Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is applauding the nomination of her colleague Congressman Mike Waltz of Florida, a former Green Beret, as National Security Advisor.
Reps. Amata and Waltz serve together on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and its Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata says President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Israel — former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, is a fully able candidate.
“Sending a nationally known Governor as the top diplomat to Israel signals our commitment to our...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes the nomination of former Congressman Sean Duffy for the important administration role of Secretary of Transportation.
“Secretary of Transportation is a major role, that affects highways, bridges, ports, airports and air travel,” said...
Washington, D.C. — President Surangel Whipps, Jr. has been reelected recently to another term leading the Republic of Palau. Under his leadership, diplomatic efforts for a new Compact of Free Association (COFA) 20-year agreement were successful and the island nation remains one of the Freely...
Washington, D.C. — In welcoming the announcement that President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata calls the nomination historic for Samoan women.
“This is a historic nomination for a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Newly elected US Congresswoman Uifa’atali Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen held a Thank You Event for her poll watchers, village chairs as well as people who were a part of her campaign at the Matai Restaurant located in the Fagatogo Square building, the old Tedi's of Samoa...
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday a total of $24.4 million in fiscal year 2025 investment in American Samoa from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
The BIL was backed publicly by Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata throughout the bill’s debate...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga welcomed key U.S. Senators and her House colleagues as their Congressional Delegation (CODEL) on a U.S. Air Force flight landed in American Samoa. The bipartisan CODEL included Chairman Joe Manchin of West...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata held a Veterans townhall meeting, organized upon the Congresswoman’s arrival in Honolulu. She is traveling from DC to American Samoa, and the flight schedule allowed an opening for a listening session estimated between 90 minutes and two hours,...
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House has passed 14 Natural Resources bills supporting protections and management of areas around the country, including promoting coastal resiliency.
A bill of nationwide significance, the Fix Our Forests Act, H.R. 8790, passed with a bipartisan support by a vote of 268...




![Republic of Palau President Surangel Whipps meeting with Uifa’atali Amata in her Congressional office. [courtesy photo] Republic of Palau President Surangel Whipps with Amata](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_and_palau_president.jpg?itok=EEiiboEu)
![In this file photo, nominee for Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata pose for a photo. [file photo] Tulsi Gabbard and Amata](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_with_tulsi_gabbard_in_her_office_-_file_photo_.jpg?itok=ACAWdrx1)

![Congresswoman Amata recently met with our Veterans in Honolulu, along with AS-EPA Director Fa'amao Asalele (second row, orange shirt). [courtesy photo] Amata with veterans](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_with_veterans_and_asepa_director.jpg?itok=lEUjdx4J)

![Amata during a listening session with American Samoa Veterans in Honolulu on Sunday, Sept.29, 2024. [courtesy photo] Amata with veterans](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_with_veterans_.jpg?itok=KCiPj-c8)
