The Ambassador of the Republic of Chile, His Excellency Luis Fernando Danús Charpentier presented his credentials to President S R Nathan at the Istana today.
The curriculum vitae of His Excellency Luis Fernando Danús Charpentier is attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
29 JULY 2010
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LUIS FERNANDO DANÚS CHARPENTIER
AMBASSADOR
REPUBLIC OF CHILE
BORN: 21 October 1954, Antofagasta, Chile
AGE: 55
MARITAL STATUS: Single
EDUCATION: Graduate of the Diplomatic Academy of Chile, 1977
Certificate in Diplomacy with Distinction in International Politics, University of Oxford, 1978 - 1979
Lawyer, Licenciate in Social Studies and Juridical Sciences (Approved with top honours), University of Chile, 1983
CAREER: 1 April 1976 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1979 - 1981 Second Secretary, Embassy of Chile to the United Kingdom
1985 - 1990 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations
1993 - 1994 First Secretary and Consul, Embassy of Chile in New Zealand
1994 - 1996 Counsellor and Consul, Embassy of Chile in Singapore
1996 - 1998 Counsellor, Embassy of Chile in Malaysia
2001 - 2006 Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Chile in Indonesia
CAREER
(Cont'd) 2008 - 2010 Director of Environment, Antarctica and Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
17 June 2010 Ambassador-designate to Republic of Singapore
29 July 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
MEMBERSHIP: Member of the delegation of Chile to six meetings of the International Whaling Commission and three conferences of the parties of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change. Responsible for the conduct of the negotiation in the 6th, 7th and 8th International Meetings for the Establishment of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation and in three informal meetings held within that process
AWARDS/ DECORATION: "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" prize in 1977, awarded to the top graduate of the Diplomatic Academy in each year.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, 30 year Service award
PUBLICATIONS: Has written nine articles on his specialty subjects for the Magazine of the Diplomatic Academy of Chile.
LANGUAGES Indonesian, English and Spanish
INTERESTS Reading and walking
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July 2010