MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 28 November 2013

MCI Sudan AmbAmbassador of the Republic of the Sudan, His Excellency Abd Alrahim Alsiddig Mohamed Omer [Photo: MCI]
 

MCI PNG HCThe High Commissioner of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, His Excellency Anton Gregory Wagambie [Photo: MCI]
 

MCI Japanese AmbThe Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency Haruhisa Takeuchi [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 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

 

 

 

 

AGE :

55

 

 

 

 

MARITAL STATUS :

Married to Mdm Gada Ibrahim Makki

Has 5 children

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION :

Postgraduate Diploma in Afro-Asian Studies, University of Khartoum, 1987

 

 

 

Bachelor of Arts, English Language, University of Khartoum, 1985

 

 

 

 

CAREER :

1986 - 1989

Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

1989 - 1992

Third Secretary, Sudan Embassy in

Sana`a, Yemen

 

 

 

 

1992 - 1993

Second Secretary, Sudanese Mission in Vienna, Austria

 

 

 

 

1993 - 1995

First Secretary, Embassy of Sudan in Moscow, Russia

 

 

 

 

1995 - 2000

Counsellor, European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

2000 - 2004

Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sudan in Berlin, Germany

 

 

 

2004 - 2007

Minister Plenipotentiary, Technical and Economic Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

2007 - 2010

Deputy Head of Mission, Ambassador Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of Sudan, Kampala, Uganda

 

 

 

 

2010 - 2011

Director of Peace and Humanitarian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

2011 - 2012

Director of Technical and Economic Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

2012 to date

Ambassador to Indonesia

 

 

 

 

28 Nov 2013

Ambassador to Singapore

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

BORN:

16 January 1952

 

 

 

 

AGE:

61

 

 

 

 

MARITAL STATUS:

Married to Mrs Elizabeth Wagambie

Has four sons

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

Tsubab & Tsbab High School, Madang

 

 

 

Diploma in Police Studies, University of Papua New Guinea

 

 

 

 

CAREER:

Jan 1970

Entered the police force

 

 

 

 

1972 – 1973

Traffic Officer, Boroko

 

 

 

 

1973 – 1974

Duty Officer, Shift Inspector, Boroko, National Capital District

 

 

 

 

1975 – 1977

Officer-in-Charge, Traffic, Lae

 

 

 

 

Jan – Aug 1977

Officer-in-Charge, Bulolo Police Station

 

 

 

 

Aug – Nov 1977

Acting Officer Commanding Police District, Morobe

 

 

 

 

Jan – Jun 1978

Acting Police Station Commander, Goroka

 

 

 

 

1978 – 1982

Provincial Police Commander, Kundiawa

 

 

 

 

Feb – Nov 1982

Provincial Police Commander, Madang

 

 

 

 

1983 – 1984

Provincial Police Commander, Eastern Highlands Province, Goroka

 

 

 

 

1984 – 1985

Provincial Police Commander, Western Highlands Province, Mt Hagen

 

 

 

 

1985 – 1986

Police Station Commander, Rabaul

 

 

 

 

1986 – 1987

Provincial Police Commander, West New Britain, Kimbe

 

 

 

 

1987 – 1988

Commander, Islands Division, Police Headquarters

 

 

 

 

1988 – 1990

Commander, Bougainville Operations

 

 

 

 

Mar – Jun 1990

Metropolitan Superintendent, National Capital District

 

 

 

 

Jun – Dec 1990

Commander, Highlands Division, Police Headquarters

 

 

 

 

1991 – 1994

Executive Officer to the Commander, Coastal Border, Lae

 

 

 

 

1994 – 1996

Metropolitan Superintendent, Lae

 

 

 

 

May – Dec 1997

Commander “NATEL 97” Ops, Eastern Highlands Province

 

 

 

 

 

Provincial Police Commander, Eastern Highlands Province, Goroka

 

 

 

 

1998 – 1999

Metropolitan Superintendent, Lae

 

 

 

 

1999 – 2000

Provincial Police Commander, Eastern Highlands Province, Goroka

 

 

 

 

2000 – 2002

Commander, Highlands Division, Mt Hagen

 

 

 

 

2002 – 2004

Commander, Islands, Rabaul

 

 

 

 

2004 – 2006

Commander, National Capital District/Central

 

 

 

 

2006 – 2010

Commander, National Capital District/Southern

 

 

 

 

Jan – Nov 2010

Acting Deputy Police Commissioner and Chief of Operations

 

 

 

 

Nov 2010 

Acting Police Commissioner

 

 

 

 

May 2011

Police Commissioner

 

 

 

 

28 Nov 2013

High Commissioner to Singapore

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWARDS:

Queen’s Police Medal

 

 

 

Distinguished Police Service

 

 

 

Australian Service Medal

 

 

 

Member of British Empire

 

 

 

Papua New Guinea Independence Medal

 

 

 

Papua New Guinea 10 years after Independence Medal

 

 

 

Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Centenary Medal

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

AGE:

61

 

 

 

 

MARITAL STATUS:

Married to Mrs Nobuko Takeuchi

Has three sons (aged 24, 26, 30)

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics, March 1975

 

 

 

 

CAREER:

1975

Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

 

 

 

 

1991 - 1992

Senior Coordinator, Management and Coordination Division, MOFA

 

 

 

 

1992 - 1993

Senior Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs

 

 

 

 

1993 - 1996

Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

1996 - 1998

Director, Treaties Division, Treaties Bureau, MOFA

 

 

 

 

1998 - 1999

Director, Press Division, MOFA

 

 

 

 

1999 - 2000

Councillor, Cabinet Councillor’s Office on External Affairs, Cabinet Secretariat

 

 

 

 

2000 - 2001

Director, Management and Coordination Division, MOFA

 

 

 

 

2001 - 2002

Deputy Director-General, Foreign Service Training Institute, MOFA

 

 

 

 

2002 - 2004

Minister, Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom and Consul-General of Japan in London

 

 

 

 

2004 - 2006

Deputy Director-General (Analysis), Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Centre

 

 

 

 

2006 - 2008

Director-General, Intelligence and Analysis Service, MOFA

 

 

 

 

2008 - 2011

Ambassador to Israel

 

 

 

 

2011 -

Jul 2013

Ambassador in charge of Okinawan Affairs

 

 

 

 

28 Nov 2013

Ambassador to Singapore

 

 

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