Noel Levi

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Trade Agreement no closer to a Plus in economic cooperation relations for the Pacific

July 9, 2017

by Noel Levi

Noel Levi

H.E. Sir W. Noel Levi, CSM, CBE, Kt. was the distinguished sixth Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum from February 1998–May 2004; Member of Parliament for New Ireland Province (1977-1987). He also held a range of distinguished roles, including PNG’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Secretary of Defence, PNG High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Zimbabwe; PNG Ambassador to Israel, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the People’s Republic of China; Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister & NEC; Advisor to Governor of New Ireland Province, Rt. Honourable Sir Julius Chan; Executive Head of New Ireland Autonomy Authority; and Board Member of Air Niugini. He is Chairman of the Council of Elders (Chiefs) and lives in his village, New Ireland Province, PNG.