Sonatane Tuʻa Taumoepeau-Tupou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Tongan ambassador
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Place of Birth: Nuku'alofa, Tonga
About Sonatane Tuʻa Taumoepeau-Tupou
- Sonatane Tu'akinamolahi Taumopeau Tupou, Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou of Toula and Kotu (born 14 March 1943, in Nuku?alofa, died 13 August 2013) was a diplomat from the Kingdom of Tonga.
- Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou had been the Foreign Minister of Tonga since 24 August 2004, though his appointment was not announced until 2 September 2004.
- He had also been Minister of Defense since April 2005 till his death.Taumoepeau-Tupou was Tonga's third Foreign Minister, after King George Tupou V (at that time: Tupouto?a Lavaka), and most recently Prince ?Aho?eitu ?Unuaki?otonga Tuku?aho (at that time: Lavaka Ata ?Ulukalala).
- Taumoepeau-Tupou was a career diplomat.
- He had previously been Tonga's first ambassador to the United Nations after Tonga joined the United Nations in September 1999.
- During his tenure at the United Nations he was also accredited as Tonga's Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to Canada. On 1 May 2009, he relinquished his position as a Cabinet Minister, to take up more diplomatic positions.
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