MFA Press Statement: Appointment of Singapore’s Honorary Consul-General in Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Government of the Republic of Singapore, with the provisional accreditation of the Government of the Argentine Republic, has appointed Mr Jorge E Estrada Mora as Singapore’s Honorary Consul-General in Buenos Aires, Argentina with jurisdiction over Argentina.

Mr Estrada is the President of JEMPSA S.A., an Argentine film production company. Trained as a geophysicist, Mr Estrada is a prominent businessman with interests in a variety of fields including oil and gas, finance and entertainment. He is the founding shareholder and director of Houston-based offshore oil-driller Vantage Drilling Company, an investor and member of the Board of Advisors of private equity firm DLJ South American Partners, President of PluralJempsa media company, and Director of SANTILLANA, the largest Spanish language text book publisher.

The contact details of the Singapore Consulate-General in Buenos Aires are as follows:

Address : JEMPSA S.A.
Marcelo T. de Alvear 636- 6th Floor
(1058) Buenos Aires
Argentina
Office Hours : Monday to Friday
from 10 am to 5 pm
Telephone : 001-54-11-4312 6865
Fax : 001-54-11-4312 6866
E-mail : hcg_argentina@sgmfa.gov.sg
Emergency Mobile Number : +54-9-11-3068 4648
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
15 MAY 2012
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MR JORGE ELIECER ESTRADA MORA
HONORARY CONSUL-GENERAL OF SINGAPORE
IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

Date of Birth: August 15, 1947

Marital Status: Married

Education: San Jose High School in Medellin, Colombia

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virgina, USA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts (Ph.D candidate)

Present Position/
Profession: President of JEMPSA SA

Career: 1970 - 1971 Professor of Geophysics, National University of Colombia in Medellin

1971 - 1974 Vice President (Latin America), Exploration Division, Geosource Inc.

1983 - 1985 President, Worldwide Drilling Division, Geosource Inc.

1993 - 2005 Director, Pride International

1994 - 1998 Director, Production Operators Inc.

1994 - 1999 Director, Wood Group International

1995 - present President, Nancaj and Analyn Inc.

1998 - present President, Inversiones JR Inc.

2005 - present Owner, La Union

2006 - present Founder & Director, Vantage Drilling Company

2008 - present President, PluralJempsa

2008 - present President, Nostalgie Inc.

2009 - present President, Velvet Symphony

Other Appointments: Society of Exploration Geophysicists (from 1974)

Trustee, Washington & Lee University (1995 - 2003)

Vice President, Lincoln American School of Buenos Aires (from 1997)

Member, Clinton Global Initiative (from 2005)

Board of Advisors, DLJ South American Partners (from 2008)

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