Taneti Maamau: Head of state, Kiribati
Taneti Maamau is the head of state of Kiribati, listed by the United Nations as “President and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Republic of Kiribati”. Taneti Maamau holds 3 posts on the official record.
Posts held
- President and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Republic of Kiribati (head of state), Kiribati. 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. - Head of Government of the Republic of Kiribati (head of government), Kiribati. 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. - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Republic of Kiribati (foreign minister), Kiribati. 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 Taneti Maamau sits in the ladder of power
As head of state, Taneti Maamau works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Kiribati (regions, cities).
Above that, Kiribati is a member of:
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
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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