Amata Congratulates Peace Corps Volunteer Rosalina Macon

October 22, 2026 Press Release Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating Peace Corps Volunteer Rosalina Macon, a former intern in the congressional office, and currently featured in an article on the Peace Corps website. She is from Manu’a and the villages of Utumea, Fagaalu, and Vailoa. Image Rosalina Macon pictured in the congressional office with Ina Pa'au, Elijah Tavai, and Ola Foster In her studies at North Carolina A&T State University, Rosalina twice had the opportunity to study abroad. Those in turn inspired her desire to reconnect deeply with her Samoan heritage, increase fluency in the Samoan language, and consider the Peace Corps with the idea of possibly serving in Samoa. Instead, she was offered the opportunity for a new experience staying in the Indo-Pacific region and serving in Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic nation of islands. It is the world’s fourth-most populous country, and in the top 15 in the world by total land area. In Indonesia, after three months of focused training, then moving there on her birthday, she began teaching English while working on her use of the local language, Sundanese. She quickly established friendships and a special support network with three local English teachers she now calls her “sisters,” as well as finding a welcoming community from the locals. Along with her teaching assignment at Islamic Middle School in Java, the world’s most populous island, she and the teachers there are implementing fun vocabulary words, strengthening students’ opportunities through an English club outside the structure of the classroom, and planning for an English camp. Rosalina said, “It has been a privilege to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer in Indonesia. I’ve been blessed to work alongside my Indonesian counterparts and community to create projects together, and along the way I’ve learned so much about Indonesian culture while getting to share my own in return. Not every day is easy, but I’m constantly reminded that I represent more than myself. I carry my family and my communities in American Samoa and South Carolina with me, and I’m proud to represent them. Though service isn’t a foreign concept to me, this experience has simply been a continuation of that lifelong commitment.” “Congratulations to Rosalina, who worked as an intern in our office in Tutuila. She has a bright future through her intelligence, assertiveness, and deep interest in influencing policy for the betterment of people’s lives,” said Congresswoman Amata. “She’s putting those interests to great use right now with the Peace Corps, which will lead to more open doors. I know her family and friends in American Samoa and South Carolina are following this phase of her life closely, and we are proud of her in American Samoa!” Congresswoman Amata serves as Co-Chairman of the bipartisan Peace Corps Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, with Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA). They have worked for reauthorization legislation and emphasized the expansion of the Peace Corps back into more nations following pandemic recovery, including the Indo-Pacific region. ### Issues : Foreign Affairs