Speeches by Diplomatic Corps

Thank you, Ms. Adi. Thank you to the people of Samoa for the warm welcome on this historic trip. I am grateful for your generous hospitality and the chance to visit this beautiful country.  I had a good meeting with the Acting Prime Minister earlier today. And it’s been great to see firsthand all the work the Biden-Harris Administration is doing […]

• The Honourable Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, Prime Minister of Samoa• Honourable Cabinet Ministers• Senior Officials and Representatives of the Samoan Government• Members of the Diplomatic Corp• Distinguished Guests• Ladies and Gentlemen • Kia Orana and Talofa Lava. • I am grateful and indeed honoured, to be here once again in Samoa – an island nation […]

IOM UN MIGRATION PROJECT FOR STRENTHENING CAPACITY OF BORDER CONTROL FOR RESPONDING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES 2 MAY 2023 Ms. Jacqueline Weekers, IOM Chief of Mission Australia and Coordinator to the Pacific, Peseta Noumea Simi, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Agafili Tomaimano Shem Leo, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry […]

Speech By UNDP RR, Jorn Sorensen On behalf Dr Simona Marinescu – 2 May 2023 (Prime Minister’s Lounge, Lava Hotel, Apia)  Honourable Senta Keisuke, Ambassador of Japan to Samoa Peseta Noumea Simi, CEO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Agafili Tomaimano Shem Leo, CEO, Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Akuila Ratu, Head of […]

Honourable Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, Honourable Seu’ula Ioane Tua’au, Vice Chancellor and President of the University of the South Pacific, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, Chief Opearating Officer, Mr. Walter Fraser, Campus Director, To’oto’oole’a’ava Dr Fanaafi Aiono – Le Tagaloa, Good Morning and Talofa Lava. Thank you for hosting this very important occasion today, it […]

(Wednesday, March 8, 10:15) Respectable Ms. Lina Chang, President of the Samoa Victim Support Group, Respectable Mr. Chen Wanhui, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute of NUS, Your Honorable Ministers, Dear Children from Samoa Victim Support Group, Ladies and gentlemen, Talofa Lava Good morning! Today we gathered happily at Samoa Victim Support group to attend […]

REMARKS TO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN New York, 6 March 2023 [Revised, all-English] The session of the Commission on the Status of Women is one of the most important annual events at the United Nations. It takes on even greater significance at a time when women’s rights are being abused, threatened, and […]