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Rick Nelson Houenipwela: Foreign minister, Solomon Islands

Rick Nelson Houenipwela is the foreign minister of Solomon Islands, listed by the United Nations as “Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Affairs of Solomon Islands”.

Posts held

• Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Affairs of Solomon Islands (foreign minister), Solomon Islands. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Rick Nelson Houenipwela sits in the ladder of power

As foreign minister, Rick Nelson Houenipwela works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Solomon Islands (regions, cities).

Above that, Solomon Islands is a member of:

• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Solomon Islands

• King Charles III King, Solomon Islands
• Matthew Cooper Wale Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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