Aunese Makoi Simati (born 22 April 1967),[1] is a Tuvaluan diplomat.
[4] He studied at Waikato University (New Zealand), obtaining a Master's degree in social science (economics and geography).
[1] He worked as a civil servant in the Tuvaluan Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Industries from 1991 to 2003, in the Department of Planning, rising to the position of Senior Assistant Secretary in that department in 1999.
[1] In 2009, he began a diplomatic career, being appointed Permanent Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs, within the Office of the Prime Minister (who at that time was Apisai Ielemia).
[1] He simultaneously served as Tuvaluan Ambassador to the United States, having presented his credentials to President Barack Obama on 14 January 2013.