Press Release - President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Kingdom of Tonga to Attend the State Funeral of His Majesty King George Topou V

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Kingdom of Tonga to attend the State Funeral of His Majesty King George Topou V on March 27, 2012.

The Honorable Frankie A. Reed, Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu, will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation:

The Honorable Anthony M. Babauta, Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior

Lieutenant General Duane D. Thiessen, Commander of the United States Marine Corps Forces Pacific