Samuelu Laloniu

Samuelu Laloniu (born 14 May 1969) is a career diplomat from Tuvalu. He took up his post as the permanent representative to the United Nations on 21 July 2017.[1][2] He also presented his credentials as Tuvalu's ambassador to the United States on 21 July 2017.[3][4]

Samuelu Laloniu
Permanent Representative to the UN
for Tuvalu
Assumed office
21 July 2017
Secretary GeneralAntónio Guterres
Prime MinisterEnele Sopoaga
Kausea Natano
Preceded byAunese Simati
Personal details
Born14 May 1969
Spouse(s)Tarataake Laloniu
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Victoria University of Wellington
ProfessionDiplomat

Laloniu was most recently the Tuvaluan High Commissioner to New Zealand since 2015, having previously served as Consul General in Auckland, in New Zealand between 2010 and 2014.[5] For six months between 2009 and 2010, he served as Tuvalu's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, and as Deputy High Commissioner to Fiji from 2006 to 2009.[5]

Laloniu's other government positions included Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Communications and Transport between 2000 and 2004, and Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 1998 to 2000. In 1997, he served as a Pacific Regional Project Associate with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in the Fiji office, prior to which he was a Fisheries Research and Development Officer at the Ministry of Natural Resources from 1994 to 1996.[5]

He is a graduate of the University of Otago in New Zealand, and then earned a Master of Arts degree in public policy from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand.[5]

Published works
  • Laloniu, Samuelu, chapters on “Land” and “Singing and Dancing” published in Tuvalu: A History (1983) Larcy, Hugh (eds.), Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific and Government of Tuvalu

References
  1. Tuvalu UN Mission (3 January 2021). "The Permanent Mission of Tuvalu to the United Nations". United Nations. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. Tuvalu UN Mission (26 July 2017). "Ambassadors". United Nations. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. "Diplomatic Corps Order of Precedence and Dates of Presentation of Credentials - Office of The Chief of Protocol". U.S. State Department. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. "Tuvalu's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Samuelu Laloniu?". AllGov. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. Tuvalu UN Mission (26 July 2017). "The Permanent Mission of Tuvalu to the United Nations". United Nations. Retrieved 22 January 2021.


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