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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
His Excellency Jong Song Il;
(b) The High Commissioner of Australia,
His Excellency Doug Chester;
(c) The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain,
His Excellency Adel Yousif Sater; and
(d) The Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic,
His Excellency Kadyrbek Sarbaev.
The curricula vitae of His Excellency Jong Song Il, His Excellency Doug Chester, His Excellency Adel Yousif Sater and His Excellency Kadyrbek Sarbaev are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
30 OCTOBER 2008
JONG SONG IL
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
BORN: 8 December 1962
AGE: 46
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mdm Pak Ok Ran
Has two sons
EDUCATION: Graduated from Kim Il Song University in foreign language studies, Mar 1984
CAREER: 1984 - 1986 Officer, Asia Department of the Ministry Foreign Affairs
1986 - 1991 Third Secretary, Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Singapore
1991- 2008 Division Director and Deputy Director-General of the International Organisations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
29 Sep 2008
Ambassador-designate of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to Singapore
30 Oct 2008 Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to Singapore
AWARDS/
DECORATIONS: Two 1st Class, three 2nd Class and one 3rd Class State Merit Medals
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October 2008
DOUG CHESTER
HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE
AUSTRALIA
BORN: 24 November 1952 in Bairnsdale, Victoria
AGE: 56
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Lynette Chester.
They have two adult children, a son and a daughter.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science (Hons)
Australian National University (ANU)
CAREER: 1979 Joined the Australian Public Service
1979 -
1990 Australian Patent, Trade Mark and Design Office, Department of Trade (which merged to become the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade [DFAT] in 1987)
1990 -
1992 Services, Trade and Negotiations Section, DFAT
1992 -
1994
Director, Intellectual Property Section, DFAT
CAREER
(cont'd)
1994 -
1996
Counsellor, Australian Embassy in Washington
1996 -
1997 Assistant Secretary, WTO Branch, DFAT
1997 -
1999 Assistant Secretary, Staffing Branch, DFAT
1999 -
2000 Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam
2001 -
2003 First Assistant Secretary, Corporate Management Division, DFAT
2003-
2008 Deputy Secretary, Ambassador for APEC, DFAT
4 Jun 2008
High Commissioner-designate of Australia to Singapore
30 Oct 2008 High Commissioner of Australia to Singapore
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October 2008
ADEL YOUSIF SATER
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
BORN: 25 September 1954
AGE: 54
MARITAL
STATUS:
Married to Layla Aziz Mohamed Albalushi
Has 4 children
EDUCATION: 1975 Bachelor of Science in Economics
Alexandria University, Egypt
CAREER:
1975 - 1980 Political Directorate
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1980 - 1985 Consul-General,
Consulate-General of Bahrain
Montreal, Canada
1985 - 1988 Economic Directorate
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1988 - 1993 Permanent Mission of Bahrain to the UN Office in Geneva, Switzerland
(1990 - 1991: Charge d'Affaires a.i.)
1993 - 2000 Embassy of Bahrain to the United Kingdom
(1995 - 1996: Charge d'Affaires a.i.)
2000 Office of the Under-Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
CAREER:
(cont'd) 2001 - 2007 Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Federal Republic of Germany
2003 - 2007 Non-Resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Republic of Poland
2005 - 2007 Non-Resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the
Republic of Hungary
2005 - 2007 Non-Resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the
Principality of Liechtenstein
Jul 2008 -
to date
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Kingdom of Thailand, resident in Bangkok
4 Aug 2008
Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Singapore, resident in Bangkok
30 Oct 2008 Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Singapore, resident in Bangkok
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October 2008
KADYRBEK SARBAEV
AMBASSADOR OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
SINGAPORE
BORN: 9 December 1966, Frunze (Kyrgyzstan)
AGE: 42
MARITAL
STATUS: Married to Mrs Gulnara Sarbava
Has two children
EDUCATION: Sinology Faculty of the Far-Eastern State University (USSR)
CAREER: 1992 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
1993-1996 Third Secretary and Second Secretary, Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic, People's Republic of China
1996-1997 First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
May 1997 Deputy Head, Office of the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic
1997-1999 Director of the Department of Eastern States, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
2000 Counsellor, Embassy of Kyrgyz Republic, Federal Republic of Germany
CAREER
(cont'd): 2001-2003 Counsellor, Embassy of Kyrgyz Republic, People's Republic of China
2003 Director of the Department of Eastern States, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
Mar 2004 -Sep 2005 National Coordinator of the Kyrgyz Republic for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, with the rank of Deputy Minister
Apr 2005 -Aug 2007 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
Aug 2007 -
to date
Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the People's Republic of China, resident in Beijing
23 Jan 2008
Ambassador-designate of the Kyrgyz Republic to Singapore, resident in Beijing
30 Oct 2008 Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Singapore, Resident in Beijing
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October 2008