Valerie Whipps
Valerie Whipps | |
|---|---|
 Whipps in 2024 | |
| First Lady of Palau | |
| Assumed office 21 January 2021 | |
| President | Surangel Whipps Jr. |
| Preceded by | Debbie Remengesau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valerie Esang Remengesau Koror, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Palau) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Remengesau Sr. (father; deceased) Ferista Esang Remengesau (mother) |
| Relatives | Tommy Remengesau (brother) Surangel Whipps Sr. (father-in-law) |
| Occupation | politician |
Valerie Esang Whipps (née Remengesau) is a Palauan stateswoman who has been First Lady of Palau since 21 January 2021.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Whipps accompanied her husband on a state visit to Taiwan in March 2021.[3] They met with President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen.[4]
Family
[edit]She married future President Surangel Whipps Jr. in 1999.[5]
She is the daughter and sister of former presidents Thomas Remengesau Sr. and Tommy Remengesau Jr. respectively.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Mrs. Valerie Whipps speaks at Surangel Jr.'s Guam Rally for Change, retrieved 2022-08-12
- ^ Post, John O'Connor | The Guam Daily. "Palau president, others talk about tourism in light of pandemic". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "Vice President Lai". english.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ Staff, Daily Post. "Palau opens 'sterile travel corridor' with Taiwan". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "About Ocean Panel – WRI Ocean Panel". Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "Palau island election: Brothers-in-law vying for presidency". The Independent. 2016-10-31. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
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