Vanuatu maintains diplomatic relations with many countries,and it has a small network of diplomatic missions. Australia,France,Japan,New Zealand,the People's Republic of China,South Korea and the United Kingdom maintain embassies,High Commissions,or missions in Port Vila. The British High Commission maintained a continued presence for almost a century,though closed from 2005 until reopening in 2019.
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east,and includes the Arafura Sea.
The Papua New Guinea national soccer team is the men's national soccer team of Papua New Guinea and is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association. Its nickname is the Kapuls,which is Tok Pisin for Cuscus.
In the United States Government,the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs is part of the United States Department of State and is charged with advising the Secretary of State and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs on matters of the Asia-Pacific region,as well as dealing with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with countries in the region. It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs,who reports to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
Appleton West High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in Appleton,Wisconsin that serves students in the ninth through twelfth grades. The school was founded in 1915 under the name Appleton Senior High School,but the current facility was constructed in 1938,and the name was changed to West High in 1967 following the construction of Appleton East High School. The current principal is Mark McQuade,Ed.D,who was awarded the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Principal Leadership Award in 2022.
Oceania is,to the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China,a stage for continuous diplomatic competition. The PRC dictates that no state can have diplomatic relations with both the PRC and the ROC. As of 2024,eleven states in Oceania have diplomatic relations with the PRC,and three have diplomatic relations with the ROC. These numbers fluctuate as Pacific Island nations re-evaluate their foreign policies,and occasionally shift diplomatic recognition between Beijing and Taipei. The issue of which "Chinese" government to recognize has become a central theme in the elections of numerous Pacific island nations,and has led to several votes of no-confidence.
Solomon Islands–United States relations are bilateral relations between Solomon Islands and the United States. Initial relations were forged during World War II with what was then the British Solomon Islands Protectorate during the Japanese occupation,and this relationship remained strong as Solomon Islands gained its independence in 1978. Relations continued until 1993 when post-Cold War budget cuts closed the United States Embassy in Honiara. Beginning in 2022,in an attempt to counter growing Chinese influence in Solomon Islands,the United States has demonstrated increased commitment to the restoration of relations with the country. In February 2023,the United States re-opened its embassy in Honiara.
Vanessa Diandra Sally Ann Kiristiana Quai,better known as Vanessa Quai,born July 13,1988,in Port Vila,is a ni-Vanuatu singer.
Cuban-Pacific relations are diplomatic,economic,cultural,and other relations between the Cuba and countries situated in Oceania. In the 2000s,Cuba has been strengthening its relations with Pacific nations,which have,for the most part,responded favorably to Cuban medical aid in particular. The first Cuba-Pacific Islands ministerial meeting was held in September 2008 in Havana,with government members from ten Pacific countries—Kiribati,Tuvalu,Nauru,Solomon Islands,Fiji,Tonga,Vanuatu,Samoa,the Federated States of Micronesia and Papua New Guinea—attending. The meeting was a consolidation rather than a starting point of Cuban-Pacific relations.
The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Oceania.
Susan S. Jacobs is the first person to fill the newly created role of Special Advisor for International Children's Issues. This new foreign policy position and assignment for Jacobs was created by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and announced on July 1,2010.
Teddy Bernard Taylor is a United States diplomat. A member of the Senior Foreign Service,Taylor served as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea,Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. He was succeeded by Walter E. North on November 7,2012.
Walter North is an American diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea,Solomon Islands and Vanuatu between 2012 and 2016. He began his service as ambassador on December 4,2012.
Emma Garo is a lawyer and currently Chief Magistrate in the Solomon Islands. She was one of the first qualified women lawyers in the country.
Erin Elizabeth McKee is an American diplomat who is the current assistant administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for Europe and Eurasia. She served as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea,Solomon Islands and Vanuatu from 2019 to 2022.
Ann Marie Yastishock is an American diplomat who is serving as the United States ambassador to Papua New Guinea,along with the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
