H.E. Mr. Caleb Otto
Permanent Representative of Palau to the UN and chair of the Pacific Island Forum
Caleb Otto serves Palau as its Permanent Representative to the UN. Prior to that, he was the Interim Executive Director of the Palau Conservation Society and a private consultant in health and social services. Among other positions held, Mr. Otto served as a Senator of the Seventh Olbiil Era Kelulau and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Education between 2005 and 2008. He held a number of positions within Palau’s Bureau of Public Health, including Director from 1998 to 2003 and Chief of Preventive Services between 1994 and 1998. Mr. Otto was Chief of Medical Staff at Belau National Hospital in 1994. Between 1980 and 1984, he was Director of Health Services for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, having previously been Chief of Health Planning, from 1978 to 1980.