Good afternoon and bula vina’a to everyone.We have just concluded the Pacific Islands Forum Special Leaders Retreat this afternoon. At the outset, allow me to reaffirm again that it has been an incredible honour for me, personally, to have hosted my fellow Pacific...
The Vice-President of Kiribati, Honourable Dr. Teuea Toatu;The Honourable Cabinet Ministers;The Secretary General of the Forum Secretariat, Mr. Henry Puna;The UNICEF Pacific Representative, Mr. Jonathan Veitch;Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic...
The Honourable Mark Brown, Incoming Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, and Chair of the Polynesian Leaders GroupYour Excellency, David Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia, and Chair of the Micronesian Presidents’ SummitColleague Leaders of the...
Honourable Penny Wong, the Australian Minister for Foreign AffairsMembers of the Australian government delegationMr. Tevita Tuiloa, Interim CEO Fiji Rugby UnionMembers of the Press and MediaExcellenciesLadies and gentlemen. I am pleased to share this space with Hon....
President of the Red Cross Pacific Leaders and President of Tonga Red Cross, Mr. Siotame (Drew) Havea;The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies(IFRC), Asia-Pacific Regional Director, Mr. Alexander Matheou;IFRC Pacific Office, Head of...
