MFA Press Statement: Foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today

BORN:

27 May 1977

AGE:

36

MARITAL STATUS:

Single

EDUCATION:

Programme in English, University of South Carolina, 1998

B.A., Economics, Catholic University of Ecuador, 2004

Programme in English, University of North Carolina, 2007

M.A., Public Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 2011

CAREER:

2001 - 2002

Planning Consultant, Municipality of Quito

2002 - 2005

Consultant, Esquel Foundation Ecuador

2005 - 2006

Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Economy and Finance

2007 - 2008

Advisor to the Minister; President of the Sovereign Energy Plan; Member of the Technical Board of the Ecuadorian Sovereign Fund for Energy Investments, Ministry of Oil and Mines

2009

Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Industry and Productivity

2010

Consultant, Ministry of Production, Employment, and Competitiveness

2011 – Feb 2013

Chargé d'Affaires a.i. and Minister, Embassy of Ecuador in Singapore

27 Jun 2013

Ambassador to Singapore

LANGUAGES:

English, Spanish

BORN:

29 April 1957, Bondoukou, Cote d’Ivoire

AGE:

56

MARITAL STATUS:

Married with 5 children

EDUCATION:

Currently pursuing PhD in Administration Management, St Kliment University of Sofia (Bulgaria) and  Ignatius University of New York (USA)

Masters degree in Administration Management, St Kliment University of Sofia (Bulgaria) and  Ignatius University of New York (USA), 2004

Higher Diploma (Major in Diplomacy), National School of Public Administration, Burkina Faso, 1994

Faculty of Law, University of Burkina Faso, 1979

Diploma (Major in Philosophy and Art), High School in Burkina Faso, 1978

CAREER:

1984 - 1991

First Secretary, Embassy of Burkina Faso in Havana, Cuba

1991

Officer in charge of Asia, Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation

1994 - 2000

Member, Twinning Committee in charge of financial matters, the City of Pouytenga, Burkina Faso

1995 - 1997

Chief of Service for Europe, America and Oceania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation

1997 - 2000

Director of Bilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation

2000 - 2006

First Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso to the United Nations, New York

2007

Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso to the United Nations, New York

2008 - Nov 2011

Director-General of Bilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation

Mar 2012 to date

Ambassador to Japan

27 Jun 2013

Ambassador to Singapore

LANGUAGES:

English, French, Spanish

BORN:

18 September 1960, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

AGE:

52

MARITAL STATUS:

Married to Vishvjit Singh on 8 May 1989

EDUCATION:

Tara Hall Convent, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

MA (Economics and Law) Himachal University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 

CAREER:

1985

Joined the Indian Foreign Service

Dec 1986 - Mar 1989

Third Secretary, Embassy of India in Madrid, Spain

Apr 1989 -

Dec 1999

Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Director, Pakistan, Afghanistan & Iran Division, Ministry of External Affairs

Jan - Jun 2000

Director, UN Division, Ministry of External Affairs

Jun 2000 -

Jul 2003

Counsellor (covering 2^nd Committee), Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York

Sep 2003 - Nov 2005

Counsellor, Embassy of India in Kabul, Afghanistan

Feb 2006 - Aug 2007

Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India in Madrid, Spain

Aug 2007 - Aug 2012

Joint Secretary and Social Secretary to the President of India

Sep 2012

Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat

27 Jun 2013

High Commissioner to Singapore

LANGUAGES:

Hindi, Spanish and French

Name

Haji Awang Saifulbahri bin Haji Awang Mansor

BORN:

10 June 1965

AGE:

48

MARITAL

STATUS:

Married to Pengiran Dayangku Hajah Saadiah bte Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Muda Haji Hashim

Three children

EDUCATION:

1988

BSc Computer Science

University of Keele, United Kingdom

1990

MSc Database and Information Systems

University of London, United Kingdom

CAREER:

1990 - 1993

Investment Officer, Brunei Investment Agency

1990 - 1997

Executive Officer, International Bank of Brunei Berhad (IBB) (later renamed Islamic Bank of Brunei Berhad)

1993 - 1997

Deputy Managing Director and Corporate Secretary, Takaful IBB Berhad

1997 - 1998

Officer, Economic Planning and Development Department, Ministry of Finance

1998 - 2008

Assistant Managing Director, Brunei Investment Agency

2008 - 2009

Director of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Communications

2009 - 2010

Deputy Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office

2010 - 2012

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence

2012 - 2013

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health

27 Jun 2013

High Commissioner to Singapore

BORN:

17 August 1955

AGE:

57

MARITAL STATUS:

Married to Mdm Jeong Ki-Ae

Has one son and one daughter

EDUCATION:

BA in Political Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, February 1978

Master of International Public Policy, The School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), the John Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA, May 1983

MA in Political Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, August 1984

Visiting Fellow, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan,

1990-92

PhD in International Studies, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea, February 2012

CAREER:

May 1979

Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination

Jul 1979

Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

Sep 1984

Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Stockholm, Sweden

Nov 1992

First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Tokyo, Japan

Feb 1996

Director, Disarmament and Nuclear Energy Division, MOFA

Dec 1997

Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Cairo, Egypt

Aug 2000

Director-General, National Security Council Secretariat

Jan 2001

Senior Coordinator for Information Analysis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)

Jul 2001

Deputy Director-General for Policy Planning, MOFAT

Dec 2002

Minister, Embassy of the Republic of Korea and Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the International Organizations in Vienna, Austria

Jan – Dec

2005

Chairman of General Working Group, Wassenaar Arrangement

Mar 2005

Special Advisor, Office of Planning for Light Water Reactor Project, Seoul, Republic of Korea,

Feb 2006

Principal Secretary to the Speaker of the National Assembly

Dec 2006

Dean of Education and Training, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), MOFAT

Sep 2008

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Hungary

Sep 2011 - 2013

Ambassador for International Relations to the Seoul Metropolitan Government

27 Jun 2013

Ambassador to Singapore

AWARDS:

Commander’s Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, August 2011

Bronze Degree of the Pro Scientia Hungarica Medal, Hungarian Academy of Science

LANGUAGES:

Korean, English, Japanese