Aunese Makoi Simati | |
---|---|
Permanent Representative of Tuvalu to the United Nations | |
In office 20 December 2012 –21 July 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Willy Telavi Enele Sopoaga |
Secretary General | Ban Ki-moon |
Preceded by | Afelee F. Pita |
Succeeded by | Samuelu Laloniu |
Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates | |
Assumed office 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Kausea Natano |
Preceded by | First appointment |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 April 1967 |
Alma mater | Waikato University |
Profession | Diplomat |
Aunese Makoi Simati (born 22 April 1967), [1] is a Tuvaluan diplomat. Simati,was appointed as Tuvalu's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE),following Tuvalu opened an embassy to the UAE in Abu Dhabi in April 2022. [2] He was Tuvalu's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 20 December 2012 [3] to July 2017. [4]
He studied at Waikato University (New Zealand),obtaining a Master's degree in social science (economics and geography). [1] He worked as a civil servant in the Tuvaluan Ministry of Finance,Economic Planning and Industries from 1991 to 2003,in the Department of Planning,rising to the position of Senior Assistant Secretary in that department in 1999. [1] In 2003,he was promoted to the position of Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Transport,then became Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Rural Development in 2005;he returned to the Ministry of Finance,Economic Planning and Industries,as Permanent Secretary,in 2006. [1]
In 2009,he began a diplomatic career,being appointed Permanent Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs,within the Office of the Prime Minister (who at that time was Apisai Ielemia). The following year,he was appointed as Tuvalu's High Commissioner to Fiji. On 20 December 2012,he presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,as Tuvalu's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. [1] He simultaneously served as Tuvaluan Ambassador to the United States,having presented his credentials to President Barack Obama on 14 January 2013. [5] [6]
From 1916 to 1975,Tuvalu was part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony of the United Kingdom. A referendum was held in 1974 to determine whether the Gilbert Islands and Ellice Islands should each have their own administration. As a consequence of the referendum,the separate British colonies of Kiribati and Tuvalu were formed. Tuvalu became fully independent as a sovereign state within the Commonwealth on 1 October 1978. On 5 September 2000,Tuvalu became the 189th member of the United Nations.
Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti is a Brazilian diplomat and the current Ambassador of Brazil to the United States. Previously,she was Chef de Cabinet to UN Secretary General António Guterres. Viotti was the Ambassador of Brazil to Germany from 2013 until 2016,Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations from 2007 until 2013,and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of February 2011. She is married to Eduardo Baumgratz Viotti and has a son.
Afelee Falema Pita is a Tuvaluan diplomat. He was Tuvalu's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 19 December 2006 to December 2012,and was also the ambassador to the United States.
Tuvalu became the 189th member of the United Nations in September 2000. Tuvalu is one of 14 states not recognising the People's Republic of China. The country has played a role in advocating for more ambitious international cooperation on mitigating climate change,given the country's vulnerability to its impacts.
Enele Sosene Sopoaga PC is a Tuvaluan diplomat and politician who was Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 2013 to 2019.
Sameh Hassan Shoukry(Arabic:سامحشكري;born 20 October 1952) is an Egyptian diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2024. Previously,Shoukry served as the Ambassador of Egypt to the United States from 2008 to 2012.
Enrique Austria Manalo is a Filipino diplomat currently serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Marcos Jr. administration since June 30,2022. He previously served in an acting role under the Duterte administration from March 9 to May 17,2017,when Perfecto Yasay Jr.'s ad-interim appointment confirmation was rejected by the Commission on Appointments due to citizenship issues. He also previously served as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016,Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2020,and the 21st Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations from 2020 to 2022.
Lana Zaki Nusseibeh is an Emirati diplomat who serves as Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. She previously served as the United Arab Emirates Permanent Representative to the United Nations from September 2013 to April 2024.
Minute Alapati Taupo OBE was a Tuvaluan politician,diplomat,economist and accountant. Taupo was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in the 2019 Tuvaluan general election to represent the Nanumanga electorate. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister &Minister for Fisheries and Trade in the Natano Ministry.
Samuelu Laloniu is a career diplomat from Tuvalu. He took up his post as the Permanent Representative to the United Nations on 21 July 2017. He also presented his credentials as Tuvalu's ambassador to the United States on 21 July 2017. He vacated his offices on 19 January 2023.
Kyaw Moe Tun is a Burmese diplomat who currently serves as the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations. Prior to his appointment to UN,he had served as director-general of International Organizations and Economic Development Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2018.
Bassam al-Sabbagh is a Syrian diplomat and politician who served as the Foreign and Expatriates Minister of Syria from 22 September 2024 to 8 December 2024. He is the last person to serve in this position under president Bashar al-Assad and of the Syrian Arab Republic. He also served as Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations in New York City between 2020 and 2023.
This is a list of the Permanent Representatives of Tuvalu to the United Nations. The current office holder is H. E. Tapugao Falefou.
Dr. Tapugao Falefou is a career public servant from Tuvalu. He took up his post as the Permanent Representative to the United Nations on 13 February 2023. He later presented his credentials as Tuvalu's ambassador to the United States. On 15 April 2023,Dr. Falefou presented his credentials as Tuvalu's ambassador to Cuba.