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- ↑ "New Permanent Representative of Kiribati Presents Credentials" (Press release). United Nations. 13 September 2017.
- ↑ East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (2003). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. pp. 274–275. ISBN 9781317639404.
