The following foreign Head of Mission presented his credentials to President S R Nathan at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of Italy,
His Excellency Anacleto Felicani
The curricula vitae of His Excellency Anacleto Felicani is attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
18 FEBRUARY 2010
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ANACLETO FELICANI
AMBASSADOR
ITALY
BORN: 11 April 1948, Rome
AGE: 61
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mdm Maria Ines Robles. Has 2 children, aged 29 and 31 years old
EDUCATION: Degree in Law, Rome (23 Nov 1970)
CAREER: 1 Sep 1974 - Joined the Diplomatic Service
5 Nov 1974 - Appointed to the office of the Undersecretary of State
8 Mar 1976 - Second Secretary, Embassy of Italy in Santiago, Chile
9 Jan 1979 - Second Secretary, Embassy of Italy in London, United Kingdom
31 Jul 1982 - Appointed to the Directorate General for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
18 Jul 1985 - Counsellor, Immigration and Social Affairs, Embassy of Italy in Caracas, Venezuela
1 Dec 1988 - Counsellor, Italian Permanent Mission to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Brussels
2 Jun 1993 - Appointed to the Directorate General for Economic Affairs, Unità per le Autorizzazioni di Materiali d'Armamento (Unit for Weapons Authorisaton)
4 Nov 1993 - Appointed to the Directorate General for Political Affairs
20 Jul 1997 - Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Embassy of Italy in Muscat, Oman
2 Aug 1999 - Appointed to the office for Diplomatic Affairs, President's Office
23 Jun 2000 - Minister Plenipotentiary
14 Sep 2001 - Deputy Inspector General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
29 Jun 2002 - Ambassador of Italy to Malaysia
13 Dec 2006 - Coordinator for ASEAN Affairs, Directorate General for Asian, Oceania, Pacific and Antarctic Countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
19 Nov 2009 - Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Singapore
18 Feb 2010 - Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
AWARD: Commendatore dell'Ordine al Merito della Republica (Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic), 2005
LANGUAGES: English, French (Spoken and written)
HOBBIES: Golf, Tennis, Learning about the 20th century history of Asia
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February 2010