Ambassador of the Solomon Islands to Taiwan | |
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Incumbent since November 30, 2016None | |
Inaugural holder | Lindsay Fakasaermaru Misros |
Formation | September 1983 |
Abolished | September 21, 2019 |
The Solomon Islands ambassadors to Taiwan were the official representatives of Solomon Islands government in the period from 1983 to 2019 when Solomon Islands recognised Taiwan. On 15 September 2019, the parliament of Solomon Islands voted to change diplomatic recognition from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the People's Republic of China. Consequently, Joseph Waleanisia was the last ambassador to Taiwan.
See list of ambassadors of Solomon Islands to China for ambassadors since 15 September 2019.
Agreement approved/Diplomatic accreditation | ambassador | Chinese language | Observations | Prime Minister of Solomon Islands | Premier of the Republic of China | Term end |
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March 24, 1983 | The governments in Taipei and Honiara established diplomatic relations. | Solomon Mamaloni | Sun Yun-suan | |||
September 1989 | Lindsay Fakasaermaru Misros | 米羅斯 | [1] | Solomon Mamaloni | Lee Huan | |
May 2000 | Embassy established | Manasseh Sogavare | Tang Fei | |||
May 2000 | Seth Gukuna | 辜庫納 | 2003, September The Ambassador of Solomon Islands to Taiwan (Gukuna) is replaced after his criticism of a Taiwanese politician. | Manasseh Sogavare | Tang Fei | September 2003 |
October 2003 | Beraki Jino | 博羅奇.基諾 | Allan Kemakeza | Yu Shyi-kun | February 2010 | |
March 23, 2010 | Victor Samuel Ngele | 恩雷 | Victor Samuel Ngele presents credentials to President Malaysia, 2010/3/23, Jul 16, 2013 - Solomon Islands High Commissioner accredited to Malaysia, Victor Ngele has finally presented his letter of Credence to the King of Malaysia [2] | Derek Sikua | Wu Den-yih | March 2012 |
May 2012 | Laurie Chan | 陳學仕 | Gordon Darcy Lilo | Sean Chen | September 2014 | |
October 2014 | Gladys Luahiti | 羅希蒂 | Chargé d'Affaires | Gordon Darcy Lilo | Jiang Yi-huah Lin Chuan | November 30, 2016 |
November 30, 2016 | Joseph Pius Waleanisia | 王哲夫 | Solomon Islands parliament votes to transfer recognition from Taiwan to the People's Republic of China | Manasseh Sogavare | Lin Chuan Lai Ching-te | September 15, 2019 |
September 17, 2019 | Recalled | Taiwan embassy in Honiara closes at 11:00hrs. [3] | Manasseh Sogavare | Lai Ching-te | September 17, 2019 | |
September 21, 2019 | None possible | Joint communiqué establishes diplomatic relations with PRC [4] | Manasseh Sogavare | Lai Ching-te | September 21, 2019 |
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