MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT
The following Heads of Mission presented their Credentials to President S R Nathan in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of Belgium, Mr Philippe Kridelka, who has succeeded Mr Eric Duchene;
(b) The Ambassador of Ireland, Mr Hugh Swift, who has succeeded Mr Brendan Lyons; and
(c) The Ambassador of Cuba, Mr Miguel Angel Ramirez Ramos, who has succeeded Mr Carlos Castillo Calana.
The curricula vitae of Mr Philippe Kridelka, Mr Hugh Swift and Mr Miguel Angel Ramirez Ramos are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
26 NOVEMBER 2002
PHILIPPE KRIDELKA
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
KINGDOM OF BELGIUM
BORN: 18 May 1960 in Charleroi
AGE: 42
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Pascale Fabre, has one son
EDUCATION: Master's Degree in Law
CAREER:
15 Oct 1987 Entered the Diplomatic Service
1987-89 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Brussels, Trainees Department
1989-92 Third Secretary, Tehran
1992-95 Deputy Director (Central European Desk), MFA, Brussels
1995-98 Counsellor, Warsaw
1998-99 Seconded to the Minister for Foreign Trade
1999-2000 Counsellor, Belgian Representation to the European Union (WTO Desk)
May 2000 Diplomatic Advisor to the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister
26 Nov 2002 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
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November 2002
HUGH SWIFT
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
IRELAND
BORN: 12 April 1943
AGE: 59
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mairswift Has 2 sons
EDUCATION:
Synge Street Christian Brothers School
BA (Mathematics), University College Dublin, 1964
MA (Economics), University College Dublin, 1965
CAREER:
Sep 1961- Dec 1965 Executive Officer and Administrative Officer, Department of Finance
Dec 1965 Third Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs
Dec 1965 Seconded to the Department of Finance
May 1966 Third Secretary, International Organisations, Economic/Consular, Department of Foreign Affairs
Mar 1969 Third Secretary, Embassy of Ireland in Bonn
Mar 1972 First Secretary, Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels
Apr 1975 Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels
Jan 1976 Counsellor, Anglo-Irish Division, Department of Foreign Affairs
Apr 1980 Counsellor, Embassy of Ireland in London
Jul 1981 On loan to the Delegation of the European Communities as Head of Delegation/ Ambassador successively in Zambia and Tanzania Special leave without pay
Sep 1990 Counsellor, Political Division, Department of Foreign Affairs
Sep 1991 Counsellor, Development Cooperation Division, Department of Foreign Affairs
Nov 1993 Ambassador to Egypt, Syria, Jordan, the Lebanon and the Sudan, and Special Representative to the Palestine Authority
Oct 1998 Ambassador to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe
26 Nov 2002 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
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November 2002
MIGUEL ANGEL RAMEZ RAMOS
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF CUBA
BORN: 3 August 1956, Havana, Republic of Cuba
AGE: 46
MARITAL STATUS: Married. Has two children
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of International Relations in the Raul Roa Higher Learning Institute of International Relations
International Information, the Raul Roa Higher Learning Institute of International Relations
US Foreign Policy, Havana University
CAREER:
1981-1984 Desk Officer, Asia and Oceania Division, Foreign Ministry
1984-1988 Third Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in India
1988-1989 Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in India
1989-1994 Desk Officer, Asia and Oceania Division, Foreign Ministry
1994-1998 Political Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Vietnam
1998-2002 Deputy Director, Asia and Oceania Division, Foreign Ministry
2002 - to date Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Indonesia
26 Nov 2002 Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Singapore, with residence in Jakarta
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November 2002