Presentation of Credentials by His Excellency Thomas Kupfer. Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation (left photo) and His Excellency Tormod Cappelen Endresen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway (right photo). [Photos: MICA] The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation
His Excellency Thomas Kupfer
(b) The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway
His Excellency Tormod Cappelen Endresen
The curriculum vitae of His Excellency Thomas Kupfer and His Excellency Tormod Cappelen Endresen are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
20 SEPTEMBER 2012
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THOMAS KUPFER
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
SWISS CONFEDERATION
BORN: 7 April 1954 in Zurich, Switzerland
AGE: 58
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mrs Fiorella Kupfer Montefiori
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Law, University of Zurich, 1978
Called to the Bar in Zurich, 1981
CAREER:
1983 – 1984 Joined the Diplomatic Service of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern as a Diplomatic Attaché
1984 – 1987 Second Secretary and subsequently First Secretary, Swiss Embassy, Washington, United States of America
1987 Diplomatic Advisor, Political Division I (Europe / North America), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern, Switzerland
1987 – 1991 Personal Assistant to the State Secretary, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern, Switzerland
1991 – 1995 Political and Press Counsellor, Swiss Mission to European Union, Brussels, Belgium
1995 – 2000 Economic Counsellor, Swiss Embassy, Rome, Italy
2000 – 2001 Ambassador for Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva, Switzerland
2001 – 2003 Deputy Director-General, Africa & Middle East Division, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern, Switzerland
2003 – 2004 Secretary-General of the XXVIII International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, Switzerland
2004 – 2008 Ambassador of Switzerland to Colombia
2008 – 2012 Ambassador of Switzerland to the Republic of Korea
20 September 2012 Ambassador of Switzerland to Singapore
LANGUAGES: German, French, Italian, English, Spanish
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September 2012
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TORMOD CAPPELEN ENDRESEN
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
KINGDOM OF NORWAY
BORN: 10 December 1966
AGE: 45
MARITAL STATUS: Single
Has a 16-year-old son
EDUCATION: Law degree (Candidata Juris), University of Oslo, 1987 – 1990
CAREER:
1985 – 1986 Officer’s training, Royal Norwegian Navy
1990 – 1993 Senior Executive Officer, Ministry of Transport and Communication, Norway
1993 – 1994 Diplomatic Trainee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
1995 – 1996 Deputy Judge, Holt District Court, Norway
1996 – 1999 Second Secretary, Mission of Norway to the United Nations, New York, United States of America
1999 – 2000 Adviser, Secretariat of the Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
2000 – 2003 Attorney-at-Law, Wiersholm, Oslo, Norway
January 2003 – August 2003 Adviser, Section for Human Rights and Democracy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
August 2003 – 2004 Assistant Director General, Section for Human Rights and Democracy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
2004 – 2008 Deputy Director General, Section for Human Rights and Democracy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
2008 – 2012 Consul General of Norway to Guangzhou, China
20 September 2012 Ambassador of Norway to Singapore
OTHER APPOINTMENTS: Alternate Board Member, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
LANGUAGES: Norwegian, English
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September 2012