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MOVERS AND SHAKERS

The Pacific Community (SPC) has Directors. She has been appointed for Philippine’s new Ambassador to Palau,
appointed a new Micronesia Director three years. Mylene De Joya Garcia-Albano,
based in Pohnpei, Federated States of Germany’s new Ambassador to Palau, Dr
Micronesia. William Kostka has decades The American Bankers Association Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke, and
of environmental, community and (ABA) has selected Joaquin P.L.G. Alvaro Jara Bucarey, Chile’s third Non-
development expertise across the North Cook, President and Chief Executive Resident Ambassador to Palau.
Pacific. Officer of Bank of Guam, to serve on
ABA’s Community Bankers Council. Fiji’s judiciary has welcomed more
Major Jacqueline Lilih has officers following the swearing-in of
been posted to the United Nations Samantha Imo-Munif has been Filimone Jitoko as President of the
Peacekeeping mission in Sudan, the appointed as Air New Zealand’s new Court of Appeal; Isikeli Mataitoga as
first female PNG Military Officer to be Country Manager for Samoa. She has Resident Justice of Appeal; Karen Clark
deployed on such a tour of duty. been working for the airline for 13 as Justice of Appeal; Savenaca Banuve
years. and Dane Tuiqereqere as Puisne
The Fiji National University has Judges; and Pita Ulu Katia, Anuleshni
confirmed Professor Unaisi Nabobo- The Business Council of Papua New Neelum Neelta, Penijamini Ravulolo,
Baba as Vice-Chancellor. She has almost Guinea has appointed new board and Mary Motofaga as Resident
40 years’ experience in the higher members. They are Chief Executive Magistrates.
education and development sector and Officer of the Institute of Banking
had been acting in the position. and Business Management, Susil Dr Sione Vailala Matoto has been
Nelson-Kongoi as President; Kina Bank reappointed as the Chief Executive
Chitra Jeremiah is the first Nauruan Senior Economist, Moses David as Officer for the Tonga Ministry of
to be accredited as Ambassador Vice President National; Puma Energy Fisheries for the next four years.
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Chairman and Managing Director, Hulala
Republic of Nauru to Switzerland. She is Tokome as Vice President International; Fiji’s Department for Environment and
also the country’s Ambassador to the UN and PricewaterhouseCoopers Senior Climate Change has seen some changes
in Geneva. Manager Advisory, Courtney Boustridge after Sandeep K. Singh resigned
as Treasurer. from the role of Director. Dr Sivendra
Leilani V. Lujan is the first Indigenous Michael is now Permanent Secretary.
Chamorro woman to serve as the next Fiji’s Minister for Education, Aseri
Federal Public Defender for the Districts Radrodro has been appointed the The new Australian High
of Guam and the Northern Mariana Deputy Party Leader of the Social Commissioner to Niue, Katy Stuart,
Islands. Democratic Liberal Party. has presented her credentials to Niue
Premier, Dalton Tagelagi.
Belinda Manning has become the Palau President Surangel S. Whipps
first female to be appointed to the Jr. has accepted the credentials of Cook Islands Prime Minister and
PNG Ports Corporation Limited Board of Qatar’s new Ambassador to Palau, Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Ahmed Saad N.A. Al-Homidi, Immigration, Mark Brown, has

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