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 Delegation of the European Union,
His Excellency Marc Albert Ungeheuer
(b) The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain,
His Excellency Federico Palomera Guez
(c) The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba,
Her Excellency Enna Esther Viant Valdes
(d) The High Commissioner of the Republic of Mozambique,
His Excellency Carlos Agostinho do Rosario
The curricula vitae of His Excellency Marc Albert Ungeheuer, His Excellency Federico Palomera Guez, Her Excellency Enna Esther Viant Valdes and His Excellency Carlos Agostinho do Rosario are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
27 JANUARY 2011
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MARC ALBERT UNGEHEUER
AMBASSADOR
DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
BORN: 19 May 1961, Differdange, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
AGE: 49
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mdm Wilai Umbun; Has three children
EDUCATION: Bachelor in Private and Business Law, University of Besancon, France, 1981-1984
Masters in Business Law and Masters in International and European Law, University of Paris (Sorbonne), 1984-1986
Diploma in International Relations, Institute of Political Science of Paris (IEP), 1986 - 1988
CAREER: 1988 - 1990 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of International Economic Affairs
1990 - 2002 Seconded to the Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the European Union, Brussels
1995 - 1997 Assistant to the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the European Union (Antici Group), Brussels
1997 Chairman of the Asia Working Group during the Luxembourg EU Presidency
1998 - 2002 Deputy Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the European Union, Brussels
2002 - 2007 Ambassador to China, with concurrent accreditation to Viet Nam, Mongolia, Singapore and Lao PDR
Sep 2007 Ambassador to Thailand, with concurrent accreditation to Viet Nam, Singapore, Lao PDR, Malaysia, ASEAN and Indonesia
27 Jan 2011 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
LANGUAGE: Luxembourgish , French, German and English
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FEDERICO PALOMERA GUEZ
AMBASSADOR
KINGDOM OF SPAIN
BORN: 20 November 1951, Madrid, Spain
AGE: 59
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mdm Asa Gim Choi
EDUCATION: Bachelor Degree in Law, Diplomatic School of Madrid, 1973
Master degree in International Studies, Diplomatic School of Madrid
CAREER: 1979 First Secretary, Spanish Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon
1981 First Secretary, Spanish Embassy in Rabat, Morocco
1984 Deputy Chief of Mission, Spanish Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand
1988 Head of Continental Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1989 Cultural Counsellor, Spanish Embassy in Cairo, Egypt
1992 Counsellor of Technical Cooperation, Spanish Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica
1996 Deputy General Consul in New York, USA
1999 Deputy General Director of International Scientific Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2001 Head of Economic Relations for Africa and Middle East, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002 General Consul in Melbourne, Australia
2005 General Consul in Edinburgh, UK
1 Aug 2010 Advisor in the Cabinet of the Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
27 Jan 2011 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
AWARDS: Comendador de la Orden del Merito Civil (Commander of the Order of Civil Merit), 1984
Comendador de la Orden de Isabel la Católica (Commander of the Order of Isabel the Catholic), 1999
LANGUAGES: English, French, German (Spoken only) and Italian (Spoken only)
HOBBIES: Swimming and Writing
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ENNA ESTHER VIANT VALDES
AMBASSADOR
REPUBLIC OF CUBA
(RESIDENT IN JAKARTA)
BORN: 27 July 1957, Havana City
AGE: 53
MARITAL STATUS: Married; Has two daughters
EDUCATION: Bachelor in International Political Relations, Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of International Relations, Havana, Cuba
PhD Graduate, Diplomatic Academy of Moscow, Russia
Studied in Diplomatic Academy of the People's Republic of China
CAREER: 1981 Officer, Asia and Oceania Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cuba
1985 - 1988 Third Secretary, Cuban Embassy, Cambodia
1988 - 1998 Third Secretary, Asia and Oceania Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1998 Cuban Chargé d'Affaires to Cambodia
1998 - 2001 First Secretary, Cuban Embassy, People's Republic of China
2000 Cuban Chargé d'Affaires to Mongolia, with residence in China
2001 - 2004 First Secretary, Asia and Oceania Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2004 - 2008 Cuban Ambassador to Sri Lanka, with concurrent accreditation to Maldives
2008 - 2009 Deputy Director, International Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2009 Official, Asia and Oceania Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2010 Cuban Chargé d'Affaires to Philippines
3 Dec 2010
- to date Ambassador of Cuba to Indonesia
27 Jan 2011 Concurrently Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore (Resident in Jakarta)
LANGUAGES Spanish, English and French
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CARLOS AGOSTINHO DO ROSARIO
HIGH COMMISSIONER
REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
(RESIDENT IN JAKARTA)
BORN: 26 October 1954, Maxixe, Province of Inhambane
AGE: 56
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Verónica Lázaro Lucas; Has three children
EDUCATION: Master of Science (MSc.) in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Imperial College at Wye, University of London
Bachelor in Economics, University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
CAREER: 1987-1994 Governor of Province of Zambezia
1994- Dec 1999 Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
May 2002 - Jul 2009 High Commissioner to the Republic of India
2004 - Jul 2009 Concurrently High Commissioner to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Nov 2009 - to date Ambassador of Mozambique to Indonesia
27 Jan 2011 Concurrently High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore (Resident in Jakarta)
OTHER APPOINTMENTS: 1989-2002 Member of the Central Committee of Frelimo Party
1994 Member of the Mozambican Parliament
2006 - Jul 2009 Dean of the African Heads of Missions accredited to the Republic of India
2008 - Jul 2009 Dean of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Republic of India
LANGUAGES: Portuguese, English, Spanish
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January 2011