The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President S R Nathan in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See, His Excellency Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli
(b) The High Commissioner of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas Her Excellency Elma Campbell
The curricula vitae of His Excellency Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli and Her Excellency Elma Campbell are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
31 MARCH 2011
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ARCHBISHOP LEOPOLDO GIRELLI
APOSTOLIC NUNCIO
HOLY SEE
BORN: 13 March 1953, in Predore, Bergamo, Italy
AGE: 58
EDUCATION: Licensed in Canon Law, 1986
Doctorate in Theology, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome, 1987
CAREER: Jun 1978 Ordained Priest for the Diocese of Bergamo (Italy)
Jul 1987 Attaché at the Apostolic Nunciature in Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
May 1991 Secretary at the Apostolic Nunciature in New Zealand
Jan 1993 Official at the Secretariat of State, Holy See
Jan 2002 Counsellor at the Apostolic Nunciature in the United States of America
Apr 2006 Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, with concurrent accreditation to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
31 Mar 2011 - to date Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore
LANGUAGES: English, French and Italian
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ELMA CAMPBELL
HIGH COMMISSIONER
COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
(RESIDENT IN BEIJING)
BORN: 22 March 1955, Nassau, Bahamas
AGE: 56
EDUCATION: Degree in Language and Linguistics, University of Grenoble, France, 1972-1975
Master of Science in Education, University of Miami, 1977-1979
Called to the Bahamas Bar, August 1984
CAREER: 1975-1980 Teacher
1978-1979 Translator/Interpreter, Trade Development Bank
1980-1985 Owner of Bakery
1984-1985 Lawyer, Higgs & Johnson Chambers
1985 Acting Stipendiary & Circuit Magistrate
1985-2007 Private Practice
2007-2008 Minister of State for Immigration, Ministry of National Security
Senator, Government of The Bahamas
19 Sep 2008 to date Ambassador of The Bahamas to the People's Republic of China
7 Jun 2010 to date Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines (Resident in Beijing)
31 Mar 2011 to date High Commissioner of The Bahamas to the Republic of Singapore (Resident in Beijing)
INTERESTS: Cooking, Reading, Sewing, Swimming
LANGUAGES: English and French
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March 2011