The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President S R Nathan in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda, Her Excellency Jeanine Kambanda
(b) The High Commissioner of New Zealand, His Excellency Peter William Hamilton
(c) The Ambassador of Ireland, His Excellency Joseph Hayes
(d) The Ambassador of Ukraine, His Excellency Pavlo Sultansky
(e) The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, His Excellency Ole Harald Lisborg
(f) The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden, His Excellency Ingemar Dolfe
The curricula vitae of Her Excellency Jeanine Kambanda, His Excellency Peter William Hamilton, His Excellency Joseph Hayes, His Excellency Pavlo Sultansky, His Excellency Ole Harald Lisborg and His Excellency Ingemar Dolfe are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
30 SEPTEMBER 2010
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JEANINE KAMBANDA
HIGH COMMISSIONER
REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
BORN:
21 January 1969, Ngozi, Burundi
AGE:
41
MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Mr Janvier Zimulinda
Has two daughters (aged 10 and 11)
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, University of Eastern Africa (1993)
Masters in Business Administration, United States International University of Africa (1995)
CAREER:
1996 - 1997 Administrative and Finance Officer, Rwanda Development Organisation
1997 - 1999 National Program for Social Action
1999 - 2001 Executive Secretary, PRO-FEMMES / TWESE HAMWE (Collective platform of associations against the discrimination of women)
2001 - 2005 Assistant Human Resources Manager, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Rwanda
2005 - 2010 First Counsellor, Embassy of Rwanda in Brussels, Belgium
9 Jul 2010 High Commissioner-designate to the Republic of Singapore
30 Sep 2010 High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore
LANGUAGES:
French, English, Kinyarwanda, Swahili (Spoken and Written)
HOBBIES :
Music, Community involvement, Sports
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September 2010
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PETER WILLIAM HAMILTON
HIGH COMMISSIONER
NEW ZEALAND
BORN:
28 June 1951
AGE:
58
MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Lamai Wade
EDUCATION:
Hamilton Boys High School, Hamilton (1964 - 1968)
Master of Arts (First Class Honours), University of Auckland (1970 - 1974)
Diploma of Teaching, Auckland Secondary Teachers College (1974)
German Academic Exchange Scholarship, University of Wuerzburg, Germany (1975 - 1976)
CAREER:
1977 Defence Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
1978 Policy Officer, European Division, MFA
1979 Policy Officer, Pacific Division, MFA
1980 - 1982 Second Secretary, New Zealand High Commission, Suva
1983 - 1984 Policy Officer, Economic Division
1984 -1985 Foreign Policy Adviser, Prime Minister's Department
1985 - 1989 First Secretary, New Zealand High Commission, Ottawa
1989 - 1990 Senior Policy Officer, Multilateral Trade Division, MFA
1991 - 1994 Deputy Permanent Representative, New Zealand Permanent Mission, Geneva
1995 - 1996 Deputy Director, South/Southeast Asia Division, MFA
1996 - 1999 High Commissioner to Samoa
1999 - 2002 Director, Trade and Economic Analysis Division; Chief Negotiator for bilateral trade agreements (Singapore, Hong Kong, PACER)
2003 - 2006 Ambassador to Germany (concurrently accredited to Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Switzerland and Poland)
2006 - mid-2008 Deputy Secretary, Corporate Affairs and Europe, MFAT
2008 - May 2010 Deputy Secretary for Programme 4 (Europe, Middle East and Africa, Human Resources, Organisational Planning and Performance), MFAT
3 May 2010 High Commissioner-designate to the Republic of Singapore
30 Sep 2010 High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore
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September 2010
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JOSEPH HAYES
AMBASSADOR
IRELAND
BORN:
8 June 1949
AGE:
61
MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Mrs Deirdre Hayes
Has 4 Children
EDUCATION:
BA, University College Dublin (1970)
Barrister-at-Law - Kings Inn (1972)
CAREER:
Sep 1972 Third Secretary at Foreign Affairs
Mar 1973 Third Secretary at Foreign Affairs (Private Secretary to Minister)
Nov 1974 Third Secretary at Embassy of Ireland, Bonn
Sep 1976 First Secretary at Embassy of Ireland, Bonn
Sep 1978 First Secretary at Foreign Affairs (Legal Division)
Apr 1982 First Secretary at Embassy of Ireland, Moscow
Jul 1986 First Secretary at Foreign Affairs (Political Division)
Sep 1988 First Secretary at Foreign Affairs (Press Section)
Sep 1989 Counsellor at Embassy of Ireland, London
Sep 1994 Counsellor at Foreign Affairs (Press Section)
Nov 1995 Ambassador to China (and to Cambodia and Mongolia)
Sep 1999 Assistant Secretary at Foreign Affairs (Asia Strategy)
Aug 2001 Ambassador to Czech Republic (and to Ukraine)
Sep 2005 Assistant Secretary, Joint Secretary (North/South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat, Armagh)
Sep 2006 Ambassador to Denmark (and to Iceland)
23 Apr 2010 Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Singapore
30 Sep 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
LANGUAGE:
English, German, Russian.
