Winnie Kiap

Winnie Anna Kiap CBE (born 28 November 1948) is a diplomat from Papua New Guinea. She is currently the Papua New Guinea High Commissioner to the United Kingdom with accreditation to Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Her Excellency Winnie Kiap CBE
Kiap in 2013
Papua New Guinea High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Prime Minister	Michael Somare Peter O'Neill James Marape
Preceded by	Jean Kekedo
Papua New Guinea High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Prime Minister	Michael Somare Peter O'Neill James Marape
Papua New Guinea Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Prime Minister	Michael Somare Peter O'Neill James Marape
Papua New Guinea Ambassador to the State of Israel
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Prime Minister	Michael Somare Peter O'Neill James Marape
Papua New Guinea High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Prime Minister	Michael Somare Peter O'Neill James Marape
Papua New Guinea Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Prime Minister	Michael Somare Peter O'Neill James Marape
Personal details
Born	28 November 1948 Baluan Island, Manus
Nationality	Papua New Guinean
Alma mater	University of Queensland

In 2018 she was the recipient of the Diplomat of the Year Award for outstanding contribution to the Commonwealth.[1]

Early life

Kiap is from Baluan Island and attended St Vincent's College, Potts Point and the University of Queensland in Australia.[2] She began her career in the Papua New Guinea Department of Trade and Industry, later moving to the position of Director of Corporate Services in the Investment Promotion Authority. In 1998, she became Secretary to the National Executive Council.[3] She was also appointed as temporary head of the Prime Minister's Department for six months in 2008. She served as director on two corporate boards in the PNG financial sector, and worked as a freelance consultant for the two years prior to her diplomatic appointment.[4]

High Commissioner

In 2011, Kiap was appointed High Commissioner of Papua New Guinea to the United Kingdom with accreditation to Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[5] She also represents Papua New Guinea at the Commonwealth Secretariat, Commonwealth Foundation, International Coffee Organisation, International Maritime Organisation and the International Cocoa Organisation. She is chair of the Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors.[1][5] She is on the Board of the Eminent Persons Group of the Pacific Leadership Foundation.[4]

In 2015, Kiap was appointed a Commander of the Order of British Empire for public service.[6]

References

1. "PNG High Commissioner named diplomat of the year - Post Courier". postcourier.com.pg. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
2. "Papua New Guinea - Diplomat Magazine". Diplomat Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
3. "Papua New Guinea High Commission, London :: The High Commission". www.pnghighcomm.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
4. "Papua New Guinea". mfa.gov.il. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
5. "New Chair of Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors | The Commonwealth". thecommonwealth.org. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
6. "Papua New Guinea Queen's Birthday Honours list 2015: four new knights - Business Advantage PNG". Business Advantage PNG. 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2018-05-07.