The following new foreign Heads of Mission presented their diplomatic credentials to President S R Nathan in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of the Union of Myanmar, Mr Win Myint, who has succeeded Mr Hla Thann;
(b) The High Commissioner of Australia, Mr Miles Kupa, who has succeeded Mr Gary Francis Quinlan; and
(c) The Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti, Mr Ismail Goulal Boudine, who has succeeded Mr Rachad Ahmed Farah.
The curricula vitae of Mr Win Myint, Mr Miles Kupa and Mr Ismail Goulal Boudine are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
29 JULY 2005
WIN MYINT
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
UNION OF MYANMAR
BORN: 24 October 1949, Pyinmana
AGE: 55 years old
MARITAL
STATUS: Married. Have two sons and one daughter.
EDUCATION: B.Sc (Chemistry)
CAREER: 1971-2005 Served in the Defence Services in various capacities up to the rank of Brigadier-General
2005 Feb Transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Ambassador.
29 Jul 2005 to date Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
TITLES AND AWARDS: Naing Ngan Daw Sit Hmu Htan Tazeik
Pyi Thu Sit Taik Pwe Win Tazeik
Naing Ngan Daw Aye Chan Thar Yar Ye Tazeik
Mong Yan/Methawaw Taik Pwe Win Tazeik
Sit Pwe Tazeik, 1974-1988
Sit Pwe Tazeik, 1988-1990
Naing Ngan Daw Ah Kyo Saung Tazeik
Sit Hmu Htan Thet Tazeik
Yan Nyein Aye Tazeik
Sit Hmu Htan Kaung Tazeik
TITLES AND Company Commander Course Tazeik
AWARDS: Battalion Commanding Officer Course Tazeik
(cont'd) Staff College Course Tazeik
National Defence College Course Tazeik
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29 July 2005
MILES KUPA
HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
BORN: Czechoslovakia, 1946
AGE: 59
MARITAL Married to Zulaikha Chudori
STATUS: Has a son
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours, University of Melbourne
CAREER: 1970-71 Third later Second Secretary, Australian Embassy in Bangkok
1972-75 Second later First Secretary, Australian Embassy in Cairo
1975-78 First Secretary, Australian Embassy in Paris
1982-83 Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy in Bangkok
1983-86 Ambassador to Iraq
1986-88 Minister and Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy in Jakarta
1988-89 Assistant Secretary, Resources and Liaison Branch (DFAT)
CAREER:
(cont'd) 1989 Assistant Secretary, Regional Security Policy - Projects Sub-section (DFAT)
1990-91 Assistant Secretary, Strategic Assessments Branch (DFAT)
1991 Assistant Secretary, Foreign Affairs Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
1991-93 Senior Adviser, Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs
1993-95 First Assistant Secretary, South and South-East Asia Division (DFAT)
1996-99 Ambassador to the Philippines
1999-2000 Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
2000-2004 Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand
29 Jul 2005 to date High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore
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29 July 2005
ISMAIL GOULAL BOUDINE
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI
BORN:
17 November 1964, Djibouti
AGE:
40
MARITAL
STATUS:
Married
Has three children
EDUCATION: Primary and secondary education in Djibouti
High School Certificate, Djibouti High School, June 1985
Bachelor in Foreign Language Studies, Caen University (France), September 1989
Masters Degree (Civilisations of English speaking countries), July 1990
Certificate in Multilateral Diplomacy, Higher Institute of International Studies (Geneva), Diplomatic Studies Program, March 1996
CAREER: Oct 1990 English language and French language teacher
Mar 1991 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Cooperation
CAREER:
(cont'd) Sep 1993 Head of Europe-American Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Aug 1997 First Secretary/Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti to Ethiopia and to the OAU and ECA (Economic Commission for Africa)
Jul 2001 Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti to Somali
Jun 2002 Counsellor, Djibouti Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York
2004
to date Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti to Japan
29 Jul 2005 to date Concurrently accredited as the Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
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29 July 2005