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 Republic of Korea, Mr Park Joon-woo, who has suceeded Mr Ryu Kwang Sok;
(b) The Ambassdor of Romania, Mr Aurelian Neagu, who has suceeded Mr Ion Pascu; and
(c) The High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives, Mr Ibrahim Shaheed Zaki.
The curricula vitae of Mr Park Joon-woo, Mr Aurelian Neagu and Mr Ibrahim Shaheed Zaki are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
30 MARCH 2006
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PARK JOON-WOO
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
BORN: 7 May 1953
AGE: 52
MARITAL STATUS: Married with one son and one daughter
EDUCATION:
1972 - 1976
Graduated from the College of Law, Seoul
National University (SNU), Seoul, Korea
1976 - 1978
Graduate School, SNU
1985
School of Advanced International Studies,
Johns Hopkins University, USA
1990 - 1992
Visiting Fellow, Keio University, Tokyo,
Japan
CAREER:
Jun 1978
Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1984 - 1987
Second Secretary, ROK Embassy in Washington D. C.
1987 - 1990
Staff Assistant, Office of the Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs, Blue House
1992 - 1994
Counsellor, ROK Embassy in Helsinki, Republic of Finland
1994 - 1996
Political Officer, ROK Embassy in Tokyo, Japan
1996 - 1997
Assistant Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs, Blue House
1997 - 1999
Director, Northeast Asia Division I (Japan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
1999 - 2002
Minister-Counsellor, ROK Embassy in Beijing, People's Republic of China
Feb 2002 -2004
Deputy Director-General, Asian & Pacific Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
Jun 2004 - 2005
Director-General, Asian & Pacific Affairs Bureau, MOFAT
Jul 2005 -2006
Senior Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Feb 2006
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Singapore
30 Mar 2006
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Singapore
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March 2006
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AURELIAN NEAGU
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
ROMANIA
BORN: 9 July 1959, Bucharest
AGE: 46
MARITAL STATUS: Married, one child
EDUCATION:
Academy for Economic Studies, Commerce Faculty; Economy of the Services for Public Food and Tourism, 1979 - 1983
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UK, Courses for diplomatic specialisation; History and Philosophy, 1998
CAREER:
1983 - 1985
Economist with the Tourism Officer of the Teleorman District, Alexandria
1985 - 1987
Economist, International Institute for Apiculture Technology
1987 - 1990
Economist, National Tourism Office "Carpati" Bucharest
1990 - 1992
Third Secretary, African Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1990
Government Expert, General Secretariat of the Government
1991
Prime Minister's Press Office
1992 - 1994
Third Secretary, Asian and Far East Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1994 - 1995
Third Secretary, Embassy of Romania in Tokyo
1995 - 1997
Second Secretary, Embassy of Romania in Tokyo
1997 - 1998
Second Secretary, Asia-Pacific Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1998 - 2000
Adviser at the Cabinet of State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1999 - 2000
First Secretary, Charge d'Affaires a.i., Embassy of Romania in Seoul
2000 - 2002
First Secretary, Embassy of Romania in Tokyo
2002 - 2004
Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002
Counsellor, Embassy of Romania in Tokyo
2004 - 2005
Counsellor, World Exhibition in Aichi, Japan
2005 to date
Ambassador of Romania to Japan
Jan 2006
Ambassador-designate of Romania to Singapore, resident in Tokyo
30 Mar 2006
Ambassador of Romania to Singapore, resident in Tokyo
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March 2006
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IBRAHIM SHAHEED ZAKI
HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES
BORN: 22 April 1963
AGE: 43
MARITAL STATUS: Married with two children
EDUCATION:
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level, London, 1980
Foreign Service Training, Foreign Service Training Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan, 17 Oct 1984 - 25 May 1985
Fellowship Programme in International Affairs Management and Multilateral Diplomacy in International Affairs Management UNITAR, Geneva, 21 Sep 1998 - 9 Oct 1998
Completed with Distinction a seminar on 'The Role of Smaller Nations in a Multipolar World' at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University and administered with the cooperation of Harvard University
CAREER:
Jan 1982 - Aug 1982
Clerk, State Bank of India, Maldives
Aug 1982 - Sep 1983
English Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives
Sep 1983 - Oct 1983
Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives
Jun 1985 - Aug 1989
English Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives
Aug 1989 - Aug 1991
Senior Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives
Aug 1991 - Dec 1993
Assistant Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives
Dec 1993 - Jan 1996
Assistant Director, Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives
1997 - 1998
Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives
1997
Member of the Citizens Special Majlis, Maldives Parliament
1998 - 2005
Assistant Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives
2000
Member of Parliament
2005
Member of Citizens Special Majlis (Constitutional Assembly)
2006
Ambassador-at-Large
Mar 2006
High Commissioner-designate of the Republic of Maldives to the Republic of Singapore, resident in Malé
30 Mar 2006
High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to the Republic of Singapore, resident in Malé
CONFERENCES ATTENDED:
Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) 14th Islamic Foreign Ministers Conference, Dec 1983
Commonwealth Summit (Head of States/Governments Meeting) Oct 1985
United Nations General Assembly 40 Session 1985
SAARC Regional Workshop on Shelter, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug 1991
Standing Committee of Foreign Secretaries of SAARC, Apr 1992
Council of Ministers Meeting of SAARC, Dec 1992
Participated in the International Visitor Program of the United States Information Agency Sep - Oct 1997
Participated in the Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2002
Participated in the 13th Non-Aligned Summit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb 2003
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March 2006