H.E. Mr Deo Saran
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Bula Vinaka, Namaste, Bonjour and Welcome to the official website of the Fiji Embassy Brussels. I hope that everyone visiting this site finds its content not only informative but also a useful tool in providing guidance to one’s area of interest in Fiji; whether you are a student intending to widen your intellectual horizon, an intending visitor wishing to experience a pampered and relaxed getaway, a potential investor seeking business opportunities in the “South Seas” or a fellow Fijian or a Pacific Islander missing the warmth of the tropics, I extend a warm welcome and invite you to learn a bit more about my island home, Fiji, and the Pacific Island region where it is located.
This Mission also hopes that this website will also improve our delivery of those consular services you may require as Fiji citizens. We have also provided on this site important links to relevant government ministries and departments in Fiji that can also assist in providing important information to intending visitors and investors alike.
In order for this Mission to meet its core objectives here in Belgium and the broader EU, I will welcome your views and opinions on how we can best take advantage of this information highway to improve our services and meet our calling as the “Window into Fiji”.
As a window of opportunity, please feel free to pass on to your friends this website to enable them to know Fiji and what Fiji can offer to citizens of our global village.
Vinaka vakalevu, Dhanyavaad, Merci and Thank you for honouring us with your visit.
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H.E. Deo Saran is Fiji’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, Permanent Representative to the European Union and Special Envoy to the UNFCCC.
Ambassador Saran is a Chartered Accountant and has extensive experience in accountancy and the private sector. He graduated from the University of the South Pacific, Fiji, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and Economics. He holds also a Company Directors Course Diploma from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a Member of the Fiji Institute of Accountants, a Fellow Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Associated Fellow Member of the Australian Institute of Management.
Previously, Ambassador Saran has served, amongst others, as a Board Member of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Chairman of its Audit and Governance Committees, Chief Executive Officer of the Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited and Acting Chief Executive Officer for Fiji Pine Limited. He started his career in the accountancy firm of Price Waterhouse.
Ambassador Saran has been the President of the Fiji Institute of Accountants. He has served on various Boards of major professional, public and private sector organisations, such as the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Fiji Chapter; the Stakeholder Council of the Global Reporting Initiative, Netherlands; and the Foundation for Rural Enterprise and Development, Fiji.
Ambassador Saran takes keen interest in International Economics, Governance and learning about different cultures. He is an avid golfer.
Email: dsaran@fijiembassy.be