Forums - Public Relations (WA & FA)

Resignation

Fri, 29 May 2020 13:24:58 +0000

Yesterday, I made some controversial comments on the NSGP Discord and Forum. Admittedly, those have damaged my reputation and it’s my belief that my continued service as your Minister of Foreign Affairs will lead to Lazarus’ reputation being damaged. I will defend myself against the accusation that I am a fascist or sympathise with them: I am not, nor have I ever been. However, knowing that my personal reputation has been considerably damaged, I can’t logically remain in my position as the leader of the Foreign Affairs department. So I will do what a sensible person in my position would do, resign as Minister of Foreign Affairs, effective immediately. I will not be departing the region nor the department, however.
-Now Former Director of Public Relations Domais.

My Resignation

Sat, 14 Dec 2019 04:51:04 +0000

I should have done this a long time ago.

It has been an honour to serve you as our Foreign Minister. An honour I did not earn. I consider that I have done a mediocre job at best these past few months, and my inactivity has gotten to the point where I cannot ignore it anymore without the painful sense of guilt and powerlessness overwhelming me.

I initially started out in the government with the hope that I was going to make it big. I was going to get the dreams I had long so desired in my six years of NationStates. If I was worthy, I would do a great job and serve a region for once. I helped Imaginary as Deputy Foreign Minister, and I am prouder of my work in that role than the one I am now because I was mostly useful. Now, my own incompetence has been laid bare. I give up.

Lazarus deserves better, and I find that I am not a competent enough person to lead the Foreign Ministry. Simply put, I am not cut out to be in such a position at this time. My insomnia and the new workload that originated at my first rough first semester at university did not do me any favours. They just sapped my energy to the point where I had become totally unmotivated and hopeless to do anything. I went inactive and I have let my responsibilities slide for far too long. For this I have failed you. I have failed to be an effective, active and competent Minister. I cannot even leave a successor to run the Ministry. That I shall leave for the government to decide. That is the level of my incompetence, and for this I humbly ask for the forgiveness of the region for my irresponsibility and macabre leadership in my role. I can only hope to be considered "below average" in the Lazarene history books.

I do not ask to be thanked as I step down. I feel that I deserve not such an honour.

Signed,
Ryccia, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Deputy PR Minister Elections | Campaign Thread

Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:19:29 +0000

Deputy Public Relations Minister Elections

We have now reached the campaign stage in this election! John Laurens is the only candidate. He will have five days to post his campaign and converse with other shareholders in this thread, and will then face a For/Against confirmation vote.

[spoiler=Details and Timeline]
Position Details

This official will focus on connecting Lazarus with our embassies and allies through events/collaborations/etc, and also help shape our foreign policy as a member of the PR team. I'm leaving this description rather vague because I'd like this election to be a way for interesting takes on how we might conduct our FA department to be shared - and to leave a route open for those with the most intriguing/viable ideas to make them a reality.

Election Timeline

March 21-28 (7 days) for Candidacy Announcements + Platform Preparation
(open to all citizens)
March 29-April 2 (5 days) for Campaigning
(a candidate debate will be held at some point during this period, hosted by either Ryccia or myself)
April 3-6 (3 days) for Voting
(voting will be done by the citizenry - the winner will be subject to my+the delegate's approval)

[/spoiler]

If you would like to ask the candidate a question, please do so below.

Deputy PR Minister Elections | Candidacy Announcements

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:33:54 +0000

Deputy Public Relations Minister Elections

Position Details

This official will focus on connecting Lazarus with our embassies and allies through events/collaborations/etc, and also help shape our foreign policy as a member of the PR team. I'm leaving this description rather vague because I'd like this election to be a way for interesting takes on how we might conduct our FA department to be shared - and to leave a route open for those with the most intriguing/viable ideas to make them a reality.

Election Timeline

March 21-28 (7 days) for Candidacy Announcements + Platform Preparation
(open to all citizens)
March 29-April 2 (5 days) for Campaigning
(a candidate debate will be held at some point during this period, hosted by either Ryccia or myself)
April 3-6 (3 days) for Voting
(voting will be done by the citizenry - the winner will be subject to my+Imki's approval)

If you would like to run for or nominate someone for this position, please post below.

Lazsiris Slumber Party [AWARDS]

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 22:35:38 +0000

Hi all!

I hope you had a blast at the Lazsiris Slumber Party! At the event we celebrated our newly-passed treaty with Osiris, drew funky pictures and engaged in some fun sleepover-themed competitions with our first ever ally (WHOO!). Please congratulate the following Slumber Party Winners!

Also check out this amazing pillow+rainbow tongue monster that Nedd of Osi drew at the party. We weren't gonna do prize things for the doodle part but like... it's my fave because amazing <3

HYPE!!
~Imaginary

Office of the Ministry of Interregional Relations

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:32:17 +0000

Welcome to the Ministry of Interregional Relations!

Official announcements from the Ministry of Interregional Relations will be made here. Citizens may also ask questions, make comments, or post other feedback here for the attention of the IR staff.

Minister:
Ryccia

Domestic Update | Oct 2018

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:13:45 +0000

Greetings Shareholders of Lazarus!

One of my highest priorities when I came into office was to help people get involved as ambassadors for Lazarus. My starting goal was to have a unique ambassador posted in at least half of our embassies by the end of October, but thanks to so many in Lazarus stepping up to help, this bar is now far below us. Lazarus is currently represented in all of our GCR embassies. My appreciation to you guys!

