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Helen Aumae Boso Jane Waetara Mary MeleNaite Tufui Likio ‘Fui’ McCray Mike Schwarz

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Jane Waetara is Solomon Islands’ announced Craig Rickards as Deputy the Tongan Association of Sports and
new Permanent Representative to the Supervisor for Fiji’s 2022 General National Olympic Committee.
United Nations and High Commissioner Election. He has 38 years’ experience The Commonwealth Economic
to Canada after officially tendering an with the Australian Electoral Development Authority’s board of
early resignation as the nation’s first Commission and has also worked to directors has hired Dave Guerrero
female Chief Electoral Officer. support elections in Fiji, Tonga and as the agency’s first Economic
Myanmar.
Seven young Pacific leaders have been Development Manager (EDM) to be
selected into The Obama Foundation Jonathan Schwass has been based in Saipan.
Leaders Asia-Pacific Program. They are appointed as New Zealand’s next High Nauru’s second resident magistrate
Ernest Kristoffer Gibson (Fiji); Luisa Commissioner to Solomon Islands. He Nadimale Rupasinghe has been
Tuilau (Fiji); Ruth M. Cross (Kiribati); was most recently Unit Manager in the sworn in to office for a three-year
Jacqueline P. Che (CNMI); Landisang Climate Change Division of the Ministry term. Rupasinghe served as resident
Kotaro (Palau); Lydia Lisa Dimokari of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is a magistrate in the Fiji Magistrate Court
(PNG); and Zaneta Furioa Kafa former High Commissioner to Vanuatu. and as an attorney in the Sri Lankan
(Solomon Islands).
Mike Schwarz has been appointed as courts.
Matt Howell has taken up his Avaroa Cable Ltd’s new chief executive
Guam’s longest serving Education
position as New Zealand’s new High officer. Superintendent Jon Fernandez has
Commissioner to Tonga. He was most Helen Aumae Boso is the new announced July 15 as his date of
recently the Wellington-based New Solomon Islands National Institute of resignation. “The time must come
Zealand High Commissioner to Tuvalu Sport (SINIS) High-Performance Athlete for new leadership to build upon the
and has previously served at the New Advisory Group (AAG) Chair. Boso progress made… Our children deserve
Zealand High Commission in Honiara.
formerly represented the nation in this,” said Fernandez.
Mary MeleNaite Tufui Likio ‘Fui’ athletics.
Former General Manager of the Niue
McCray has been commissioned as Rep. Faimealelei A. Allen joins the Development Bank Wayne McCaughan’s
the first female Tongan officer in U.S. American Samoa Medical Authority tenure of six and half years has
Navy history. McCray transitioned from Board of Directors following the ended. He played a key role in Niue’s
Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class to an Ensign.
resignation of Moefa’auo Bill application to become the 68th member
Rashmi Aslam has been appointed as Emmesley. of the Asian Development Bank in 2019.
Commissioner of the Fiji Independent The Oceania National Olympic Norman Ngiratecheboet is the new
Commission Against Corruption, the Committee has announced its newest Governor of Airai state, the second-
first since its establishment in 2007. executive members. They are Nauru largest economy and population in
Aslam first joined the Commission in Speaker of Parliament and President of Palau.
2012, and was most recently Deputy the Nauru National Olympic Committee
Commissioner. Lynda Tabuya, Dan Lobhendahn
Marcus Stephen and Takitoa
The Fijian Elections Office has Taumoepeau, Secretary-General of and chartered accountant Manoa

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