Peter Thomson (diplomat)

His Excellency Peter Thomson OF
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 13 September 2016 – 12 September 2017
Preceded by	Mogens Lykketoft
Succeeded by	Miroslav Lajčák
Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 March 2010
Preceded by	Berenado Vunibobo
Personal details
Born	1948 (age 75–76) Suva, Fiji
Spouse(s)	Marijcke Thomson
Children	2
Alma mater	Natabua High School
Occupation	Diplomat

Peter Thomson, OF (born 1948 in Suva),^[1] is a Fijian diplomat. He was President of the General Assembly of the United Nations from 2016 to 2017. He has been Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since February 2010.^[2]

References

1. "Thomson appointed Permanent Rep to the United Nations". Fiji government website. 5 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
2. "LE NOUVEAU REPRÉSENTANT PERMANENT DE FIDJI AUPRÈS DES NATIONS UNIES PRÉSENTE SES LETTRES DE CRÉANCE", United Nations press release, 4 March 2010

Other websites

• "The Folly of Canberra's Stand against Fiji" Archived 2016-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, full text of Peter Thomson's speech to the Australia-Fiji Business Council Conference, 14 September 2009 (on the website of the Auckland University of Technology)