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- U.S. Envoy to Fiji Named
President Reagan has named Carl Dillery to be the United States Ambassador to Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu and the Republic of Kiribati, the White House announced today. He will replace Fred J. Eckert. Mr. Dillery, a career Foreign Service officer, has previously served in Brussels, London and Nicosia. Since 1982 he has been director of the State Department's Office of United Nations Political Affairs.
- Tuvalu, Distrusted by China, Worried by Sea, Can Join U.N.
United Nations Security Council, over objections of China, clears way for Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, population 10,000, to beomce 189th member of United Nations; Tuvalu, with no point of land higher than about 15 feet, is one of countries most threatened by rising seas caused by global warming; map
- Tiny Tuvalu Profits From Web Name
Tuvalu, string of islands halfway between Hawaii and Australia with population of 10,600, has sold its Internet domain name, which has suffix 'tv,' to Jason Chapnik, who owns dotTV and registers names within the tv domain; under deal, Tuvalu is to receive $50 million over next 12 years, and payments so far have increased country's gross domestic product by 50 percent and allowed government to put electricity on outer islands and create scholarships for its citizens; map; photo
- Games Are Growing
The tiny Pacific island chain of Tuvalu is set to become the newest Olympic member. Montenegro, which was recognized by the committee board this year after splitting from Serbia, is also set to gain formal admittance from the assembly. The centerpiece of the meetings is Wednesday’s selection of the host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The three candidates are Salzburg, Austria; Pyeongchang, South Korea; and Sochi, Russia.
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In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over the next dozen years.
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