Nayasi Appointed PIFS Deputy Secretary General – Strategic Policy & Programming
Mr Nayasi’s appointment will be effective from July 3. He joins the Secretariat after a stellar career serving as a civil servant and diplomat for the past 18 years at the national, regional and multilateral level.
Outgoing Acting Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Esala Nayasi has been appointed as the Deputy Secretary General – Strategic Policy & Programming for the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
Mr Nayasi’s appointment will be effective from July 3.
He joins the Secretariat after a stellar career serving as a civil servant and diplomat for the past 18 years at the national, regional and multilateral level.
Welcoming the appointment, Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna said Mr Nayasi had been instrumental in the development of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue
Pacific Continent during Fiji’s chairing of the Pacific Islands Forum from August 2021 to February 2023.
“His considerable experience across multilateral, diplomatic and political aspects of Fiji’s regional and global interests will be a welcome addition to the Secretariat team as we continue to serve, with our regional family of Pacific organisations, the collective mandate and direction of our leaders to secure our Pacific future,” Mr Puna said.
As the incoming DSG leading on Strategic Policy and Programming, Mr Nayasi’s responsibilities would include advising the secretary-general and working with members on strategic regional policy development and the coherent and coordinated implementation of programmes and initiatives, including oversight of the 2050 Strategy and its related implementation plan, through existing regional architecture and mechanisms.
The new position aligns with implementation of the Suva Agreement and returns the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to a twodeputy executive supporting the secretary-general in the effective and efficient management of the secretariat.