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	Governor-General of Tuvalu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Governor-General of Tuvalu is the representative of Queen Elizabeth II on the island nation, serving as its head of state, and performing the same duties as the Queen in the United Kingdom.
		The office has existed since Tuvalu was granted independence from the United Kingdom, on October 1, 1978.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Governor-General_of_Tuvalu (129 words)

	Tuvalu Law & Government
		The population of Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice or Lagoon Islands, is thought to have dropped from 20,000 in 1850 to 3,000 in 1875, thanks to slave-traders and imported European diseases.
		History Tuvalu was formerly known as the Ellice Islands, and from 1916 to 1975 was part of the British Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony.
		Tuvalu’s Attorney-General is the principal legal adviser to the government.
	www.lawresearch.com /v2/global/ztv.htm (594 words)

	Tuvalu
		She is represented in Tuvalu by a Governor-General, who is appointed upon the advice of the prime minister.
		Tuvalu is a constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth Realm, with Queen Elizabeth II recognised as Queen of Tuvalu.
		Tuvalu was first sighted by Europeans in 1568 with the arrival of Alvaro de Mendaña y Neyra from Spain, who encountered the island of Nui but was unable to land.
	creekin.net /n189-tuvalu.html (1322 words)

	Tuvalu HISTORY
		Tuvalu, Nauru, and Kiribati aligned with the Cook Islands and Niue to put pressure on Australian production of "greenhouse gases." These low-lying island nations are particularly vulnerable to future global warming.
		In April 1997 the Union Jack was restored as part of Tuvalu's national flag by a vote of seven to five in the Parliament.
		As a result of the 1989 general election the parliament elected Bikenibeu Paeniu as prime minister in September 1989.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Asia-and-Oceania/Tuvalu-HISTORY.html (923 words)

	Governor-General - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The convention was gradually established throughout the Commonwealth that the Governor-General (or Governor General) is a citizen of the country concerned, and is appointed on the advice of the government of that country, with no input from the British government.
		In these cases, the former colonial Governor was "upgraded" (sometimes for the same incumbent) to the title of Governor-General upon independence as the nature of the office became a universal 'constitutional figurehead' position, no longer a symbol of colonial rule.
		Lord Tweedsmuir was Governor General of Canada from 1935 to 1940.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Governor-General (3191 words)

	News
		Travel expenses for the Governor General and his delegation to New York were all paid for by the United Nations in recognition of Tuvalu’s status as a least developed country.
		His Excellency told the General Assembly that even though many people were already migrating to escape, and suffering from the onslaught of sea level rise, it was certainly not the wish of the people of Tuvalu to be taken as environmental refugees.
		Tuvalu is surrounded by the huge Pacific Ocean, and is well aware both of its rights to its vast marine resources and also its responsibility to ensure proper and sustainable management of the potentials of the ocean.
	www.tuvaluislands.com /news/archived/2002/2002-09-UN57.htm (1685 words)

	Tuvalu
		The disposition of the stars generally follows the geographic arrangement of the islands if the flag is hung from the hoist (i.e., the islands lie in a northwest-southeast chain).
		The state flag of Tuvalu was reported in Gaceta de Banderas number 58 (January 2000) by Michel Lupant, who has a photograph of "the Tuvalu High Commission [sic] in Suva (Fiji), Tuvalu's only embassy".
		Tuvalu National Flag Amendment Act (Act 2 of 1997)' effective 17 April 1997
	flagspot.net /flags/tv.html (1692 words)

	Tuvalu Political, Economic and Relationship Country Paper, Pacific, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		The Governor General is appointed by the Queen, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister who will have consulted with parliament.
		Tuvalu is a member of the African Caribbean and Pacific group of developing countries associated with the European Community under the Lome Agreement (ACP), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and an associate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
		Tuvalu was part of the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands from 1892.
	www.mfat.govt.nz /foreign/regions/pacific/country/tuvalupaper.html (1944 words)

	Tuvalu National Olympic Commitee
		The Baton was presented today to the Governor General of Tuvalu by Brian Minikin, who took Vice President of the CGF, John Tierney's place due to a bereavement in his family.
		Secretary General of the TASA, Robert Laupula was invited to Brisbane to attend the ONOC AGM for 2005 and meet personally with IOC President Dr Jacques Rogge.
		In a surprise turn today, Tuvalu has named a small Islet off the Marine School island of Amituku, Queen's Baton Island and invited the QBR Team to plant a Coconut Tree, each, in honour of the occasion of the visit of the Queen's Baton to Tuvalu.
	www.oceaniasport.com /tuvalu/index.cgi (695 words)

