President congratulates Hilda Heine as first female Micronesian USP pro-chancellor
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Monday, 15 November, 2021
President congratulates Hilda
Heine as first female Micronesian USP pro-chancellor
As the leader of the Micronesian
Presidents' Summit, His Excellency President Lionel Aingimea takes
great pleasure in congratulating Dr Hilda Heine on her appointment
as the first female Micronesian to be selected to the position of
pro-chancellor for The University of the South Pacific (USP).
This is a huge accolade for
Micronesia and extremely fitting that a great educationalist takes
on this role at the region's premier university.
USP is renowned for nurturing
future leaders and having Dr Heine at the helm of the council will
provide the leadership required to help USP achieve its
aspirational goals.
This appointment follows a trail of
notable 'firsts' for Dr Heine's whose remarkable career, resilient
leadership regionally and internationally demonstrates an
exceptional choice by the University Council.
Dr Heine is a seasoned and renowned
educator and politician in the Pacific. Having scaled every level
of the education fraternity in her career, Dr Heine's illustrious
background and profound knowledge on education are great assets to
the University.
Dr Heine is also a strong advocate
for climate action and women's rights and she has pioneered and
founded many organisations propelled to protecting the environment
and the vulnerable in society.
Dr Heine is not new to USP, having
served in her capacity as the Marshall Islands minister for
education from 2012 to 2015 and member of the USP council; then as
president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands from 2016 to 2020
during which she served as USP chancellor from July 2019 to 12
January 2020.
On behalf of the Micronesian
Presidents' Summit, we wish Dr Heine well in her new leadership
role and congratulate her for this milestone achievement.