Maria Olifante

Maria Olifante was a short, stout, female human and reporter who covered the Federation Council for the world of Pangea.

In 2379 Maria attended a press conference where Kant Jorel, the Federation Council's liason to the press announced the candidates for the special election for the President of the United Federation of Planets. Maria asked if former president Min Zife's resignation had anything to do with the recent events on Tezwa and whether the Federation's alliance with the Klingon Empire was in jeopardy. Kant claimed that the answer to both parts was "no." (TNG novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)

A few months later in January, 2380, Maria attended another Council press briefing in which she asked if there had been any word from ex-president Zife since his resignation. She continued to push Kant about this until he finally moved on to another question. (ST novel: Articles of the Federation)


 * NOTE: In A Time for War, A Time for Peace the reporter from Pangea is called only "Maria." In Articles of the Federation, the reporter from Pangea is called "Maria Olifante".  It seems clear that they are intended to be the same individual.