Rotarians

A first for Rotarians

LINDSAY MISROS has been

appointed Solomon Islands’ Roving

Ambassador in Asia. Misros, the deupty Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade Relations, has been to Japan and Taiwan to present his credentials.

The Solomons has another Roving Ambassador, Wilson Ifinaoa, who covers Europe. The appointments were made after the government of Solomon Mama loni closed the country’s diplomatic mis sion at the United Nations in New York and announced its intention to open a mission in Australia. • Alik Likiaksa Alik has been appointed the first Ambassador of the Federated States of Micronesia to Fiji. He was de puty chief of his country’s South Pacific Affair Division before his appointment.

Federated States of Micronesdia for

mally established diplomatic relations

with Fiji in August 1988. It opened a mission in Suva last April and appointed Alik the charge de’affires. • Zohar Raz presented his credentials in Honiara last month as Israel Ambassa dor to the Solomon Islands. He is based in Suva.

In a meeting with Solomons Governor- General Sir George Lepping, Raz offered Israel’s willingness to contribute to the development of the Solomon Islands. • Chris Laidlaw has started work as New Zealand’s Race Relations Conciliator with the call for moderation “on all sides”.

Previously he was New Zealand Commis sioner to Zimbabwe. • Masiofo Ma’afa has become the first

, , ... 0 woman appointed by Western Samoa to , , rr ; . . head an overseas mission. She takes up , c „ . the a PP omtment °* Consul-General in Auckland this month. Masiofo replaces Afamasaga Toleafoa who has been transferred to Brussels to cover the European

Economic Community.

In another appointment, Dr Felix Wendt, goes to New York to take up the position of Ambassador to the United Nations, United States and Canada. • Brown Sinamoi has been sworn in as Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Communications, succeeding Malipu Balakau

who as assassinated outside his home at w ¥l , . or . 0 .

Mount Hagen last June 30. Smamoi is a M . J , f National Party member tor Choave in Chimbu Province and a former Speaker of Parliament.

He joins two other National Party members, Police Minister Mathais Ijape and Finance and Planning Minister Paul Pora, in Cabinet.

Fijian Akanisi Dreunimisimisi was appointed manager of Treasure Island Resort, the larger of Islands in the Sun Fiji properties. Both island resorts are about an hour from Lautoka by boat.Q

CLARE McMahon, the Australian Trade Commissioner to Fiji has made it into Rotary’s Fiji record books. At the regular weekly club meet ing in Suva on September 26, she was inducted as the club’s first female mem ber. Women in Rotary worldwide is a

fairly recent phenomenon.

The United States, home of Rotary, was the first country to admit women members, nearly two years ago. Com menting on McMahon’s admission, Rot ary Club of Suva North President, Ross Addison, said: “We did not set out to recruit a female member. Clare was nominated for mem bership of the club on the basis of her status as the most senior member of her profession in Fiji. We were well aware of changes in the structure of Rotary inter nationally and have no problems in ad justing to the new rules. We are delight ed to have Clare as a member of our club and I’m confident that she will make a very valuable contribution.”

Suva North has been a chartered Rot ary club in Fiji at least 15 years and has a membership of 45. □

McMahon: first for women.