Transition

Visiting: The Director of SPEC, Mr Henry Naisali, paid an official visit to Papua New Guinea in January. During his stay in Port Moresby, the Director held discussions with the Prime Minister, Mr Wingli; the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Finance and Planning, Mr Dwarara; the Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr Balagetuna; the Secretary for Trade and Industry, Mr Peipul and offi cials of the Departments of Civil Aviation and transport.

Mr Naisali also interviewed a number of Papua New Guinea candidates for professional positions within SPEC in Fiji before returning to PSEC Headquarters.

Appointed: Mr Rene Charles Wilson, as Deputy Director (Administration, Fi nance and Political) of SPEC. Mr Wilson replaces Mr Trevor Sofield, who has re turned to the Australian Foreign Service.

Mr Wilson, 40, joined the New Zea

land Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1975 and holds an MA Honours in Political Studies from the University of Auckland.

Before becoming Deputy Director of SPEC he was Counsellor and Consul General in the New Zealand Embassy in Jakarta.

Appointed: Chief Executive and Director of British Petroleum Fiji, Mr Paul Man ueli, has been chosen to chair the 1988 Fiji Tourism Convention.

Mr Manueli, who was awarded the OBE in 1974, was the former Commander of Fi ji’s Royal Military Forces and retired from military service in 1979. He has since taken up several directorships, including that of the FTIB, the National Bank of Fiji, Tro pik Wood Industries and the Ika Corpo ration, of which he is chairman.. Mr Manueli’s military, professional and vol untary services to the community have spanned almost the entire spectrum of ca reer opportunities in Fiji.

This year’s convention theme will be “Fiji The Way Ahead”, and will ad dress the problems facing the industry. The convention itself will be staged later than usual, from August 8 to 10.