Tamaiti Willie Star | |
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Member of the
Nauruan Parliament for Buada | |
In office 1992–1995 | |
Preceded by | Ruben Kun |
Succeeded by | Ruben Kun |
Personal details | |
Born | October 1926 |
Died | 26 June 2007 (aged 80) |
Tamaiti Willie Star (October 1926 – 26 June 2007) was a Nauruan diplomat and politician.
Star was born in October 1926. [1] He was a member of the Iruwa tribe. [2]
Star served on the Nauru Phosphate Corporation board of directors, and chairman of the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust. Star was posted in Melbourne, Australia as a welfare officer in 1968, shortly after Nauru became an independent country. He later became a representative of Nauru, before becoming the first consul-general in Melbourne from Nauru. [3]
On 29 March 1980, Star was appointed as ambassador to the United States. [4] He was the first to hold this position. [5] He presented his credentials to President Jimmy Carter on 6 June 1980. [4] In January 1981, Star was appointed as acting chief secretary of the Nauruan public service and stopped serving as consul-general to Melbourne. [3] In the 1980s, Star was given an award by the University of the South Pacific. [6] By 1987, Star served as consul-general in Guam. [7] [8] A new U. S. ambassador was appointed by Nauru in 2004. [4]
Star was elected to represent the Buada Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru in the 1992 election. [9] He ran for re-election in 1995, but lost. [10] He again ran unsuccessfully in 1997 and 2000. [11] [12]
Star was a pastor of the Nauru Congregational Church. [13]
Star died on 26 June 2007. [2]
Tamaiti Willie Star | |
---|---|
Member of the
Nauruan Parliament for Buada | |
In office 1992–1995 | |
Preceded by | Ruben Kun |
Succeeded by | Ruben Kun |
Personal details | |
Born | October 1926 |
Died | 26 June 2007 (aged 80) |
Tamaiti Willie Star (October 1926 – 26 June 2007) was a Nauruan diplomat and politician.
Star was born in October 1926. [1] He was a member of the Iruwa tribe. [2]
Star served on the Nauru Phosphate Corporation board of directors, and chairman of the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust. Star was posted in Melbourne, Australia as a welfare officer in 1968, shortly after Nauru became an independent country. He later became a representative of Nauru, before becoming the first consul-general in Melbourne from Nauru. [3]
On 29 March 1980, Star was appointed as ambassador to the United States. [4] He was the first to hold this position. [5] He presented his credentials to President Jimmy Carter on 6 June 1980. [4] In January 1981, Star was appointed as acting chief secretary of the Nauruan public service and stopped serving as consul-general to Melbourne. [3] In the 1980s, Star was given an award by the University of the South Pacific. [6] By 1987, Star served as consul-general in Guam. [7] [8] A new U. S. ambassador was appointed by Nauru in 2004. [4]
Star was elected to represent the Buada Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru in the 1992 election. [9] He ran for re-election in 1995, but lost. [10] He again ran unsuccessfully in 1997 and 2000. [11] [12]
Star was a pastor of the Nauru Congregational Church. [13]
Star died on 26 June 2007. [2]