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Chief Judge Ramona V. Dirk Wagener Theresa O’Boyle-Levestam Sir David Okete Vuvuiri Vunagi at a USP graduation ceremony
Manglona
MOVERS AND SHAKERS

The Pacific Community’s (SPC) Land seven years of successfully leading the Rashmi Aslam has resigned as
Resources Division Director, Karen Pacific’s regional aviation organisation. Commissioner of the Fiji Independent
Mapusua, has been recognised with Commission Against Corruption (FICAC).
the Global Moana Agriculture and US Ambassador to the Federated He had served FICAC over a period of 11
Community-Based Development Award States of Micronesia, Jennifer L. years and seven months.
during the recent Stars of Oceania Johnson, has presented her credentials
awards ceremony in the Cook Islands. to President Wesley W. Simina. Solomon Water has appointed
Mapusua has dedicated more than 25 Carmine Piantedosi as its new Chief
years to sustainable development in the The Tinian Chamber of Commerce Executive Officer. Piantedosi replaces
Pacific region, with a focus on organic has appointed seven new members Ian Gooden who served in the role for
agriculture. to its board of directors: Journie eight years.
Hofschneider is the newly appointed
Papua New Guinean, Diana Guria, has Vice President and Philip M. Long will Sione Pulotu ‘Akau’ola has
been appointed Director of the Business continue as President. John D. Attao been appointed Tonga’s new Chief
Advisory and Capacity Building Division will head the military committee; Daria Executive Officer for the Ministry of
of PNG’s Small and Medium Enterprises Cing and Neal Eisgrou as treasury and Meteorology, Energy, Information,
Corporation (SMEC). Guria is the first secretary officers; while Allen Perez Disaster Management, Environment,
woman to take up the role since the will guide the legislative committee Climate Change, and Communications
establishment of the corporation in with Liza Power in charge of public (MEIDECC). The appointment is for a
1990. relations and as social media curator. four-year term.

Theresa O’Boyle-Levestam is the Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona has Seini Cornish of Fiji Airways has been
first female Chief Executive Officer of been nominated by US President Joe recognised as the first female captain
the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji. She is Biden for a second 10-year term on the of a fully-fledged Airbus A350, not only
most notably the country’s first licensed District Court for the Northern Mariana in Fiji, but in the Pacific region. She has
female air traffic controller. Islands. been a pilot with the national airline for
more than 15 years.
Solomon Islands Governor-General, Sandra McKeever, president and CEO
Sir David Okete Vuvuiri Vunagi, has of wealth management firm Asia Pacific Rev. Dr. Semisi Turagavou has been
been installed as the 30th Chancellor of Financial Management Group, is the elected the new President of the
the University of the South Pacific. new chairperson of the University of Methodist Church of Fiji. He will assume
Guam Board of Regents. She succeeds the role in 2024.
With a career spanning 35 years in Liza J. Provido.
the international banking and finance German national, Dirk Wagener,
sector, David Proctor has been Indonesia’s new Ambassador to the is the new United Nations Resident
appointed President and Chief Executive Marshall Islands, Agus Widjojo, has Coordinator in Fiji. Wagener will also
Officer of the National Development presented his credentials to Marshall coordinate UN development operations
Bank of Palau. Islands’ President, David Kabua. in Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and
Vanuatu.
The Council of the Pacific Aviation Fijian Judge, Kiniviliame Tamanilagi
Safety Office has announced General Keteca, has been sworn in as a judge Zhou Limin is China’s new
Manager, Andrew Valentine, will leave of the Supreme Court of Nauru under a Ambassador-designate to Kiribati under
in December 2023 after more than five-year contract. President Xi Jingping’s administration.

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