The FSM maintains non-resident embassies for four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (all in Japan) and Israel in Fiji.
Four nations maintain permanent embassies in the FSM: Australia, China, Japan and the United States.
Czech Republic, Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland have non-resident embassies in the Philippines.
The People's Republic of China has close relations with the FSM in terms of both trade and foreign aid.
[10] The United States has consistently opposed what it perceives as "unbalanced" "anti-Israel" resolutions and, in recent years, one other nation has joined Israel's defense — Micronesia.
The foreign policy goals of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are primarily linked to achieving economic development and protecting their vast marine environment.
As one Micronesian diplomat said, "We need Israeli expertise, so I don't see a change in our policy anytime soon.
The Compact went into effect on November 3, 1986, and the FSM became a sovereign nation in free association with the United States.
The basic relationship of free association continues indefinitely, but certain economic and defense provisions of the Compact expire in 2001, subject to renegotiation.