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 the Sudan
His Excellency Abd Alrahim Alsiddig Mohamed Omer
(b) The High Commissioner of the Independent State of
Papua New Guinea
His Excellency Anton Gregory Wagambie
(c) The Ambassador of Japan
His Excellency Haruhisa Takeuchi
Their curricula vitae are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
28 NOVEMBER 2013
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HE ABD ALRAHIM ALSIDDIG MOHAMED OMER
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN
BORN: | 1 January 1958, Nayle, Aljazira Province |
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AGE : |
55 |
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MARITAL STATUS : |
Married to Mdm Gada Ibrahim Makki Has 5 children |
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EDUCATION : |
Postgraduate Diploma in Afro-Asian Studies, University of Khartoum, 1987 |
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Bachelor of Arts, English Language, University of Khartoum, 1985 |
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CAREER : |
1986 - 1989 |
Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1989 - 1992 |
Third Secretary, Sudan Embassy in Sana`a, Yemen |
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1992 - 1993 |
Second Secretary, Sudanese Mission in Vienna, Austria |
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1993 - 1995 |
First Secretary, Embassy of Sudan in Moscow, Russia |
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1995 - 2000 |
Counsellor, European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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2000 - 2004 |
Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sudan in Berlin, Germany |
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2004 - 2007 |
Minister Plenipotentiary, Technical and Economic Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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2007 - 2010 |
Deputy Head of Mission, Ambassador Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of Sudan, Kampala, Uganda |
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2010 - 2011 |
Director of Peace and Humanitarian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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2011 - 2012 |
Director of Technical and Economic Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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2012 to date |
Ambassador to Indonesia |
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28 Nov 2013 |
Ambassador to Singapore |
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LANGUAGES : |
Fluent in Arabic, English Also knows German and Russian |
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November 2013
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HE ANTON GREGORY WAGAMBIE HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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16 January 1952 |
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AGE: |
61 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Mrs Elizabeth Wagambie Has four sons |
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EDUCATION: |
Tsubab & Tsbab High School, Madang |
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Diploma in Police Studies, University of Papua New Guinea |
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CAREER: |
Jan 1970 |
Entered the police force |
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1972 – 1973 |
Traffic Officer, Boroko |
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1973 – 1974 |
Duty Officer, Shift Inspector, Boroko, National Capital District |
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1975 – 1977 |
Officer-in-Charge, Traffic, Lae |
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Jan – Aug 1977 |
Officer-in-Charge, Bulolo Police Station |
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Aug – Nov 1977 |
Acting Officer Commanding Police District, Morobe |
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Jan – Jun 1978 |
Acting Police Station Commander, Goroka |
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1978 – 1982 |
Provincial Police Commander, Kundiawa |
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Feb – Nov 1982 |
Provincial Police Commander, Madang |
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1983 – 1984 |
Provincial Police Commander, Eastern Highlands Province, Goroka |
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1984 – 1985 |
Provincial Police Commander, Western Highlands Province, Mt Hagen |
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1985 – 1986 |
Police Station Commander, Rabaul |
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1986 – 1987 |
Provincial Police Commander, West New Britain, Kimbe |
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1987 – 1988 |
Commander, Islands Division, Police Headquarters |
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1988 – 1990 |
Commander, Bougainville Operations |
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Mar – Jun 1990 |
Metropolitan Superintendent, National Capital District |
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Jun – Dec 1990 |
Commander, Highlands Division, Police Headquarters |
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1991 – 1994 |
Executive Officer to the Commander, Coastal Border, Lae |
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1994 – 1996 |
Metropolitan Superintendent, Lae |
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May – Dec 1997 |
Commander “NATEL 97” Ops, Eastern Highlands Province |
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Provincial Police Commander, Eastern Highlands Province, Goroka |
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1998 – 1999 |
Metropolitan Superintendent, Lae |
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1999 – 2000 |
Provincial Police Commander, Eastern Highlands Province, Goroka |
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2000 – 2002 |
Commander, Highlands Division, Mt Hagen |
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2002 – 2004 |
Commander, Islands, Rabaul |
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2004 – 2006 |
Commander, National Capital District/Central |
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2006 – 2010 |
Commander, National Capital District/Southern |
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Jan – Nov 2010 |
Acting Deputy Police Commissioner and Chief of Operations |
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Nov 2010 |
Acting Police Commissioner |
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May 2011 |
Police Commissioner |
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28 Nov 2013 |
High Commissioner to Singapore |
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AWARDS: |
Queen’s Police Medal |
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Distinguished Police Service |
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Australian Service Medal |
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Member of British Empire |
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Papua New Guinea Independence Medal |
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Papua New Guinea 10 years after Independence Medal |
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Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Centenary Medal |
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Papua New Guinea Silver Jubilee Medal |
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November 2013
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HE HARUHISA TAKEUCHI
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
JAPAN
BORN: |
22 February 1952 |
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AGE: |
61 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Mrs Nobuko Takeuchi Has three sons (aged 24, 26, 30) |
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EDUCATION: |
Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics, March 1975 |
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CAREER: |
1975 |
Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) |
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1991 - 1992 |
Senior Coordinator, Management and Coordination Division, MOFA |
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1992 - 1993 |
Senior Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs |
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1993 - 1996 |
Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom |
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1996 - 1998 |
Director, Treaties Division, Treaties Bureau, MOFA |
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1998 - 1999 |
Director, Press Division, MOFA |
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1999 - 2000 |
Councillor, Cabinet Councillor’s Office on External Affairs, Cabinet Secretariat |
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2000 - 2001 |
Director, Management and Coordination Division, MOFA |
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2001 - 2002 |
Deputy Director-General, Foreign Service Training Institute, MOFA |
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2002 - 2004 |
Minister, Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom and Consul-General of Japan in London |
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2004 - 2006 |
Deputy Director-General (Analysis), Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Centre |
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2006 - 2008 |
Director-General, Intelligence and Analysis Service, MOFA |
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2008 - 2011 |
Ambassador to Israel |
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2011 - Jul 2013 |
Ambassador in charge of Okinawan Affairs |
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28 Nov 2013 |
Ambassador to Singapore |
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November 2013