MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 22 July 2013

MFA22072013_PeruThe Ambassador of the Republic of Peru His Excellency Manuel Gerardo Talavera Espinar presented his credentials to President Tony Tan at the Istana today. [Photo: MCI]
 


MFA22072013_MexicoThe Ambassador of the United Mexican States His Excellency Rogelio Granguillhome Morfin presented his credentials to President Tony Tan at the Istana today. [Photo: MCI]
 

MFA22072013_GabonThe Ambassador of the Gabonese Republic His Excellency Jean-Robert Goulongana presented his credentials to President Tony Tan at the Istana today. [Photo: MCI]
 

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 Republic of Peru

        His Excellency Manuel Gerardo Talavera Espinar

(b)   The Ambassador of the United Mexican States

        His Excellency Rogelio Granguillhome Morfin

       

(c)   The Ambassador of the Gabonese Republic

        His Excellency Jean-Robert Goulongana

         

Their curricula vitae are attached.        

  

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

22 JULY 2013


HE MANUEL GERARDO TALAVERA ESPINAR

AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

REPUBLIC OF PERU

BORN:

1 May 1959

 

 

 

 

AGE:

54

 

 

 

 

MARITAL STATUS:

Married to Mdm Heidy Elizabeth Calonge García

Has one daughter and one son

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

B.A., Social Sciences (Economics), Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, 1995

CAREER:

1984 – 1985

Third Secretary, Directorate of Documentation and Information, Ministry of External Relations (RREE)

 

 

 

 

1985

Third Secretary, Sub-secretariat of Economic Affairs and Integration, RREE

 

 

 

 

1985

Third Secretary, Department of Information and Trade Promotion, RREE

 

 

 

 

1985

Third Secretary, Office of the Minister, RREE

 

 

 

 

1987 – 1989

Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Peru to the UN, New York

 

 

 

 

1989 – 1992  

Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Peru to the UN, New York

 

 

 

 

1992 – 1993

First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Peru to the UN, New York

 

 

 

 

1993 – 1995

First Secretary, United Nations Directorate, RREE

 

 

 

 

1995 – 1996

First Secretary, Embassy of Peru in Ecuador

 

 

 

 

1996 – 2000

Counsellor, Embassy of Peru in Ecuador

 

 

 

 

2000

Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Peru in Ecuador

 

 

 

 

2000 – 2002

Minister-Counsellor, Assistant Director of United Nations and Multilateral Political Matters, RREE

 

 

 

 

2002 – 2005

Director of the Office of the Minister, RREE

 

 

 

 

2005 – 2007

Minister & Consul-General, Embassy of Peru in Washington DC

 

 

 

2007 – 2010

Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Peru in Washington DC

 

 

2011

Ambassador, Executive President and Representative to the Forum of South American-Arab Countries (APSA) Summit, Lima

 

 

2011- Mar 2013

Ambassador, Director General of Peruvian Communities Overseas and Consular Matters, RREE

 

 

22 Jul 2013

Ambassador to Singapore

 

 

 

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Jul 2013

 

HE ROGELIO GRANGUILLHOME MORFIN

AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

UNITED MEXICAN STATES


BORN:

4 January 1958, Veracruz

 

 

 

 

AGE:

55

 

 

 

 

MARITAL STATUS:

Married to Mdm Maria Elena Ochoa

Has two children

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations (with Honours), Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)

 

 

 

 

CAREER:

1990 - 1992

Director, International Economic Policy, Secretariat of Finance

 

 

 

 

1990 - 1992

Executive Director for Mexico, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

 

 

 

 

1992 - 1995

Director-General, International Economic Relations (Economic Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean), Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

1995 - 1999

Ambassador, Embassy of Mexico in Uruguay

 

 

 

 

1995 - 1999

Permanent Representative  to the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI)

 

 

 

 

1999 - 2004

Ambassador, Embassy of Mexico in South Korea (ROK)

 

 

 

 

2004 - 2009

Ambassador, Embassy of Mexico in India

 

 

 

 

2009 - 2011

Head, Unit for Economic Relations and International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

2011 - 2013

Executive Director, Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID), Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

22 Jul 2013

Ambassador to Singapore

 

 

 

 

LANGUAGES:

Fluent in English and French

 

 

 

 

 

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Jul 2013


HE JEAN-ROBERT GOULONGANA

AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

GABONESE REPUBLIC

 

BORN:

30 April 1953, Lambaréné, Gabon

 

 

 

 

AGE:

60

 

 

 

 

MARITAL STATUS:

Married to Mrs Nicole Chantal Goulongana

Has three children

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

Post-graduate degree in Transport Law, Aix-Marseille III University, France, 1979

 

 

 

Masters degree in Business Law, Aix-Marseille III University, France, 1978

 

 

 

Bachelors degree in Law, Aix-Marseille III University, France, 1977

 

 

 

High School Diploma in Economic and Social Science, Lycée Technique Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon, 1973

 

 

 

 

CAREER:

1980 - 1981

Expert at the Directorate-General for Merchant shipping, Libreville, Gabon

 

 

 

 

1981 - 1985

Counsellor (Maritime Affairs), Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Merchant Shipping

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

1985 - 1990

Chief of Cabinet of the First Deputy Prime Minister

 

 

 

 

1990

Minister for Water, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment

 

 

 

 

1991 - 1992

Legal Advisor of the Prime Minister of Gabon

 

 

 

 

1992 - 1996

Ambassador of Gabon to Italy with concurrent accreditation to Greece and Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy

 

 

 

 

1996 - 2000

Ambassador of Gabon to Belgium with concurrent accreditation to the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the European Union

 

 

 

 

2000 - 2005

Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, Brussels, Belgium

 

 

 

 

2005 - 2007

CEO of Air Gabon

 

 

 

 

2007 - 2009

CEO of the National Health Insurance and Social Security Fund of Gabon

 

 

 

 

2009 - 2010

CEO of the Post Office Regulation Authority, Gabon

 

 

 

 

2010 - 2011

Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabon

 

 

 

 

Sep 2012 to date

Ambassador to China

 

 

 

 

22 Jul 2013

Ambassador to Singapore

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER APPOINTMENTS:

Member, Gabon’s Economic and Social Committee

 

 

 

 

AWARDS :

Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit of Gabon, 2008

 

 

 

Officer of the National Order of Merit of Benin, 2000

 

 

 

Commander of the National Order of Merit of Italy, 1996

 

 

 

Officer of the Maritime National Order of Merit of Gabon, 1995

 

 

 

 

LANGUAGES:

French, English (read and spoken)

 

 

 

 

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Jul 2013

 

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