Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tuita-Tupou Tu'ivakano (born 12 August 1978) is a

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n diplomat, who is the High Commissioner of Tonga to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to the Netherlands, and Ambassador to Luxembourg.

Biography

Tuita-Tupou Tu'ivakano has a BA in Anthropology in 1999, and PG Cert in Diplomatic Studies from the

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. Her first career was as a news presenter, before joining the civil service in 2001. In 2006 she was appointed Assistant Lord Chamberlain of the Palace Office. From 2012 to 2018 she held the role of Chief of Protocol at the Tongan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Previously she studied at Tonga High School, Nukualofa, Tongatapu.

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accredited Tuita-Tupou Tu'ivakano as High Commissioner of Tonga to the United Kingdom on 27 June 2018. The role had previously been held by her father the Honourable Siosa’ia Ma’ulupekotofa Tuita, from 1989 to 1992. On 25 September 2020 she was also appointed Ambassador to

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- the first time the country has accepted a Tongan representative. On 16 December 2021 her letters of accreditation as Ambassador to the Netherlands were also accepted. On 4 August 2020, she formally deposited the ratification instruments for the

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together with International Labour Organisation Director-General, Guy Ryder, which was the first time an ILC convention was ratified by all member states. As a member of the Tongan royal family, her uncle is

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of Tonga and she is also the great-grand-daughter of Queen Salote Tupou III. Tuita-Tupou Tu'ivakano is Patron of the Tonga Women’s Rugby Association, and of the Tonga Golf Club.

Personal life

In 2007 she became engaged to Major Siaosi Kiu Tau-ki-Vailahi Kaho ( to); they married the same year, on 30 April civilly and on 3 May religiously. They have three children, one son and two daughters: * Hon. Simon Tu’iha’atu ‘Unga George Ma’ulupekotofa Tu’ivakano (born on 14 April 2011 at

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). * Hon. Michaela Mary Rose Halaevalu Tokilupe Hala-‘i-Vahamama‘o Tu’ivakano (born on 21 May 2012). * Hon. Fatafehi Lapaha Salote Koila Tu’ivakano (born on 1 December 2013).

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Popoaki Kilisimasi 'a 'Eiki Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tu'ivakano, Pataloni 'oe
(in Tongan) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuita-Tupou Tuivakano, Titilupe Fanetupouvavau Living people High commissioners of Tonga to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Tonga to Luxembourg Ambassadors of Tonga to the Netherlands Tongan women diplomats Tongan women ambassadors Alumni of the University of Oxford Tongan royalty Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Tonga Members of the Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III 1978 births