Falani Aukuso
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Falani Aukuso was the deputy director general of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community
.
Aukuso was a native of Tokelau
. He served as the former Tokelauan director of education
. He later worked as a diplomatic
officer with the New Zealand Ministry of External Relations and Trade
from 1990 to 1994. He returned to Tokelau where he became the head of the Office of the Council of Faipule
, which is the island country's Cabinet
. Aukuso was later promoted to the leader of the National Office of the Government of Tokelau
in 2004.
Aukuso next became the deputy director general of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community
, a position he held until his death. He reportedly fell suddenly ill in Suva, Fiji, where he worked, and died on 31 July 2008.
His death was announced at the closing ceremonies of the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts
at Veterans Stadium in Tafuna, American Samoa
. Aukuso had been scheduled to address the closing ceremonies before his death. Condolences were sent to the Tokelau delegation of the Festival of Pacific Arts.
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community, or SPC , is a regional intergovernmental organisation whose membership includes both nations and territories...
.
Aukuso was a native of Tokelau
Tokelau
Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean that consists of three tropical coral atolls with a combined land area of 10 km2 and a population of approximately 1,400...
. He served as the former Tokelauan director of education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
. He later worked as a diplomatic
Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...
officer with the New Zealand Ministry of External Relations and Trade
Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs is a major ministerial portfolio in the government of New Zealand.The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Murray McCully, who was National Party Spokeperson of Foreign Affairs and Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs. There are also Associate Minister roles...
from 1990 to 1994. He returned to Tokelau where he became the head of the Office of the Council of Faipule
Office of the Council of Faipule
The Cabinet of Tokelau is the chief executive body of Tokelau....
, which is the island country's Cabinet
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
. Aukuso was later promoted to the leader of the National Office of the Government of Tokelau
Politics of Tokelau
Politics of Tokelau takes place within a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth in right of her Commonwealth realm of New Zealand, who is represented by an Administrator...
in 2004.
Aukuso next became the deputy director general of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community, or SPC , is a regional intergovernmental organisation whose membership includes both nations and territories...
, a position he held until his death. He reportedly fell suddenly ill in Suva, Fiji, where he worked, and died on 31 July 2008.
His death was announced at the closing ceremonies of the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts
Festival of Pacific Arts
The Festival of Pacific Arts, or Pacific Arts Festival, is a traveling festival hosted every four years by a different country in Oceania . It was conceived by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community as a means to stem erosion of traditional cultural practices by sharing and exchanging culture...
at Veterans Stadium in Tafuna, American Samoa
American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...
. Aukuso had been scheduled to address the closing ceremonies before his death. Condolences were sent to the Tokelau delegation of the Festival of Pacific Arts.