Fiji’s Foreign Service Strengthened by Women’s Leadership and Inclusive recruitment

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirms the Fiji Government’s commitment to advancing women’s participation and leadership across all levels of the nation’s foreign service — both at headquarters and in diplomatic missions abroad.

Over recent years, the recruitment of women into Fiji’s Foreign Service has increased substantially, reflecting the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to ensure gender equity and inclusion. Currently, women make up approximately 43 percent of the Ministry’s workforce, serving in key leadership roles and professional positions both in Suva and abroad.

For the first time in Fiji’s history, the top leadership hierarchy of the Ministry includes women leaders:

· The Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs,
· The Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and
· The Chief of Protocol, who for the first time is a woman — marking another historic milestone for Fijian diplomacy.

The Ministry also celebrates the achievements of women who continue to break new ground in diplomacy and security:

· Colonel Siliva Vananalagi, Fiji’s first female Military and Police Advisor to the United Nations, successfully completed her two year term in New York recently;
· Ms Keleni Seruvatu currently serves as Deputy Permanent Representative at Fiji’s Permanent Mission in Geneva;
· Ms Laite Ratuvuki currently Counsellor posted to the Fiji High Commission in Canberra;

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