Next month I intend to focus more on training; helping current ambassadors reach the next level in their diplomatic careers. I'm impressed by the initiative some ambassadors have taken already in their jobs to promote Lazarus abroad and keep her citizens well-informed. With that in mind, I hope you find the following domestic update which they've helped put together informative!

You may notice that some regions have already expressed interest in getting into a more serious diplomatic relationship with Lazarus. So far our foreign policy has been "friends without commitments" but the time may be coming for this to change. However, I want to make sure any inter-regional agreements we get into reflect the feelings of the community of Lazarus, not just its government. Just like it's generally a good idea to be in love with a person before you get married to them, I think it's important Lazarus is really actually great friends with a region before getting into an alliance with them. So please, consider what regions you feel like share our interests and ideals and share the reasons below.

Best,
Imaginary, Director of Interregional Relations

[spoiler=The East Pacific]
Delegate: Fedele
Chief Minister of Communications: Libertanny/Serge
Chief Minister of Regional Affairs: Wonder Woman
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Marrabuk
WA Minister: United Massachusetts
Minister of Immigration: Pakitsk
EPPS Commissioner: Yuno
EPSA Overseeing Officer: Elfine (pending nomination)
[/spoiler]

TEP recently elected Fedele to the position of Delegate after Yuno chose not to run again. Upon being elected, Fedele has focused on making sure the region has a safe community, and he has also reorganized some of his government.

[spoiler=The North Pacific]
Delegate: Siwale
Vice Delegate: Pallaith
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Sil Dorsett
Minister of Home Affairs: Veniyerris
Minister of Defense: Peregrinum
Minister of WA Affairs: Kranostav
Minister of Culture: McMasterdonia
Minister of Communications: El Fiji Grande[/spoiler]

TNP recently had some election problems due to their forum being Tapatalked, but a new forum has been set up and elections have proceeded (although pushed off schedule), ushering in a sightly reorganized cabinet. Siwale has been reelected as Delegate.

[spoiler=The Pacific]
Emperor: Aleisyr
Consul: Pergamon
Questor
Senators: Japanese Schoolgirls/Community, Feux
Governors: Jar Wattinree, Glealian, Sam/Samasbhi[/spoiler]

The NPO (New Pacific Order) remains in control of The Pacific. Japanese Schoolgirls, a new senator, has launched a successful monthly art competition for the region. The NPO has also been heavily involved in the Warzones recently, their priority being protection of the Warzones' GCR embassies which some have attempted to withdraw.

[spoiler=The South Pacific]
Delegate: Tsunami
Prime Minister: Serres
Minister of Regional Affairs: Pencil Sharpeners
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Somyrion
Minister of Military Affairs: Roavin
[/spoiler]

TSP had an election earlier this month. The region has faced a lot of outside criticism recently on their administrative bans of Tim and Escade and proscription of Souls. Their delegate, Tsu, has been on leave-of-absence for much of his term so far, but others in the gameside government and community continue to be active.

[spoiler=The West Pacific]
Delegate: Neenee
Minister of Recruitment and Citizenry: Halo (Delegate-in-Waiting)
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Badger
Minister of Internal Affairs: Davelands
WA Minister: Kawaii Schoolgirl
TWPAF Commander: Overthinkers
[/spoiler]

Neenee is in the process of stepping down from TWP's delegacy, making way for Halo, her chosen successor. TWP is still the same region it normally is. The forums are used primarily for government affairs and applications while Discord is where most activity happens, with frequent discussions involving politics, NS, and sports there. Their RMB is active as a discussion area for new nations and is also used for events like Karaoke Friday and Haikuesday. Interest in having a treaty with Lazarus has been expressed by Badger.

[spoiler=Balder]
Delegate: Solorni
Statsminister: OnderKelkia
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Zander Cerebella
Minister of Integration: Fuzzy
Minister of War: Linkin Talleyrand
Minister of Culture: Cinder
Minister of World Assembly Affairs: Griffindor13
Minister of Gameside Affairs: Bran Triune[/spoiler]

Balder had elections this month, leading to some new faces in the cabinet. The region is joining TEP in hosting their "Wordy Witchcraft" writing competition. Balder recently had a disagreement with Osiris, leading to the termination of the two regions' treaty and in-game embassy. Balder has faced a lot of outside criticism on their handling of this conflict, and also of their internal management. OnderKelkia, reelected Statsminister, has expressed interest in having a treaty with Lazarus.

[spoiler=Osiris]
Pharaoh: Altino
Minister of Gameside Affairs: Lynxi
Minister of Community Affairs: Rigel
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mghnb/Mike
[/spoiler]

Osiris continues to be led by delegate Altino, who is focusing on building community and making sure the region is stable and fun. Kyrusia, newly appointed as a Priest/Judge has recently been engaged in reforming the regional Honors system. A treaty with Lazarus, perhaps in collaboration with other regions as well, has been mentioned.

[spoiler=The Rejected Realms]
Delegate: Frattastan
Minister of Media: Church of Satan
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Guy
Minister of Culture: Harmoneia
Minister of Outreach: Margiboof
Speaker: Vulturret
[/spoiler]

TRR has recently had a delegate election, featuring controversial candidates such a Souls and drama between Wabbitslayer and his Vice Delegate Marilyn Manson. The region continues to enjoy Werewolf on its Discord and snarky debate about everything under the sun wherever its members go. TRR has refused to recognize the current government of Lazarus as legitimate due to the disbandment of the Constitutional Convention.