Filipo Tarakinikini will be Fiji’s non-resident Ambassador to Israel.
He presented his credentials to President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog at the Israel’s Presidential House in Jerusalem, Israel yesterday.
Mr Tarakinikini is currently Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the ceremony marked the dawn of a new and significant diplomatic milestone and enhanced bilateral cooperation between Fiji and Israel ever since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1970.
In his former role as a military officer, Ambassador Tarakinikini had served in Israel under the United Nations Department for Safety and Security (UNDSS).
During this time he had lived in Israel with his family for more than three years before other appointments within the United Nations system.
