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 Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Her Excellency Viengsavanh Sipraseuth
(b) The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey,
His Excellency Hakki Taner Seben
The curricula vitae of Her Excellency Viengsavanh Sipraseuth and His Excellency Hakki Taner Seben are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
24 NOVEMBER 2011
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VIENGSAVANH SIPRASEUTH
AMBASSADOR
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
BORN: 28 August 1960, Vientiane
AGE: 51
MARITAL STATUS: Married with one daughter
EDUCATION: 1977-1983 BA and MA in External Economic Relations, Institute of International Relations, Moscow
1991-1992 Studied English in University of Canberra, Australia
1992-1993 Diploma in Management, Institute of Technology, Canberra, Australia
CAREER: 1984-1991 Desk Officer, Department of Asia, Pacific and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
1993-1994 Expert, Department of Asia, Pacific and Africa, MFA
1995-1999 Second Secretary, Embassy of the Lao PDR to Thailand
2000-2002 Deputy Director, United Nations Division, International Organizations Department, MFA
2003-2008 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Lao PDR to the United Nations, New York
2008-2009 Director, United Nations Political and Security Affairs Division, International Organizations Department, MFA
2010-2011 Deputy Director General, International Organizations Department, MFA
24 Nov 2011 Ambassador to Singapore
LANGUAGES: English, Russian and Vietnamese
HOBBIES: Gymnastics, Reading
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November 2011
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HAKKI TANER SEBEN
AMBASSADOR
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
BORN: 14 May 1954, Erzurum, Turkey
AGE: 57
MARITAL STATUS: Married
EDUCATION: Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, 1976
CAREER: 1977 Assistant Inspector, Ministry of Social Security
1977 - 1978 Attaché and Third Secretary respectively at the Department for Administrative Affairs and Department for Multilateral Political Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1978 - 1979 Military Service
1979 Second Secretary at the Department for Multilateral Political Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1980 - 1983 Second Secretary and First Secretary, Embassy of Turkey in Jakarta, Indonesia
1983 - 1985 Consul, Consulate General of Turkey in Los Angeles, USA
CAREER: (Cont'd) 1985 - 1987 First Secretary at the Department of Intelligence and Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1987 - 1991 First Secretary and Counsellor, Embassy of Turkey in Copenhagen, Denmark
1991 - 1992 Chief of Section at the Department for Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1992 - 1993 Chief of Section at the Department for the EFTA Countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1993 - 1997 First Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Representation of Turkey to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France
1997 Head of Department for Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1997 - 2001 Head of Department for Balkans, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2001 - 2004 Deputy Director General for Eastern Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2004 - 2008 Ambassador to Kazakhstan
2008 - 2011 Head of Strategy Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
24 Nov 2011 Ambassador to Singapore
LANGUAGES: English
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November 2011