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Fantasha Lockington Dr William May Graham Leung

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Tuvalu national Ian Fry is the first ing Shinhee Cho. Nauru established Lornalei Meredith has been desig-
United Nations Special Rapporteur on diplomatic relations with the Republic nated as Judge Pro-tempore in American
Human Rights and Climate Change for of Korea in August 1979. Samoa. She was named one of the three
the next three years. new temporary judges on the District
New Caledonia’s President Louis Ma-
Fiji’s Sefanaia Nawadra has com- pou recently received Daisuke Roberto Court panel, including Aitofele Sunia
menced his new role as Director-Gen- Kido, the political adviser of the Japan and Jon Clemens.
eral (D-G) at SPREP as Kosi Latu’s long Embassy in France, to begin preparatory In PNG, Rei Vagi is the new Group
time in the role has come to an end. proceedings aimed at setting up a Japan Chief Financial Officer at Credit Corpo-
Consular Office in New Caledonia start- ration (PNG) Ltd. She takes over from
In Bougainville, the first four senior
heads of public service departments ing January 2023. Jeff Undah who left the company in
February.
have been announced. They are: Rhoda Sikilabu is the first elected
Shadrach Himata as Chief Secretary and female Premier of Isabel province in Sudip Ranjan Basu is the new Deputy
Head of the Bougainville Public Service; Solomon Islands. “The election of Hon. Head and Senior Economic Affairs Of-
Timothy Gaemate as Secretary for the Rhoda Sikilabu has proven to this coun- ficer of the United Nations ESCAP
Bougainville Executive Council; Stepha- try that women can also be in positions Subregional Office for the Pacific. The
nie Elijah as Secretary for the Depart- that for a very long time are dominated office covers 19 Pacific island countries
ment of Bougainville Independence by men,” says Ella Kauhue, President of and areas.
Mission Implementation, and Tony Koiri the Women’s Council.
Bougainville’s cabinet has named
is the Secretary for the Department of United States Ambassador Joseph Regional MP Peter Tsiamalili as Bougain-
Technical Services.
Yun has been named special U.S. Presi- ville climate envoy. “I will be reaching
Newcrest Mining Limited has appoint- dential envoy for Compact negotiations out to key partners, as well as multilat-
ed Philip Bainbridge as an independent in FSM, Marshall Is. and Palau. He has eral institutions to formulate strate-
non-executive director and a member of more than 33 years of diplomatic expe- gies to ensure that we can protect our
its Safety and Sustainability Committee. rience on North Korea policy and serving people against the dangers of rising sea
ambassadorial duties in Malaysia. levels,” Tsiamalili said.
Fijian lawyer and former president of
the Fiji Law Society Graham Leung is Nambawan Super Limited (NSL) Lieutenant Jemilyn A. Sakisat, a
the new Solicitor General of the Cook Is- welcomed Daniel Siaguru-Khaisir to its CNMI-born member of the U.S. Army Na-
lands, following his admission to the Bar board as independent trustee direc- tional Guard has been promoted to the
as a Barrister and Solicitor in Avarua. tor following the departure of David rank of captain. She also serves as the
Kavanamur who served NSL for over 10 program coordinator/military technician
Sakiusa Tubuna joins the Board of the
Fiji Crop and Livestock Council. He is years. of the Employer Support of the Guard
and Reserve Guam-CNMI Committee.
the current Pacific sub-regional coor- Ragni Singh has been appointed as
dinator for the International Fund for Chief Manager Risk Management and The Chair of the Pacific Catastrophe
Agricultural Development (IFAD). Communications Group of the Reserve Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) Sarah-
Bank of Fiji. She has been acting in this Jane Wild was recently recognised by
Young-kyu Park is the new South
Korean Ambassador to Nauru, succeed- position since April 2021. Insurance Business New Zealand (IBNZ)

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