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Community
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Devoted Community Service
Brought the Flying Doctors of America medical mission to Tutuila and Manu'a. Established Samoan Women’sHealth Project; affiliate of the National Breast Cancer Coalition
volunteer 2010Lions Club Eye Care Project
Member, Business and Professional Women of AmericanSamoa
Board member, Goodwill of American Samoa
volunteer, Rotary Club Golf Tournament
Member, Iesu Le Tupu Church Nu’uuli
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Loving family member
Married for 36 years; three grown children
Eldest daughter of Governor and Mrs. Peter Tali Coleman; 12 siblings
Granddaughter of Amataupulevasegaotupu Aumua of Pago Pago
Great granddaughter of Aumua Tui Tupua of Vatia, Asu and Fagasa
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Education
St. Francis School Lepua, American Samoa
Faife'au's Samoan School, Nuuuli
St. Mary’s Primary, Savalalo, Samoa
Fiailoa School, Utulei, American Samoa
Graduate, Sacred Hearts Academy, Honolulu
Graduate, University of Guam with additional coursework at Loyola Marymount and George Mason Universities
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Public Service
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Dedicated Public Servant
Congressional Staff member, House Republican Conference (1999-2005); Rep. Philip Crane, chairman of House trade subcommittee (1996-1999)
Chosen House “Staffer of the Week” by Hill Zoo online newspaper
International Democracy Trainer for IRI and IFES (1993-present); work in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Cambodia and Morocco; trained Uyghur and Baghdad Iraqi women
Member for American Samoa, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Pelagics Advisory Panel (1992-1993)
Member, American Samoa delegations to South Pacific Conference (1981, 1983); adviser to U.S. delegation to Second Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (1985)
Service on U.S. Peace Corps/Micronesia staff; Department of the Navy, Executive Office of the President; Office of Economic Opportunity, Department of Health, Education & Welfare; Department of the Interior; Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Advisor to U.S. presidential delegation to Pacific Island Leaders summit (1990)
Advance coordinator, Vice President’s visit to American Samoa (1989)
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National
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Proven National Leader
Commissioner, President’s Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (2001-2004); Chairman, community security subcommittee
“Woman of the Year” National Association of Professional Asian-American Women (2003)
American Samoa, GOP National Committee (1986- present); second in seniority
Member, RNC Executive Committee (1993-1995)
Delegate, Republican National Convention (1992-2008), officer of the convention (1992, 2000)
American Council of Young Political Leaders Alumni Council;
Participant, ACYPL Australia Study Tour (1986)
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The Role of the Delegate
Amata believes the delegate must address the fundamentals:
strengthening our educational system
improving our health care delivery with attention to the elderly
creating new and improved job opportunities for our workforce.
Amata will seek seats committees focus on health, education and economic development issues.
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