Vinci Niel Clodumar (born 23 March 1951) is a Nauruan politician and former ambassador of the

Republic of 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 Kir ...

to the United Nations in New York.

Career

He was

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under

Bernard Dowiyogo Bernard Annen Auwen Dowiyogo (14 February 1946 – 9 March 2003) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru on seven separate occasions. During this time, he also served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Ubenide. ...

from September 1993 to June 1994. In his address to the General Assembly at the 55th General Debate, Clodumar as the head of the

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 ...

Delegation criticised the

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, and advocated for the creation of a new Oceania regional group to include both Australia and New Zealand, as well as the ASEAN member countries,

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, the

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and the Pacific island countries. In his speech he mentioned that "the 11 Pacific island countries are drowning in the Asian Group, while Australia and New Zealand...are marooned in the Group of Western European and other States."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clodumar. Vinci Niel 1951 births Living people Members of the Parliament of Nauru Permanent Representatives of Nauru to the United Nations Finance Ministers of Nauru Justice Ministers of Nauru Labour Ministers of Nauru Education ministers of Nauru 20th-century Nauruan politicians