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CONVENE IN PAGO PAGO

February 20, 2013 1 comment

Last week I had the pleasure of hosting our inaugural Future Leaders of the Pacific Conference (#FPL13)in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Conceived here at the Embassy as a youth version of the annual PacificIslands Forum of heads of government, the conference came to life in partnership with our friends at theEast-West Center and the Government of American Samoa.

Beautiful Pago Pago in American Samoa, site of our conference.

Working with our sister American Embassies in the region, we identified and brought together twenty-twoyoung leaders ranging in age from 21 to 26 from the 16 Pacific Islands Forum member nations plusAmerican Samoa. On the agenda for discussion were a wide variety of important regional and global
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regional issues such as womens empowerment, democracy and governance, climate change, sea bedmining, and non-communicable diseases. You can access the full daily agenda here.

My team and I (right) meet with our three delegates from Samoa (left) in Apiabefore flying over to Pago for the conference.

The delegates were Eugene Amor (Federated States of Micronesia), Toai Bartley (Samoa), LuanaBosanquet-Heays (Cook Islands), Berrick Dowiyogo (Nauru), Mua Galeai (American Samoa), TaremaHenry (Kiribati), Aldric Hipa (Niue), Joe Iosua (American Samoa), Hiku Jackson (New Zealand), TinaKivalu (Tonga), Karl Laulu (Samoa), Vitalina Niroa (Vanuatu), Mele OBrien (Solomon Islands), Grace

Pace (American Samoa), Theresa Penn (Samoa), Shon Satele (American Samoa), Isabela Silk (MarshallIslands), Jone Tamanikaimoturiki (Fiji), Kasipo Teo (Fiji), Jewel Vaka (American Samoa), Naomi Woyeng(Papua New Guinea) and Demei Yobech (Palau). Our Australian delegate was unable to attend because of family emergency.
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FPL13 delegates and a few presenters, off-site for a session on climatechange.

Former Sec. Clinton with Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Rarotonga lastyear.

As Ambassador I have attended the Post-Forum Dialogue sessions of three Pacific Islands Forums (in
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The Leone choir in full swing.

Preparing the ava at the opening ceremony.
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Miss American Samoa performs the taualuga at the end of the ceremony.

The next morning Dr. Jerry Finin (co-director of the East-West Centers Pacific Islands DevelopmentProgram) and I welcomed the delegates once again. My good friend His Highness Tui Atua TupuaTamasese Taisi Efi, the Head of State of Samoa, then formally opened the conference with a powerfuladdress on leadership titled Transforming Intelligence into Good Judgment.
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His Highness addresses delegates, dignitaries, presenters, and guests.

The Honorable Toke Talangi, Premier of Niue, offered strategic thoughts on Facing the Future: Where anHow Oceania Should be Engaging. He was followed by Dr. Sitiveni Halapua, Member of Parliament fromTonga and Co-Director of the East-West Center Pacific Islands Development Program, who spoke ondemocracy and good governance.


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Niue Premier Toke Talangi addresses the conference.

Over the course of the next two days we ran a series of leadership trainings and expert-led break-outsessions on specific issues. One of the highlights was a presentation by Women in Business DevelopmenInc Executive Director Adimaimalaga (Adi) Tafunai. Other expert discussion leaders included Dr. AllenClark on natural resource management and sea-bed mining issues, and Dr. Nancy Lewis on non-communicable diseases, the leading cause of death in the Pacific islands.

Tonga MP Sitiveni Halapua facilitates one of the break-out discussions.

Among the other presenters and facilitators were Dr. Falai Taafaki from the Government of the MarshallIslands, Mr. Solomon Kantha from the International Office for Migration in Papua New Guinea, and PauRoy Ausuage, Director of Youth and Womens Programs for the Government of American Samoa. As youcan tell, a truly impressive list of experts and officials engaged with the delegates, who in turnenthusiastically and confidently engaged right back.
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Pau Roy Ausage, Solomon Kantha, and Dr. Falai Taafakilead a discussion group.

Delegates even had the opportunity to take a field trip to see the only Science on the Sphere south of theEquator, at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Sanctuary ofAmerican Samoa. Dr. Victoria Keener, a climate change expert from the East-West Center, used the Spheto illustrate climate change data and projections, and led a dynamic discussion on climate change riskmitigation in the Pacific islands.


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Dr. Victoria Keener uses Science on the Sphere to illustrate her points.

The real sphere struck back, in the form of an 8.0 earthquake in the Solomon Islands that provoked atsunami watch throughout the Pacific, including for American Samoa. The heads of state and government attendance were evacuated to higher ground, and we moved the delegates to the second floor of the hotel.We rearranged the agenda a bit and plowed forward in the 2nd floor hallway with our Deputy Chief ofMission from the American Embassy in Fiji, Jeff Robertson, leading the group through a HarvardLeadership Exercise.


