Kiara Lehiwa

Kiara Lehiwa is the Dude of Rumania during the Hilt Space Saga.

Background
When humanity left for the stars and began terraforming the galaxy one solar system at a time, Earth's solar system was relegated as a Neutral Zone and gifted to Rumania as caretakers of all nine planets (because in Hilt, Pluto is still a planet dagnabit!)

Biography
Kiara Lehiwa was born on Earth in the region known as French Polynesia (which is commonly referred to as only Polynesia, due to many people in the galaxy finding the word "French" offensive)

Kiara became the Dude at age 16 when the annual survey to find a new Dude chose her in a landslide. All 9 people who responded to the survey chose her, for the following reasons. After serving one year as the Dude, Kiara has been reelected by a unanimous vote every single year since. She continues to be well respected for the level headed way she interacts with other nations and accepts their different customs, as well as her complete lack of nosiness in the business of other Rumanians. Despite other nations viewing the Dude as the leader of Rumania, Kiara has kept in mind her place and the fact that she has no real authority.
 * 1) She was a lifelong Rumanian, and comes from a long line of loyal Rumanians, and therefore adhered to the guiding principles almost perfectly.
 * 2) Using an inherited family recipe, her homemade rum is legendary, including her ability to make 190 proof rum.
 * 3) She has never been observed to be intoxicated, rather holding her liquor like a champ and still being able to speak and reason fluently, even after drinking all day.
 * 4) Kiara's level of intelligence is highly regarded, especially when it comes to the affairs of the other nations, making her an excellent choice when it comes to speaking and reasoning with those nations, as this is basically the only area in which the Dude has any sort of responsibility/authority.