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Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata
A photo snap moment: Congresswoman Uifaatali Aumua Amata Radewagen met up with US Army service members in Kuwait. Amata is hailing final House passage of the 2026 pay raise for the military, part of the yearly major Defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It raises pay for U.S...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata met this past Thursday with Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua, Tonga’s Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. He came to the U.S. Capitol, including visiting the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Notably, at age 40, he has already been Speaker for the...
Thank you for the invitation. It's wonderful to be with you and share a few thoughts on women's empowerment.
The good news is, there's progress, and the less good news is that sometimes it's slow, and some places are a little slower about it! Here in American Samoa we live in a traditionally male...
Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata started the week with several colleagues on an informative Monday visit to the United Nations, New York City, returning to Washington, D.C., in time for votes. Pictured with Amata (in no particular order) are Representatives French Hill, Jared Moskowitz, Rob Menendez,...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata will serve on two House Committees for the 118th Congress — the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Natural Resources Committee.
This will be Congresswoman Amata’s first stint on the Foreign Affairs Committee, marking a change for her fifth term in...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata is hailing House passage of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act, H.R. 1456, on which she is one of the seven original co-sponsors. Notably for the Pacific region, the bill includes a requirement for a Peace Corps report to Congress on the presence...
In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from left, U.S. Democratic House members — including Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata (right) pose for a photo after arriving on a U.S. government plane at Songshan airport in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday, Aug 14, 2022. The delegation of...
Washington D.C. — On Thursday Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata Radewagen received an original Siapo mamanu that was made especially for her by local artists Su'a Uilisone Wilson FItiao and Reggie Meredith Fitiao.
They had showcased the siapo in an art exhibition at the Pearce Green Gallery in New York...
Washington, D.C. —Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata welcomed today the announcement of a grant of $67,148 for the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security. The grant is part of the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness program, which is awarded by the US Department of Transportation’s...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata is welcoming the announcement of $950,000 in federal funds for programs that seek to identify, assess, and respond to instances of domestic violence and sexual assault. This grant, administered by the US Department of Justice’s Office on Violence...




![Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata will serve for the first time on the Foreign Affairs Committee, marking a change for her fifth term in Congress. The Committee is led by Chairman Michael McCaul of Texas, a senior Member serving since being elected in 2004, and the former Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. He is seen here with our Congresswoman. [courtesy photo] Amata with Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas,](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_with_chairman_mccaul_0.jpg?itok=ZqFxwAqE)
![A young Amata pictured in a photo taken in Saipan during her time as a Peace Corps staffer in the late1960s. She is one of the seven original co-sponsors of the legislation recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. [courtesy photo] Amata in Saipan in late 1960s](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_in_saipan_.jpg?itok=g9iaWzmd)

![Presenting the gift to Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata is Curator Elizabeth Curtis (center) and dance professional Tony Meredith of Leone Village (right). [courtesy photo] Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata, Curator Elizabeth Curtis (center) and Tony Meredith](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/congresswoman_amata_and_siapo_web.jpg?itok=cIa1n3uc)

