Koror- No word from Palau officials about U.S. Secretary of Defense's visit here this week The United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper will be visiting Palau this week according to an August 19 press release from the US Defense Department. While the news of the visit has been reported widely outside of Palau, officials here including the Office of the President have not made the information known to the community despite several inquiries. According to an August 19 pre