Mr Robin Ord-Smith MVO has been appointed High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga, as we reopen our resident High Commission in Nukuʻalofa.
Mr Robin Ord-Smith MVO has been appointed High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga, as we reopen our resident High Commission in Nukuʻalofa. He will succeed the current, non-resident High Commissioner, Ms Melanie Hopkins, who will remain High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji. Mr Ord-Smith will take up his appointment during summer 2019.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Full name: Robin Jeremy Ord-Smith
Married to: Sezim Beksultanova
Children: Three sons
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