Andres
Uherbelau '56
Mr. Andres Uherbelau was born on August 21,
1934 on the island of Angaur in Palau. He was baptized Catholic
at an early age, and has been practicing his faith very seriously
in all his life. He is married to former Rosania Saikemal of Palau
and they have three grown daughters and one son, and six grandchildren.
For his education, Mr. Uherbelau completed his
elementary school requirement at Mindszenty School in 1948, and
spent a year at Father Duenas High School on Guam before he came
to Xavier. Mr. Uherbelau is one of Xavier’s first four graduates
of the Class of 1956. From 1957 to 1960, he attended the University
of Hawaii on a special student loan and later received his BA
degree in Business Administration and Management from UOG on a
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) Scholarship.
After his training, Mr. Uherbelau worked and
held different government positions in Micronesia until his retirement
in 1997. He began as an accounting officer for Palau Administration
from 1961 to 1966; Palau District Treasurer, 1969-1970; TTPI Accounting
Officer, 1970-1971; Administrative and Finance Officer for the
Congress of Micronesia, 1971-1979; Director of Revenue and Taxation
for Palau, 1979-1982; Director of Finance Department for Palau,
1982-1994 and Minister of State of Palau, 1994-1997. He also served
on different boards, commissions, authorities, etc.
Mr. Uherbelau wrote and participated in
the review of certain finance manuals and regulations for Palau.
He is a recipient of commendations by resolutions of the Palau
District Legislature in 1970 and Congress of Micronesia in 1979,
including several certificates from different government agencies
and entities.
