Attorney General Camacho meets with White House point person for Territories

June 15, 2021- Tamuning, Guam- Attorney General Leevin Taitano Camacho, along with Attorney General Fainu’ulelei Falefatu Ala’ilima-Utu from American Samoa and representatives from attorneys general offices in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico, met with Gretchen Sierra-Zorita, Deputy Director for Puerto Rico and the Territories in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

“I take every opportunity we have when meeting with federal partners to raise issues that have real impacts on Guam, such as social equity and environmental justice,” said Attorney General Camacho. “It was clear from our meeting that many of the territories are dealing with similar issues and working to find solutions.”

The meeting between the territorial attorneys general and Deputy Director Sierra-Zorita, the first of its kind, was coordinated with the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). Attorney General Camacho is the first elected Attorney General from Guam to serve as a member of the Executive Committee of NAAG.