[Terpelaziun] Foreign Minister - July 2022

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

BHAID is admittedly a bit lower of a priority during this term, however, I think the best way to run it would be to have a few months where we collect funds with a particular recipient in mind. It may be easier to get people to donate if they know ahead of time what they are donating to. I would open to suggestions for such recipients, should anyone have them.

Should the Member be interested in hearing some other updates as a sign that the Minister is not simply sitting on his duff, I will point out that I have created a gmail account for the ministry. This is necessary to avoid using my personal email to send Ministry business, as foreign@talossa.com only redirects mail; it cannot send, only receive. This new email has enabled me to reach out to some of my higher targets in terms of micronational relations, namely Westarctica (who are the hosts of MicroCon this year), Molossia, and Ladonia. When I receive replies from them, I would be happy to share them with the Ziu.

Mr. Túischac'h:

This terpelaziun is for the Foreign Affairs Minister and follows up on his reply.
Can the Minister please report to the Ziu on progress related to intermicronational contacts, preparations for attending this year's MicroCon, and fundraising for any potential BHAID activities?

[Mic’haglh Autófil, SMC EiP]

I thank the Senator for this question.

As a matter of fact, I can provide some updates on the micronational relations front. Just earlier this week I received replies from both Molossia and Ladonia. On both fronts, I am working with the respective figures to schedule some sort of brief video call there regarding relations between our nations and next steps. I will point out that Molossia's foreign policy is to keep all international relations "informal", but I should note that His Excellency President Baugh has already expressed to me an admiration for Talossa and its influence on Molossian affairs, so I think those informal relations are already off to a good start.

Regarding MicroCon, while my extra-Talossan financial situation is beginning to improve, I will say that with MicroCon fairly close now -- I believe one month from today is the closing of the convention -- it is not expected my finances will improve sufficiently and quickly enough to permit my in-person attendance (unless of course I were comfortable draining the national coffers to do so, which I am not). However, I am working to see what options I may have to participate in some virtual manner. Alternatively, if anyone has the funds and desire to spend an August weekend in Vegas as my special envoy, I'm all ears.

With respect to BHAID, I can say that a have I few general ideas for possible beneficiaries (something either Milwaukee-centric or Ukraine-related come to mind as obvious choices), but one thing I would like to do is discuss this more directly amongst the active citizens as a group over the Culture Ministry's video chats -- and as far as those go, I would expect an announcement regarding date/time in the coming days.