	BBC NEWS World Asia-Pacific Country profiles Country profile: Tuvalu
		Tuvalu is a group of nine tiny islands in the South Pacific which won independence from the United Kingdom in 1978.
		Tuvalu depends on foreign aid, the income from the sale of tuna fishing licences and the interest from a trust fund set up in 1987.
		Tuvalu has shown ingenuity by exploiting another source of income.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1249549.stm (453 words)

	Governor General @ BasketballLiving.com
		Governor General Michaelle Jean will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with world leaders on May 14 to welcome Preval into office, hoping it will lead to the end of violence and political unrest in the small Caribbean nation.
		The new Governor General of Canada is scheduled to make her first official visit to Alberta in early May. Rideau Hall officials say Gov. Gen.
		Canada's governor general will return to her country of birth next month to attend the inauguration of Haiti's new president, Rene Preval, in Port-au-Prince, her spokeswoman told AFP.
	www.basketballliving.com /allabout/Governor_General (412 words)

	Tuvalu
		The governor general's functions are largely ceremonial and he is appointed on the advice of the prime minister in consultation with Parliament.
		Tuvalu is a "special member" of the Commonwealth, eligible for benefits from its functional affiliates but not required to attend the Heads of Government Meetings.
		Tuvalu's minute size and almost total lack of exploitable resources suggest that most of the population will remain dependent on subsistence activities for the foreseeable future.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~ogden/piir/pacific/tuvalu.html (677 words)

	Tuvalu (09/05)
		Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state, represented by the Governor General, who is appointed by the Queen on advice of the Prime Minister.
		The Cabinet is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
		Tuvalu became fully independent in 1978 and in 1979 signed a treaty of friendship with the United States, which recognized Tuvalu's possession of four small islands formerly claimed by the United States.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/16479.htm (2204 words)

	Tuvalu: Opposition Has Numbers To Overthrow Government
		The opposition has been pressing for parliament to be re-convened to hear a no-confidence vote, and the High Court has ruled Tuvalu's governor-general does have the discretionary power to order that sitting.
		Tuvalu has been in the grip of a political impasse since May when two by-elections cost the government its one-seat majority.
		Tuvalu's opposition leader has dismissed a claim by Prime Minister Saufatu Sopoanga that three Opposition MP's will defect to the government when parliament is convened next month.
	www.news.vu /en/news/RegionalNews/tuvalu030827-1.shtml (299 words)

	1998 Teo Dies
		On the day he was called to rest, the Tuvalu flag was raised half-mast in respect of his being the country’s first Governor General.
		Tuvalu Echoes notes that Sir Fiatau was Tuvalu’s first Governor General, from the year 1978 until his retirement in 1986.
		The Governor General, His Excellency Dr. Tomasi Puapua, and the Prime Minister, Right Honorable Bikenibeu Paeniu, represented the whole nation and the government at the state funeral for Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo.
	www.tuvaluislands.com /news/archived/1998/1998-12-a.htm (200 words)

	Tuvalu News
		The late governor general of Tuvalu, Faimalaga Luka, has been buried following a state funeral in the capital, Funafuti.
		Six athletes from Tuvalu proudly took their place at this week's opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, but there are grave doubts that their descendants will be able to enjoy the same...
		THE tiny Pacific atoll nation of Tuvalu is considering dropping the Queen as its head of state.
	www.topix.net /world/tuvalu (597 words)

	MMP
		It is generally accepted however that the Governor-General(4) performs three main types of functions, which might be classified as constitutional, ceremonial, and community leadership(5).
		I have been asked to speak about "Church and State": a very general topic, as Mr Logan commented to me. I take it that by "State" is meant government in its wider sense, the body that governs by making laws and administering the affairs of the nation.
		This problem led to the passage of the Governors Salary and Allowance Act under Glasgow’s successor, the Earl of Ranfurly.
	www.geocities.com /noelcox/MMP.htm (7496 words)

	Tuvalu
		The Head of State is the British Queen, represented by the Governor General, who must be a Tuvaluan citizen.
		The Cabinet consists of the Prime Minister, elected by secret ballot from among the Members of Parliament, and up to four other ministers, appointed and removed from office by the Governor General with the advice of the Prime Minister.
		The Government generally respected the human rights of its citizens, and society is generally egalitarian; however, social behavior, as determined by custom and tradition, is considered as important as the law, is ensured by village elders, and leads to some discrimination.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/eap/index.cfm?docid=811 (1669 words)

	Tuvalu - Travel And Accommodation Guide
		Tuvalu's first Governor General, Sir Penitala Teo and first Prime Minister, Toalipi Lauti were both pupils at Elisefou.
		Nanumea Island with an estimated population of 918 is the northernmost of Tuvalu's nine atolls.
		Tuvalu comprises a chain, 580 kilometres long, of nine coral islands lying between 5 and 11 degrees south of the equator, just to the west of the International Date Line.
	www.janeresture.com /tuvcom (2985 words)