HOBBIES:
Bridge
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September 2010
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PAVLO SULTANSKY
AMBASSADOR
UKRAINE
BORN:
3 January 1957, Kharkiv region, Ukraine
AGE:
53
MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Madam Liubov Fedotova
Has three sons
EDUCATION:
College of Afro-Asia Studies, Moscow State University, 1977-1983
CAREER:
1975 - 1977 Obligatory border guard service
1984 - 1987 Teacher of Chinese language
1988 - 1992 Expert on International Commerce (public and private sectors)
1992 - 1994 Desk Officer for Asia-Pacific Region, Bilateral Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
1994 - 1995 First Secretary, Embassy of Ukraine in Japan
1995 - 1998 Head of Division, Department for Planning and Political Analysis
Deputy Director, Department for European and Trans-Atlantic Integration
Deputy Director, Department of Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
1998 - 2000 Charge d'Affaires a.i. and Minister, Embassy of Ukraine, People's Republic of China
2000 - 2003 Deputy Director, then Director, European Union Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
2003 - 2008 Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Concurrently accredited to Cambodia
3 Sep 2008 Director General, Department of Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
14 Jul 2010 Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Singapore
30 Sep 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
LANGUAGES:
Ukrainian, English, Russian and Chinese
HOBBIES:
Tennis and Landscape Design
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September 2010
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OLE HARALD LISBORG
AMBASSADOR
KINDGOM OF DENMARK
BORN:
29 January 1948, Denmark
AGE:
62
MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Mdm Else Nepper-Christensen
Has two daughters
EDUCATION:
Master of Science in Economics, University of Copenhagen
CAREER:
1973 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1980 First Secretary, Danish Embassy in Bonn, Germany
1983 Deputy Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1988 Counsellor, Danish Representation at the European Communities in Brussels
1993 Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1999 Ambassador to Latvia
2003 Ambassador to Romania
2006 Ambassador to Luxembourg
23 Apr 2010 Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Singapore
30 Sep 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
LANGUAGES:
English, German and French
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September 2010
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INGEMAR DOLFE
AMBASSADOR
KINGDOM OF SWEDEN
BORN:
28 August 1960
AGE:
49
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
Has two children
EDUCATION:
Law Degree, University of Lund, Sweden (1986)
LLM International Law, American University, Washington D.C.(1988)
CAREER:
1988 - 1990 Desk Officer, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1990 - 1992 Second Secretary, Embassy of Sweden in Sofia
1992 - 1995 Second Secretary, Embassy of Sweden in The Hague
1995 - 1999 First Secretary, Department for Global Security (UN Affairs), Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1999 - 2003 Counsellor, Swedish delegation to OSCE in Vienna
2003 - 2007 Minister and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden in London
2007 - 2010 Director, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
31 Mar 2010 Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Singapore
30 Sep 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
LANGUAGE:
English, German and French (working knowledge)
HOBBIES:
Sports, Running
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September 2010