The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President S R Nathan in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria,
His Excellency Boyko Mirchev; and
(b) The Ambassador of the Republic of the Sudan,
His Excellency Dr Suliman Mohammed Mustafa.
The curricula vitae of His Excellency Boyko Mirchev and His Excellency Dr Suliman Mohammed Mustafa are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
27 MARCH 2008
BOYKO MIRCHEV
AMBASSADOR
REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
BORN: 4 May 1958, Sofia
AGE: 49
MARITAL STATUS: Single
EDUCATION: International Relations, Institute of National and World Economy, Sofia, 1979 - 1980
International Relations, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 1980 - 1988
Diplomatic Training, USA, 1991
CAREER: 1988 Trainee Attaché, Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1988 - 1990 Attaché, Embassy of Bulgaria in Kabul, Afghanistan
1990 - 1991 Attaché, Asia Department, Far East Desk Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1991 - 1992 Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of Bulgaria in Seoul, Republic of Korea
CAREER:
(Cont'd) 1992 - 1996 Ambassador of Bulgaria to the Republic of Korea
1997 - 1998 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
1998 - 2000 Country Manager for Bulgaria, Atwoods Richards Inc, New York, USA
2001 - 2006 Director, European Integration Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Aug 2006
to date Ambassador of Bulgaria to the Republic of Indonesia, resident in Jakarta
5 Nov 2007
Ambassador-designate of Bulgaria to Singapore, resident in Jakarta
27 Mar 2008 Ambassador of Bulgaria to Singapore, resident in Jakarta
LANGUAGES: English, French, Russian, Chinese, Serbo-Croatian
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DR SULIMAN MOHAMMED MUSTAFA
AMBASSADOR
REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN
BORN: 1 January 1952, Omdurman, Sudan
AGE: 55
MARITAL
STATUS: Married to Mdm Insaf Saied Hassan
Has two sons
EDUCATION: BA (Hons), Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum, Sudan, Sep 1976
Diploma d'Etudes Approfondies (DEA), University of Sorbonne, Paris, France, Oct 1998
Doctorate, University of Sorbonne, Paris IV, France, May 1991
CAREER:
May 1977 Assistant Director, West Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sep 1977 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sudan, Djibouti
Jul 1980 - Jan 1984 Political Counsellor, Embassy of Sudan, Washington D.C., USA
Feb 1984 - Jul 1984 Assistant Director, Department of International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
CAREER:
(Cont'd) Jul 1984 - May 1985 Assistant Director, Office of the President of the Republic
Jul 1985 - Jul 1987 Assistant Director, Ministerial Executive Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur, Foreign Minister's Consultative Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur, Political Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jul 1987 - Jul 1991 Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of Sudan, Paris
Acting Deputy Permanent Representative of Sudan to UNESCO, Paris, France
Aug 1991 - Dec 1991 Acting Director, West Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jan 1992 - Oct 1992 Assistant Director, Foreign Minister's Executive Office
Dec 1992 - Feb 1994 Political and Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of Sudan, London, United Kingdom
Feb 1994 - Jul 1996 Consul-General, New York, United States
Assistant Permanent Representative, Sudan's Mission to the UN in New York
Jul 1996 - May 1999 Deputy Director, Foreign Minister's Executive Officer
CAREER:
(Cont'd) May 1999 - Mar 2001 Department of Political Affairs, Office of the President of the Republic
Mar 2001 - Jun 2005 Ambassador of Sudan to the Central African Republic
Ambassador of Sudan to the Republic of Gabon (Non-Resident)
18 Jun 2005 - 2007 Director, Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sep 2007
to date
Ambassador of Sudan to the Republic of Indonesia, resident in Jakarta
14 Dec 2007
Ambassador-designate of Sudan to Singapore, resident in Jakarta
27 Mar 2008 Ambassador of Sudan to Singapore, resident in Jakarta
OTHER
APPOINTMENTS: Honorary Life Member, Non-smokers International, Washington D.C., USA
Member, French Society for Sudanese Studies, Paris France
Honorary Member, New Jersey World Trade Council, New Jersey, USA
Associate Professor:
• Elnilain University, Graduate College, Khartoum, Sudan;
• University of Juba, CPDS, Khartoum, Sudan;
• National Center for Diplomatic Studies, MFA, Khartoum, Sudan;
• High Institute for Banking Studies, Khartoum, Sudan
DECORATIONS: Order of Merit - Commandeur, Central African Republic, 18 Jun 2005
LANGUAGES: Arabic, English and French
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March 2008