| The following new foreign Heads of Mission presented their diplomatic credentials to President S R Nathan in separate ceremonies at the Istana today: |
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(a) The Ambassador of the Republic of Chile, Her Excellency Graciela Fernández Sobarzo; (b) The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Folkmar Walter Otto Stoecker; (c) The High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Francis Samuel Kazungu Bayah; and (d) The Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Dr Emile Rwamasirabo. The curricula vitae of Her Excellency Graciela Fernández Sobarzo, His Excellency Folkmar Walter Otto Stoecker, His Excellency Francis Samuel Kazungu Bayah and His Excellency Dr Emile Rwamasirabo are attached. . . . . . MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SINGAPORE 27 JULY 2006 MRS GRACIELA FERNÁNDEZ SOBARZO AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE REPUBLIC OF CHILE BORN: 31 March 1951 AGE: 55 One daughter EDUCATION: Degree in Judicial, Political and Social Sciences, University of Chile, 1975 Law, University of Chile, 1976 CAREER: 1973-1977 Assistant, Legal Department, Head of the Department for Disciplinary Measures, Comptroller General of the Republic 1977-1982 Foreign Policy Analyst, Asia Pacific Area, Directorate of Policy Planning, MFA 1983 Head, Department of Analysis, Directorate of Policy Planning, MFA 1984-1986 Counsellor, Embassy of Chile Washington, D.C. 1985-1990 Delegate, Alternate and Assistant of the Women's Interamerican Commission, Organization of American States 1986-1990 Foreign Policy Analyst, Asia Pacific Area Directorate of Policy Planning, MFA CAREER: (cont'd) 1990-1995 Analyst, Latin American Area, Integration Processes, Directorate of Policy Planning, MFA 1994 Coordinator, Rio Group Pro Tempore Secretariat, MFA 1995-1998 Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commission for Intra-Family Violence of the National Service of Women 1996 Coordinator, APEC Department, Directorate General of Int'l Economic Relations, MFA 2001 Member, Negotiation Group for the Solution of Controversies Chapter of the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Korea, MFA 2001-2002 Chief Negotiator, Temporary Admission Chapter of the Chile - USA Free Trade Agreement. MFA 2004 Thematic Coordinator, APEC SOM Chair Office - Chile 2004, MFA 1996-2006 Coordinator, APEC Department, Directorate General of Int'l Economic Relations, MFA 27 Jul 2006 Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to the Republic of Singapore LANGUAGES: Fluent in English and French . . . . July 2006 FOLKMAR WALTER OTTO STOECKER AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY BORN: 2 Apr 1943, Berlin AGE: 63 MARITAL STATUS: Married Two daughters EDUCATION: A-Levels (Abitur), German School Rome, 1961 Studies of Law, 1961 - 1966 First Legal State Examination, 1966 Legal Preparatory Service, 1966 - 1969 Second Legal State Examination, 1969 Preparatory Course at Diplomatic Academy and Final Exam, 1970-1971 CAREER: 1971 - 1972 German Foreign Office 1972 - 1975 German Embassy, Saigon 1975 - 1978 German Embassy, Washington 1978 - 1982 German Foreign Office 1982 - 1983 German Embassy, Rome (participation in study course) CAREER: (cont'd) 1983 - 1985 German Embassy, Rome 1985 - 1988 Deputy Head of Division, German Foreign Office 1988 - 1990 Representation of the Federal State Schleswig-Holstein 1990 - 1994 Head of Cultural Section, German Embassy, Warsaw 1994 - 1998 Head of Division, German Foreign Office, Bonn 1998 - 2002 Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy, Tokyo 2002 - 2006 Head of Mission, German Consulate General, Milano 27 Jul 2006 Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Singapore . . . . . July 2006 FRANCIS SAMUEL KAZUNGU BAYAH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE REPUBLIC OF KENYA BORN: 12 December 1953, Katendewa, Kilifi District AGE: 52 MARITAL STATUS: Married Has four children EDUCATION: Bachelor of Education B.E.D.