	Preamble
		The executive authority of Tuvalu is primarily vested in the Sovereign, and in the Governor-General as the representative of the Sovereign.
		A person born outside Tuvalu on or after the date on which this Constitution took effect is a citizen of Tuvalu by birth if on the date of his birth either of his parents is, or would but for his death have been, a citizen of Tuvalu.
		A Court of Appeal for Tuvalu is established.
	www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/tuvalu.html (17787 words)

	Excite UK - Travel - Australia And South Pacific - Tuvalu - General
		Tuvalu (formerly the Ellice Islands) is a scattered group of nine small atolls in the western Pacific Ocean extending about 560km (350 miles) from north to south.
		Tuvalu has recently acquired satellite communications technology and international phone calls can be made from most of the islands.
		Excite UK - Travel - Australia And South Pacific - Tuvalu - General
	www.excite.co.uk /travel/guides/australia_and_south_pacific/tuvalu/General (226 words)

	Disarmament Documentation: UN General Assembly General Debate, September 12-20: Excerpts on Disarmament, Non-Proliferation & International Security
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		Shimon Peres, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, at the General Debate of the 57th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, September 18, 2002'; Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (
	www.acronym.org.uk /textonly/docs/0209/doc02.htm (17906 words)

	EFFORTS TO RESOLVE ROOT CAUSES OF CONFLICT OVERSHADOWED BY DEFENCE BUILD-UP, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD
		The General Assembly met this afternoon to continue the general debate of its fifty-seventh session.
		Greater faith must be placed in the United Nations to meaningfully address poverty, instability and the effects of environmental degradation, he said. In that “common house of humanity”, all countries should put down their arms, listen to each other and resolve their differences together.
		As the Assembly worked over the weekend, he said that, for the international community to survive, that trend must be reversed and greater emphasis must be placed on the United Nations as a forum for meaningfully addressing the root causes of conflict.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2002/GA10050.doc.htm (690 words)

	The Tuvalu Buoy Project: Desperation and Defiance - World - Avant News
		The Tuvalu Buoy Project is an attempt to mitigate the relentless march of the rising sea.
		Residents of the tiny nation of Tuvalu have embarked on a remarkable effort to save their homeland from the rising sea levels that are threatening to swamp the string of small islands Tuvalu's inhabitants call home.
		Nearly the entire population of Tuvalu — men, women and children of all ages — are directly or indirectly involved in the buoy project.
	www.avantnews.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=157 (1066 words)

	Samoan opposition reappoint leadership
		He was the speaker of Parliament in 2003 and became Governor General before retiring early this year.
		Tuvalu’s former Governor General and Prime Minister, Faimalaga Luka, has passed away in Fiji.
		The former Tuvalu leader, who was born in 1940, spent 40 years in the civil service and in politics.
	www.rnzi.com /pages/news.php?op=read&id=18885 (166 words)

	A Fact Sheet: Tuvalu and ADB - ADB.org
		The Honorable Bikenibeu Paeniu, Minister of Finance, is the Governor for Tuvalu in ADB.
		Breakdown of cumulative ADB lending to Tuvalu, as of 31 December 2004.
		As of 31 December 2003, there was one professional staff member from Tuvalu in ADB (0.12% of the total professional staff).
	www.adb.org /Documents/Fact_Sheets/TUV.asp (856 words)

	Jaded Reality
		Tuvalu is a series of small atolls in the Pacific.
		The Republican-controlled Attorney General's office has labeled any attempt to put Blackwell under oath, "harassment." Blackwell supervised the November 2 vote in Ohio at the same time he served as co-chair of the state's Bush-Cheney campaign.
		Tuvalu, having little or nothing to do with the causes, cannot be left on its own to pay the price.
	jadedreality.blogspot.com /2004_12_19_jadedreality_archive.html (3319 words)

	NucNews - September 16, 2002
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		Jack Straw, at the UN General Assembly, said there was a growing consensus about the nature of the demands to be imposed on the Iraqi regime.
		Speaking to the general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Abraham urged delegates to act immediately to counter the threat of so-called ``dirty bombs'' -- radiation weapons that rely on conventional explosives to blow radioactive material far and wide.
	nucnews.net /nucnews/2002nn/0209nn/020916nn.htm (21364 words)

	Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
		On Oct. 1, 1978, three years after separating from the Gilbert Islands, Tuvalu became independent under the current flag.
	www.merriam-webster.com /cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?tuvalu (106 words)

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