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MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Si’alei Van Toor is New Zealand’s new Marie Alailima as Administrative Law Two commissioners have been
High Commissioner to Samoa. She is the Judge for an additional six-year term. appointed to the Niue Public Service
first person of Samoan heritage to take Commission (NPSC) – Fisa Pihigia and
up the role and is accredited as New Tohoa Tangata Kairua has Fapoi Akesi. NPSC has also appointed
Zealand’s Consul-General to American been appointed Secretary of the new Directors – Natasha Tohovaka and
Samoa. Cook Islands’ Ministry of Cultural Morgan Mougavalu.
Development.
Elizabeth Genia has been appointed Rokoseru Nabalarua is the new
Governor of the Central Bank of Papua Former journalist and publisher of Board Chair of Energy Fiji Limited. He
New Guinea, the first female to take up Islands Business, Samisoni Pareti, is replaces Dakshesh Patel, who has been
the position. Fiji’s new Director of the Department reappointed Director and Chairman of
of Information, which falls under the Fiji National Provident Fund Board.
The World Health Organization (WHO) the Office of the Prime Minister. He
Executive Board has confirmed the succeeds Izek Lal. China’s new Ambassador to Samoa,
appointment of former Tongan Minister Fei Mingxing, has presented his
for Health, Dr Saia Piukala, as the Nauru’s President, David Adeang, has credentials in Apia. He replaces Chao
WHO’s Regional Director for the Western received the credentials of Japanese Xiaoliang.
Pacific. Ambassador to Nauru, Rokuichiro
Michii, and Sara Moriarty, High Toyota Tsusho (South Sea) Limited
Dr Yuming Wen is the new Director of Commissioner of Australia to Nauru. has announced the appointment of
the Water and Environmental Research Kevin McCarthy as an independent
Institute of the Western Pacific. The Association of Development director to its Board.
Financing Institutions in Asia and
Australian Foreign Minister, Penny the Pacific has appointed Saud American Samoa’s Motusaga Peleti
Wong, has appointed Will Robinson as Minam, Chief Executive of the has been appointed to the position
Australia’s new High Commissioner to Fiji Development Bank, as its new of Secretary to the Senate, replacing
Samoa. Chairman. He replaces Mominul Islam. Leo’o Va’a Ma’o.

American Samoa’s Governor, Lemanu Former Fiji Labour Party member, Cook Islands Financial Services
Palepoi Sialegā Mauga, has appointed Nitya Reddy, has been appointed Development Authority (FSDA)
Jon AG Clemens as the new judge of the new Chairman of South Pacific has appointed Karla Eggelton as
the District Court, and reappointed Fertilizers Limited.

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