Dr. Heine [Picture Source: Forum Secretariat]

President of the Republic of Marshall Islands Hilda Heine has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific.

She will now play the role as the titular head of the University and will serve a one year term.

Dr. Heine is the eighth President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and is the first Marshallese woman to be chosen as President from 33 members of the Marshall Islands Parliament.

She was officially installed as the 26th Chancellor today during the USP Laucala campus graduation.