Former Chief Justice Sir Arnold Amet has been appointed as Papua New Guinea's new Ambassador to the United States, with his base in Washington, DC. This marks an important milestone in his career, as he transitions from the judiciary to diplomacy. With his extensive legal and leadership experience, Sir Arnold Amet is poised to play a key role in strengthening the relationship between Papua New Guinea and the United States. Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Justin Tkatchenko MP has announced at Sir Arnold's commissioning that all processes were completed, and he was now officially appointed. "Today sets a fresh start for our relationship with the United States of America." "The position of Ambassador had been vacant for a long time and I'm pleased that King Charles Ill and the President of United States, Donald Trump have signed off on the appointment of our choice and highly recommended Sir Arnold." "We have now got a fabulous new Ambassador appointment, of true honour and dignity in the likes of former Chief Justice, Governor of Madang, Member of Parliament and a senior statesman." "For him to be finally be appointed as Ambassador of US is no mistake." "Everything was done through fit and proper process at the highest level and we can finally have our ambassador for the United States." "Our relationship with the US has been quite an interesting one." "As the US now takes an independent role to PNG and has a direct line of contact with PNG not like before." "We have a lot of work to do under the new Trump Administration for the good of both our countries and the region as a whole." Sir Arnold who was appointed in 2019 was relieved to finally be commissioned to take up the post with concurrent accreditation to Canada and Mexico." He graduated at the University of Papua New Guinea in 1975 and had since held important posts in the National Judiciary Services and in the National Parliament. "I journeyed with our independence so this year is special for me." "I thank the government for the confidence in this appointment and for their perseverance in me." "It's a great honour being bestowed upon me and my wife especially at the dawn of golden jubilee of the nation's anniversary." "We all have a lot of work to do promoting our nation's achievements at our postings."