Nikenike Vurobaravu

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Nikenike Vurobaravu (born 3 December 1951) is a ni-Vanuatu diplomat and politician who has served as President of Vanuatu since 23 July 2022. Previously having been employed in numerous diplomatic and government positions, including as the first resident High Commissioner to Fiji, he was elected as president during the eighth round of the 2022 Vanuatu presidential election in July 2022. He is a member of the Vanua’aku Pati (VP) political party.

== Biography ==
Vurobaravu is married to Rima Vurobaravu, from Malo island, Sanma Province, with whom he has four children.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Fiji in 1977. Vurobaravu also obtained his Master of Arts degree in diplomatic studies from the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom in 1993. He specialized in development cooperation, foreign policy analysis, and the management of diplomatic missions while studying at the University of Westminster.
Vurobaravu served as the coordinator of the Vanuatu Comprehensive Reform Program for the Asian Development Bank. He also served as a political adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office from 2008 to 2010.
In February 2014, Vurobaravu…