Palau Visitors Authority (PVA), the official
tourism bureau of the destination of Palau, Micronesia, has recently appointed
Mr. Marvin Ngirutang as the Managing Director for PVA.
Most recently, Mr. Ngirutang was the Deputy Chief of Mission for the
Manila’s Palau Embassy. Additionally, he
has held the following appointments throughout his career:
Charge d’Affairs for Palau Embassy
Taipei; Deputy Permanent Representative for Palau Mission to the United
Nations; and Minister Counselor for Palau Embassy, Washington DC.
Mr.
Ngirutang
attended University of
Hawaii where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He also attended England’s Birmingham
University to earn his PGD in International Relations and England’s Oxford
University to earn his Fellow on Law of the Sea.
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About Palau: Located in the westernmost
corner of Micronesia, Palau is an archipelago of more than 586 islands with
about 20,000 inhabitants and was the world’s first official Shark Sanctuary,
setting the pace for many other destinations to follow suit. Consistently ranked
as one of the world's best dive destinations, Palau is the ultimate paradise
for the adventurous traveler, boasting some of the most spectacular water
features and beaches as well as the world famous, swim friendly Jellyfish Lake
and Rock Islands, which was recently inscribed onto United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. With 1,450
species of fish and 500 species of coral, some have called Palau the "8th
Natural Wonder of the World", while others have identified Palau as
"One of the Seven Underwater Wonders of the World." For more
information about Palau, please visit www.visit-palau.com
