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Interview with His Excellency Mr Beraki Jino, Ambassador of the Solomon Islands to the Republic of China
Beraki Jino

Mr Ambassador, what is your background ? I have been a career diplomat since entering my country’s Foreign Service a little over twenty years ago, after graduating from University. In addition to serving at the Headquarters in Honiara, Solomon Islands, at various capacities, I served two terms in New York, one in Brussels and now here in Taipei since end of 2003. Would you be able to tell us something about your country ? The Solomon Islands is a nation of many…

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AMBASSADRESS
Ambassador's Dog

Technologically speaking, His Excellency got left behind somewhere between the introduction of the ballpoint pen and the invention of the automatic dialling system. Mobile phones he concedes to be of some use when carried by his secretary whilst on her coffee break. Computers are for rocket scientists. When, therefore, a misguided friend sent him an i-Pod for his recent birthday he went off to get his hearing tested because he couldn’t detect any sound even at full volume. Microphones…

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