Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tuita-Tupou Tu'ivakano | |
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Born | 12 August 1978 |
Spouse(s) | Siaosi Kiu Tau-ki-Vailahi Kaho Tu'ivakano (m. 2007) |
Issue | Simon Michaela Fatafehi |
Father | Siosaia Ma’ulupekotofa Tuita, 9th Lord Tuita |
Mother | Princess Salote Mafileʻo Pilolevu, Princess Royal of Tonga |
Occupation | Diplomat |
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Education | University of Oxford |
Tongan royal family |
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Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tuita-Tupou Tu'ivakano (born 12 August 1978) is a Tongan diplomat, who is the High Commissioner of Tonga to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to the Netherlands, and Ambassador to Luxembourg.
Tuita-Tupou Tu'ivakano has a BA in Anthropology in 1999, [1] and PG Cert in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Oxford. [2] Her first career was as a news presenter, before joining the civil service in 2001. [2] In 2006 she was appointed Assistant Lord Chamberlain of the Palace Office. [2] From 2012 to 2018 she held the role of Chief of Protocol at the Tongan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. [1]
Previously she studied at Tonga High School, Nukualofa, Tongatapu.[ citation needed ]
Queen Elizabeth II accredited Tuita-Tupou Tu'ivakano as High Commissioner of Tonga to the United Kingdom on 27 June 2018. [3] [4] [5] The role had previously been held by her father the Honourable Siosa’ia Ma’ulupekotofa Tuita, from 1989 to 1992. [3] On 25 September 2020 she was also appointed Ambassador to Luxembourg - the first time the country has accepted a Tongan representative. [1] On 16 December 2021 her letters of accreditation as Ambassador to the Netherlands were also accepted. [6] [7]
On 4 August 2020, she formally deposited the ratification instruments for the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention together with International Labour Organisation Director-General, Guy Ryder, which was the first time an ILC convention was ratified by all member states. [8]
As a member of the Tongan royal family, her uncle is Tupou VI of Tonga and she is also the great-grand-daughter of Queen Salote Tupou III. [2] [3] Tuita-Tupou Tu'ivakano is Patron of the Tonga Women’s Rugby Association, [9] and of the Tonga Golf Club. [2]
In 2007 she became engaged to Major Siaosi Kiu Tau-ki-Vailahi Kaho (to); [10] they married the same year, on 30 April civilly and on 3 May religiously. [11] They have three children, one son and two daughters: [2]