Lord Fakafanua, Prime Minister of Tonga, received a courtesy call from the U.S. Peace Corps Country Head, Ms Elizabeth Neason. The Peace Corps programme has maintained a presence in Tonga for 59 years, working alongside local communities on education and environment initiatives, and other community-driven projects since 1967. The U.S. Peace Corps have 31 volunteers in Tonga, embedded in ministries, schools, and outer island communities.

The Prime Minister acknowledged the longstanding partnership between Tonga and the United States and conveyed the Government’s appreciation for the continued support provided through the Peace Corps, particularly in strengthening community development, local capacities and people-to-people ties between the two nations.

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Naʻe talitali ʻe Lord Fakafanua, Palemia ʻo Tonga, ha ʻaʻahi mei he taki ‘o e Kau Ngaue’ofa ‘Amelika ki Tonga, Elizabeth Neason. Ko e taʻu ʻeni ʻe 59 ʻa e ‘i Tonga ni ʻa e polokalama Ngaue’ofa, ʻo ngaue fakataha mo e tukuikolo ʻi he tafa’aki ‘o e ako mo e ngaahi ngaue ki he ʻatakai, pea mo e ngaahi polokalama ngaue kehe ʻoku fakalele ʻe he tukuikolo talu mei he 1967. Ko e kau ngaue ‘ofa ʻe toko 31 ʻoku nau lolotonga ngaue ʻi Tonga ni, ʻi he ngaahi potungaue kehekehe, ngaahi ʻapiako, mo e tukuimotu.

Naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻe he Palemia ʻa e vā fengaueʻaki fuoloa ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Tonga mo ‘Amelika pea ne fakahā ai ʻa e houngaʻia ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻi he hokohoko atu ʻa e poupou ʻoku fai ʻe he kau ngaue ‘ofa, tautautefito ki hono fakamalohia ʻo e fakalakalaka fakakolo, ngaahi ngaue fakalotofonua, pea mo e vā fetuʻutaki ʻa e kakai ki he kakai ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ongo puleʻanga.