He served as a member of the House of Representatives and Senate of the Congress of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands between 1967 until 1979, and then as Secretary of Resources and Development of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Born on Pingelap in 1935, Iehsi studied at the College of Guam and later also graduated from the University of Hawaii with a BA in political science in 1965.

[1] He worked as a teacher, becoming dean of students at Pacific Islands Central School, and subsequently as a political affairs officer for Ponape district.

[2] During the first term of the TTPI Congress he was an interpreter for Max Iriarte, the member of the House of Representatives for the 13th District (Ponape).

[9] Following the establishment of the Federated States of Micronesia in 1979, he became Secretary of Resources and Development under President Tosiwo Nakayama.