Isikeli Mataitoga

Isikeli Mataitoga in February 2010.

Isikeli Uluinairai Mataitoga is a Justice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal of Fiji. He was appointed as a Justice of Appeal on 27 March 2023. ^{[1] [2]}

He was a Fijian diplomat and former Ambassador of Fiji to Japan, he was concurrently the non-resident ambassador to the Philippines, Russia, Vietnam and Brunei. He presented his credentials to Japanese Emperor Akihito at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on 13 January 2010, ^[3] to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Moscow Kremlin on 5 February 2010, ^[4] and then to Philippines President Benigno Aquino III at the Malacañang Palace on 10 January 2013. ^[5] He presented his credentials Vietnamese President HE Mr. Tran Dai Quang on 9 November 2016. ^{[6] [7]} He presented his credentials to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah in 2019. ^{[8] [9]}

Prior to his appointment as Fiji's Ambassador to Japan, Mataitoga held several other senior government appointments. His previous appointments include: the Director of Public Prosecutions of Fiji (from 1988 to 1993), the Solicitor-General of Fiji (from 1993 to 1996), ^[10] Fiji's Ambassador to Australia and Singapore (from 1996 to 1998), Fiji's Ambassador to the European Union and Fiji's Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation, UNESCO & FAO (from 1998 to 2004), Chief Executive Offier of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fiji (from 2004 to 2007) and a Judge of the High Court of Fiji (from 2007 to 2009).

References

1. Journalist, Jale Daucakacaka Multimedia. "Five judicial officers sworn-in". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
2. "5 new judicial officers sworn in - FijiLive". 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
3. "Presentation of the Letter of Credence of Ambassador of Fiji to Japan (新任駐日フィジー大使の信任状捧呈)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan . 12 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
4. "Envoy sets up link to Russia". Fiji Times. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
5. "Ambassador Mataitoga present Credentials to His Excellency Mr. Benigno Aquino III, President of the Republic of the Philippines". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines . 10 January 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
6. Rakavosa, Kelera. "Fiji's Non-Resident Ambassador to Vietnam Presents Letter of Credence in Hanoi – EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI IN JAPAN – 駐日フィジー共和国大使館" . Retrieved 2023-03-30.
7. "Báo VietnamNet". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
8. Kumar, Vishaal. "Mataitoga presents credentials to Brunei Darussalam". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
9. "Fijian envoy presents credentials in Brunei". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
10. "Previous Solicitors-General of Fiji". Office of the Attorney-General. © Copyright 2005-2008, Office of the Attorney General. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

External links

• Mutual respect marks bilateral relationship on the 50th Anniversary of Fiji's Independence

Preceded by Ratu Inoke Kubuabola	Ambassador of Fiji to Japan 2009–2021	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Post created	Non-Resident Ambassador of Fiji to Russia 2010–2021	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Post created	Non-Resident Ambassador of Fiji to the Philippines 2013–2021	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Post Created	Non-Resident Ambassador of Fiji to the Vietnam 2016-2021	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Post Created	Non-Resident Ambassador of Fiji to the Brunei 2019-2021	Succeeded by -