2011 Inaugural Address By The Honorable Sebastian L. Anefal ...

I therefore call on all of the People of this great State of ours to rise to theoccasion and to innovatively grasp your own opportunities. We must view theongoing crisis as a test to our resolve and our solidarity and the opportunity forthe people of Yap, our island and village communities, our families and friends, tounite together to change Yap for the better.For the next four years, ladies, I call upon all able Yapese men to search the worldover, capture and bring home to Yap a meaningful positive change, much thesame way that our forefathers did when they brought in shell and stone money ascurrency to reinvigorate trade and boost the economy. I call on Yapese livingabroad to contribute in small meaningful ways that can bring about economicchanges at home and I wholeheartedly challenge all the youthful people of Yap tobegin masterminding the next several steps of economic prosperity forgenerations to come after yours.Once again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you as yourGovernor. It has been a profound experience. Let us get to work.God bless you and God bless all of us. Thank you all very much.30