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John Silk

PEP · Politician

John Silk is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	John Milne SILK · John Silk · ジョン・シルク				[sources]
Birth date	1956-09-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Kwajalein Atoll				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Marshall Islands				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1637473				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs (2016-2020) · Minister of Natural Resources and Commerce (2000-2008) · Minister of Natural Resources and Commerce (2021-) · Permanent Representative to the UN, New York				[sources]
Education	Regis University				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-13	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Marshallese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York	-	-

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders10,962

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,669

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,688

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata330,787

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,544

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-marshall-islands-john-milne-silk-permanent-representative-to-the-un-new-york

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