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ↑ "RMI Final Election Results • Marshall Islands Guide". Infomarshallislands.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ↑ "New RMI leaders sworn in". The Marshall Islands Journal. 16 January 2020.
- ↑ "Brenson joins RMI Cabinet". The Marshall Islands Journal. 20 October 2021.
- ↑ "New Cabinet members sworn in". The Marshall Islands Journal. 8 June 2022.
- ↑ Europa Publications (5 August 2022). The International Directory of Government 2022. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000800685.
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