Tamaiti Willie Star (October 192626 June 2007) was a
Nauru
Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Ki ...
an diplomat and politician.
Early life
Star was born in October 1926. He was a member of the Iruwa tribe.
Career
Star served on the
Nauru Phosphate Corporation
The Nauru Phosphate Corporation (NPC) was a government-owned company controlling phosphate mining in Nauru, now known as the Republic of Nauru Phosphate, or RONPhos.
Failed investments
In the early years of the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Develo ...
board of directors, and chairman of the
Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust
The Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (NPRT) was a sovereign wealth fund developed by the government of the Republic of Nauru in which the government invested money from the state-owned mining company, Nauru Phosphate Corporation. This money was th ...
. Star was posted in
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...
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.
On 29 March 1980, Star was appointed as
ambassador to the United States
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See also
*Ambassadors of the United States
Notes
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Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...
on 6 June 1980. In January 1981, Star was appointed as acting chief secretary of the Nauruan public service and stopped serving as consul-general to Melbourne. In the 1980s, Star was given an award by the
University of the South Pacific
The University of the South Pacific (USP) is a public university, public research university with locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. Established in 1968, the university is organised as an intergovernmental organisation and ...
. By 1987, Star served as consul-general in
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
1995
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, but lost. He again ran unsuccessfully in
1997
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and
2000
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.
Star was a pastor of the
Nauru Congregational Church
The Nauru Congregational Church (NCC) is the largest religious denomination in Nauru, claiming as members approximately 60% of Nauru's population of about 10,000.