Greg Urwin
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Gregory Lawrence Urwin PSM CSI (August 1946[1] – 9 August 2008) was an Australian career diplomat and top Pacific specialist. Urwin held the post of Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, an important inter-governmental regional organisation from 2004 until 2 May 2008. Urwin had been the longest serving Australian diplomat in the Pacific at the time of his death in 2008.[2] Urwin was also the first non-Pacific Islander to become Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum.[3]
Greg Urwin | |
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Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum | |
In office 16 May 2004 – 2 May 2008 | |
Preceded by | Noel Levi |
Succeeded by | Feleti Teo |
Personal details | |
Born | (1946-08-00)August 1946 Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 9 August 2008(2008-08-09) (aged 61–62) Apia, Samoa |
Spouse | Penny Clark |
Occupation | Diplomat |
During his tenure as a diplomat and Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Urwin was considered to be instrumental in the rebuilding of failed states and promotion of political stability in the region - especially with the RAMSI mission in the Solomon Islands.[4]