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
Jul 2013
HE ROGELIO GRANGUILLHOME MORFIN
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
UNITED MEXICAN STATES
BORN: |
4 January 1958, Veracruz |
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AGE: |
55 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Mdm Maria Elena Ochoa Has two children |
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EDUCATION: |
Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations (with Honours), Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) |
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CAREER: |
1990 - 1992 |
Director, International Economic Policy, Secretariat of Finance |
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1990 - 1992 |
Executive Director for Mexico, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) |
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1992 - 1995 |
Director-General, International Economic Relations (Economic Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean), Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1995 - 1999 |
Ambassador, Embassy of Mexico in Uruguay |
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1995 - 1999 |
Permanent Representative to the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) |
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1999 - 2004 |
Ambassador, Embassy of Mexico in South Korea (ROK) |
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2004 - 2009 |
Ambassador, Embassy of Mexico in India |
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2009 - 2011 |
Head, Unit for Economic Relations and International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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2011 - 2013 |
Executive Director, Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID), Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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22 Jul 2013 |
Ambassador to Singapore |
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LANGUAGES: |
Fluent in English and French |
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Jul 2013
HE JEAN-ROBERT GOULONGANA
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
GABONESE REPUBLIC
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30 April 1953, Lambaréné, Gabon |
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AGE: |
60 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Mrs Nicole Chantal Goulongana Has three children |
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EDUCATION: |
Post-graduate degree in Transport Law, Aix-Marseille III University, France, 1979 |
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Masters degree in Business Law, Aix-Marseille III University, France, 1978 |
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Bachelors degree in Law, Aix-Marseille III University, France, 1977 |
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High School Diploma in Economic and Social Science, Lycée Technique Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon, 1973 |
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CAREER: |
1980 - 1981 |
Expert at the Directorate-General for Merchant shipping, Libreville, Gabon |
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1981 - 1985 |
Counsellor (Maritime Affairs), Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Merchant Shipping |
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1985 - 1990 |
Chief of Cabinet of the First Deputy Prime Minister |
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1990 |
Minister for Water, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment |
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1991 - 1992 |
Legal Advisor of the Prime Minister of Gabon |
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1992 - 1996 |
Ambassador of Gabon to Italy with concurrent accreditation to Greece and Turkey |
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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 |
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1996 - 2000 |
Ambassador of Gabon to Belgium with concurrent accreditation to the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the European Union |
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2000 - 2005 |
Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, Brussels, Belgium |
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2005 - 2007 |
CEO of Air Gabon |
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2007 - 2009 |
CEO of the National Health Insurance and Social Security Fund of Gabon |
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2009 - 2010 |
CEO of the Post Office Regulation Authority, Gabon |
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2010 - 2011 |
Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabon |
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Sep 2012 to date |
Ambassador to China |
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22 Jul 2013 |
Ambassador to Singapore |
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OTHER APPOINTMENTS: |
Member, Gabon’s Economic and Social Committee |
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AWARDS : |
Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit of Gabon, 2008 |
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Officer of the National Order of Merit of Benin, 2000 |
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Commander of the National Order of Merit of Italy, 1996 |
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Officer of the Maritime National Order of Merit of Gabon, 1995 |
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LANGUAGES: |
French, English (read and spoken) |
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Jul 2013