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Our Embassy Suvas Jeff Robertson guides delegates through a leadershipexercise as we wait for further information about the potential tsunami.

Of course, the whole point of the conference was to help prepare the delegates for the leadership roles thatthey are likely to assume in the future. Near the end of agenda, I therefore circled back to share what I havobserved and learned about leadership in my legal and diplomatic careers to date. I focused on the traits anapproaches that I believe separate workmanly good leaders from impactful great leaders. The delegates

jumped in with excellent questions, and another vigorous discussion ensued.

New Zealand delegate Hiku Jackson introduces me. All speakerswere formally introduced by delegates from their homecountries.

I provided examples of outside dynamics and personal characteristics that can impede or defeat a leader,and I emphasized the importance of cultivating leadership potential in others if you really want to effectpositive change and make a durable difference in your environment. I ended with a favorite quote of minefrom Jack Welch: Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become aleader, success is all about growing others.


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His Highness and I mix it up with delegates during one of the small-tablediscussions.

Of course, we didnt work the delegates around the clock. There was time to relax, bond, and network,which are essential elements of professional and leadership development. In addition to a couple of fieldtrips and casual dinners, one evening we held an impromptu talent show in which each delegate shared a bof home country culture.


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Delegate (and talent show instigator) DJ J Smooth (a.k.a. Joseph Iosua) startsthe evening in Gangnam Style.

Even though no one had time to prepare, there were too many great performances from graceful CookIsland siva, to fierce Niue haka, to exuberant Nauru hula, to hip modern dance moves from Palau and avery American SamoanHarlem Shake for me to pick a favorite. To help represent my current homecountry, I joined New Zealand delegate Hiku Jackson for a rendition of the All Blacks haka.


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During the show.

On the final evening of the conference the Hon. Governor Lolo Moliga graciously invited delegates andpresenters to dinner. There were moving prayers, great local entertainment, another grand meal, and giftsfrom the Governor including lava lavas, commemorative shirts, and cans of American Samoas famousWahoo tuna. To thank the Governor for his generosity and support, two of our Samoan delegates presentedhim with a siapo on behalf of the group. The evening concluded with a special performance of the taualug

by the First Lady of American Samoa.

Delegate Jewel Vaka checks her notes during a roundtable workshop.

While everyone seemed to have fun, the heart of the conference was the serious, substantive engagement treating folks under age 25 as meaningful players, facilitating detailed discussion of complex issues, andlistening to what the youth had to say. To me, its obvious that educating, empowering, and amplifying theyoung voices of the Pacific are not only the right things to do, but the smart things to do. No doubt about i


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Jone Tamanikaimoturiki, Theresa Penn, and my colleague Benj Harding.

And the delegates proved my point. They engaged in an intense, confident, and sophisticated manner, andmade full use of the resources that we assembled. They quickly forged strong bonds with each other,forming what I hope will remain a vibrant pan-Pacific leadership and support network that further expandover time. The network is off to a good start Im told that the private Facebook page that weestablished for the delegates to continue their conversation has been heavily trafficked.


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Family photo with the Future Leaders of the Pacific and a few presenters after weclosed the conference with final thoughts from His Highness and a prayer by oneof our American Samoan hosts.

In my view, the conference was an unequivocal success. I was so impressed that weve asked the #FPL13delegates to select two spokespersons whom I will take with me to this years Pacific Islands Forum inMajuro, Marshall Islands so that they can observe the proceedings, participate in the Post-Forum Dialogue

and hopefully engage directly with additional island leaders.

I see no better investment in our shared Pacific future than convening, mentoring, and empowering ourfuture leaders. So, we are going to continue the conference as an annual event. In fact, we have alreadystarted planning #FPL14. Stay tuned

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Hillary Clinton, His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, Honorable Governor of American SamoaLolo M. Moliga, Honorable Lolo M. Moliga, Iakina SDA New Hope Singers, Isabela Silk, Jewel Vaka, JoIosua, Jone Tamanikaimoturiki, Joseph Iosua, Karl Laulu, Kasipo Teo, Leone High School Swing Choir,Luana Bosanquet-Heays, Mele OBrien, Miss Grace Pase of Teen Challenge American Samoa, Mr.Solomon Kantha, Mua Galeai, Naomi Woyengu, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, NOAAPago Pago, Pau Roy Ausuage, PIF, Premier of Niue the Honorable Toke Talangi, Shon Satele, TaremaHenry, Theresa Penn, Tina Kivalu, Toai Bartley, Vital Voices, Vitalina Niroa, Women in BusinessDevelopment Inc.Edit in Admin

John Wasko

Thanks for coming. And a quantitatively successful gathering of young minds with relevant ideasabout the Pacific future.

From Pago Pago,

John Wasko

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