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Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala Rejieli Cokanasiga-Taylor Ratu Inoke Kubuabola Charlot Salwai
MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Tonga’s Minister for Health, Dr Saia the new Chief Executive Officer for Air Committee on U.S. Outlying Areas and
Ma’u Piukala has been nominated as Terminal Services (Fiji) PTE Ltd after Freely Associated States.
the next World Health Organization holding key leadership positions within
(WHO) Regional Director for the the organisation. Gloria Rudolph is Guam’s new acting
Western Pacific. His candidacy was Chief Prosecutor, succeeding Heather
successful at the WHO Regional Rejieli Cokanasiga-Taylor is the new Zona, who left the Guam Office of the
Committee for the Western Pacific Executive Director of Women’s Fund Attorney General after serving in the
meeting in Manila, Philippines. Dr Fiji. She has worked closely with role for less than a year.
Piukala is a surgeon with nearly 30 institutes such as the Planning Institute
years of experience as a public health of Australia. Fiji’s High Commissioner to New
leader working in Tonga and across the Zealand, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola has
Pacific. The Papua New Guinea National also presented his credentials to the
Agricultural Research Institute has King’s Representative in the Cook
Fiji’s judiciary has welcomed another appointed Dr Nelson Simbiken as its Islands, Sir Tom Marsters. It is the
addition to its ranks—Sir William new Director General. first time Fiji has a High Commissioner
Young. He was Judge of the Supreme directly accredited to the Cook Islands.
Court in New Zealand in 2010, before The Bank of the Cook Islands has
retiring in April 2022. appointed Jennifer Henry as its new Carson Sigrah is Federated States
Chief Executive Officer. She has been a of Micronesia’s newly appointed
Aliona Niculita is the new United banking professional for over 15 years. Ambassador to Fiji. Prior to this, Sigrah
Nations Development Programme served as the Governor of Kosrae State.
(UNDP) Resident Representative Fiji Airports has appointed Salote
in Samoa. She has over 25 years Delailomaloma as its first female Wesley W. Simina, President of the
of experience in development General Manager. She has over 15 years Federated States of Micronesia, has
cooperation. of aviation experience. confirmed his cabinet members:
Lorin S. Robert to serve as the
Professor Pal Ahluwalia of The Former Commonwealth Ports Authority Secretary of the Department of
University of the South Pacific (USP) Board Chairwoman, Kimberlyn King- Foreign Affairs; Elina P. Akinaga who
has been appointed to the Advisory Hinds and Board Member, Pete P. will again be serving as the Secretary
Council of the International Science Reyes have officially ended their terms of the Department of Resources and
Council Regional Focal Point (ISC RFP) at the organisation. Development; Rose N. Nakanaga
for Asia and the Pacific, and has also who will be serving as the Secretary
been selected as an Australian Institute Fijian Holdings Ltd’s fund management of the Department of Finance and
of International Affairs (AIIA) Fellow. company has appointed new members Administration; Carlson D. Apis who
to its Board of Directors: Cama will again be serving as the Secretary
The Council of the Pacific Aviation Raimuria as its new Chairman, of the Department of Transportation,
Safety Office (PASO) has announced the replacing Nesbitt Hazelman. Also Communications and Infrastructure;
three-year appointment of Silimanai joining the board are Anaisi Mataitoga Samson E. Pretrick who will again be
Ueta Banse Jr. Solomona, as the next and Josua Satavu. serving as the Director of the Office of
PASO General Manager starting January Personnel; Andrew R. Yatilman who
2024. Solomona is the current General James Kennedy Benjamin has will again be serving as the Secretary
Manager of Samoa Airport Authority. been appointed to support veteran of the Department of Environment,
needs through the Marianas Advisory Climate Change and Emergency
Alan Suchin has been appointed as Management, and Marcus Samo who

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