[Photo: MICA]
From left: Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Her Excellency Angelika Viets, Ambassador of the Republic of Finland His Excellency Ari Olavi Heikkinen and Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary His Excellency Csaba Attila Farago presenting their credentials to President Tony Tan
The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Tony Tan in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
Her Excellency Angelika Viets
(b) The Ambassador of the Republic of Finland
His Excellency Ari Olavi Heikkinen
(c) The Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary
His Excellency Csaba Attila Farago
The curricula vitae of Her Excellency Angelika Viets, His Excellency Ari Olavi Heikkinen and His Excellency Csaba Attila Farago are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
29 SEPTEMBER 2011
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ANGELIKA VIETS
AMBASSADOR
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
EDUCATION:
Abitur (High school diploma), 1971
University Studies of American, English and Romance languages and literature, 1971- 1977
Academic year in France, DAAD scholarship (German Academic Exchange Service) in the USA, 1973 - 1975
Master of Arts, 1977
CAREER:
1977 - 1979 Lecturer for the Academic Exchange Service at Gilan University Rasht, Iran
1979 - 1981 Lecturer for German Academic Exchange Service at Tongji University, Shanghai
1981 - 1984 Studies and teaching assignment in Osaka
1985 - 1987 Studies at the Diplomatic Academy of Federal Foreign Office
1987 Graduation at Academy of Federal Foreign Office German
1987 - 1990 German Embassy in Tokyo
1990 - 1994 Federal Foreign Office
1994- 1997 German Embassy in Madrid
1997 - 2000 German Embassy in Beijing
2000 - 2002 Deputy Director of the Diplomatic Academy of the Federal Foreign Office
2002 - 2006 General Secretary of Japanese-German Centre in Berlin
Since 2006 Head of Division, Federal Foreign Office
1 Jul 2008 - to 2011 Head Of Division, International Academic Exchange, Federal Foreign Office
29 September 2011 Ambassador to Singapore
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ARI OLAVI HEIKKINEN
AMBASSADOR
REPUBLIC OF FINLAND
BORN: 24 May 1964, Helsinki
AGE: 46
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mrs Mariikka Heikkinen
They have three daughters
EDUCATION:
M Sc (Political Science and International Law), University of Helsinki, 1987
CAREER:
1987 Researcher, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
1987 Entered Foreign Service
1988 Attaché, Political Department, Arms Control and Security Policy,
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1989 Attaché, Consulate General of Finland, Leningrad
1989 - 1990 Third Secretary, Department of Economic Relations, EEC/EFTA,
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1990 - 1992 Second Secretary, Embassy of Finland, Tehran
1992 - 1994 First Secretary, Embassy of Finland, Washington D C
1994 - 1995 First Secretary, Political Department, Russian and Eastern
European Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1995 - 1995 Counsellor
1995 - 1998 Counsellor, Head of Political Department, Embassy of Finland,
Moscow
1998 - 2001 Director, Eastern Division, Unit for Northern Dimension, Ministry
for Foreign Affairs
2001 - 2004 Director, Eastern Division, Unit for Russia, Ministry for Foreign
Affairs
2004 - 2007 Deputy Head of Mission, Minister, Embassy of Finland, London
2007 - 2010 Roving Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and
Montenegro, (resident in Helsinki)
29 September 2011 Ambassador to Singapore
PUBLICATIONS:
Finland and Disarmament, 1982 - 1987 (ed.)
Articles on Foreign and Security Policy and Economic Affairs
AWARDS: Order of the Lion (First Class)
LANGUAGES: Finnish, Swedish, English, German, Russian, Spanish & French
HOBBIES: History, Hunting & Sports
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CSABA ATTILA FARAGÓ
AMBASSADOR
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY
BORN: 27 February 1956, Gödöllõ, Hungary
AGE: 55
MARITAL STATUS: Married
Has two daughters and two sons
EDUCATION:
Gödöllõ University of Agricultural Studies (GATE), Agricultural Engineer
Gödöllõ University of Agricultural Studies (GATE), Foreign Economic Relations Specialist Engineer
Ministry of Foreign Trade, Foreign International Trader
Scientific Degree from Szetn lstván University (Associate Professor)
CAREER:
1980 Scholarship in Cuba
1980 - 1981 Employee at Department of the Interior
1982 Concierge at Pannónia Szálloda és Vendéglátó Co.
1982 - 1984 Group Leader at Fóvárosi Ingatlankczeló Mûszaki Co.
1984 - 1986 Head of Department at Ganz Árammérö Factory
1986 - 1997 Engineer at Mirköz Association
1987 - 1988 Service Manager at Közmu és Mélyépítö Co.
1988 Technological Designer at Gyár - és Gépszerclö Co.
1988 - 1989 Consultant at Információtechnikai Co.
1989 Consultant at Prodexin Foreign Trade Co.
1989 - 1990 Export - Import Head of Department at Mátra Dekor Association
1990 Foreign Trade Director at Mitronix Export -Import Ltd
1990 - 1991 Marketing Director at Klapka Ltd
1993 - 1997 Part-owner, Financial Advice at M & F Ltd
1994 - 2009 Part-owner, Real Estate Development Financial advice at Imperial Film Ltd
1998 - 2002 President - CEO at Hungarian Privatization State Co.
2001 - 2002 Chairman of the board at Dunaferr Co.
2007 - 2008 Presidential Advisor at Hungarian Foreign Trade Bank
2010 Chairman of the board, Hungarian Power Company
29 September 2011 Ambassador to Singapore
LANGUAGES: Spanish, English and German
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September 2011