(Science), University of Nairobi, 1977-1980 Post-Graduate Certificate in Development Economics, University of Michigan, USA CAREER: 1980 District Officer in Laikipie, Turkana, Embu, Marsabi, Machakos, Taita-Taveta and Homa Bay 1991 District Commissioner within Nyanza Rift Valley Provinces 1994 Provincial Commissioner in the Coast, Western, Eastern and Rift Valley provinces Jun 2001 Permanent Secretary, Re-constituted Ministry of Tourism & Information Dec 2001 Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands & Settlement CAREER: (cont'd) 2004 Chairman, Coast Development Authority Aug 2005 to date High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya to the Republic of India and concurrently accredited to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh 27 Jul 2006 High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya to the Republic of Singapore, resident in New Delhi COURSES ATTENDED: Induction, Kenya Institute of Administration, Nairobi, 1981 Para-Military, Administration and Police Training College, Nairobi, 1985 District Focus for Rural Development, Kenya Institute of Administration, 1986 Advanced Public Administration, Kenya Institute of Administration, 1988 Senior Administrator Overseas Tour, (3 months) 1991 . . . . . July 2006 DR EMILE RWAMASIRABO AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA BORN: 19 March 1951, Runyinya Butare AGE: 54 MARITAL STATUS: Married Has three children EDUCATION: Groupe Scolaire, Butare, Rwanda, 1964-1970 Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dakar University, Senegal, 1970-1979 Specialization in General Surgery, Lille University, France, 1979-1984 1st Fellowship (or Higher Specialization) in Urology, Lille University, France, 1 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1985 2nd Fellowship (or Higher Specialization) in Surgical Oncology, Lille Cancer Centre, France, 1 Jan 1986 - 31 Dec 1987 CAREER: 1 Jan 1986 - 31 Dec 1987 Senior Registrar (Chef de Clinique), Department of Surgery, Lille Cancer Centre, France 1 Mar 1988 - 1 Nov 1994 Consultant Urological Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Mulago Teaching Hospital, Kampala, Uganda CAREER: (cont'd) 1 Mar 1988 - 1 Nov 1994 Urology Lecturer, Makerere University Medical School, Uganda 19 Dec 1994 - Jun 1998 Director, Kigali Hospital Centre, Rwanda Apr 1995 - 1998 Lecturer (General Surgical Pathology), Faculty of Medicine Apr 1995 - Oct 2004 Lecturer (Urology), Faculty of Medicine, National University of Rwanda Jun 1998 - Jun 2004 Rector, National University of Rwanda Jun 2004 to date Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to Japan 27 Jul 2006 Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the Republic of Singapore, resident in Tokyo MEMBERSHIP: Chairman, Board of Directors of University Hospital Centre, a consortium of the two National University hospitals, 2000 - Jun 2004 Member, Executive Board of the Association of African Universities, a pan-African association with over 170 African universities, 2001-2005 Member, Executive Board of "Agence Universitaire Francophone", an organisation of over 400 higher education institutions all over the world, 2001-2005 Member, African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI) Governing Council as representative of the Association of African Universities, 2001-2005 Chairman, Rwanda National Examination Council, 2002-2005 MEMBERSHIP: (cont'd) Member, Presidential Council on Social Affairs, Rwanda Scientific Societies Association of Surgeons of Uganda Association of Surgeons of East Africa Pan-African Urological Surgeon's Association Uganda Medical Association Rounder member and First President, Rwanda Medical Association COURSES CONFERENCES ATTENDED: Congresses of the French Association of Surgery, Paris, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 Seminars of Uro-Neprology, Pitie-Salpetriere, University of Paris VI, Paris, 29 Jan 1983 4th Regional Cancerology Conference of Lille, 15 Nov 1986 Meeting of the French Society of Paediatric Oncology, Lille, 25-26 Mar 1987 Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of East African, Lusaka, Zambia, 1994 2nd Biannual Conference of the Pan-African Urological Surgeons of Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, 4-6 Dec 1996 Courses Attended: Advanced course on the treatment of Acute Peritonitis, Paris, 28 Sep 1984 Advanced course on the treatment of genital prolepses, Paris, 28 Sep 1986 COURSES AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED: (CONT'D) Practical training in intra vaginal surgery, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France, 17-28 Mar 1986 9th International course of cancerology, University of Montpellier, France, 9-11 Jun 1987 7th Surgical Seminar on the Management of war wounds, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-21 Apr 1996 REMARKS: Dr Emile Rwamasirabo has presented papers in various congresses and scientific publications. . . . . . 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