The Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines His Excellency Antonio A Morales presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam [Photo Credit MCI]
The Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines His Excellency Antonio A Morales presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam [Photo Credit MCI]
The Ambassador of the Republic of the Marshall Islands His Excellency Tom D Kijiner presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan Keng Yam [Photo Credit MCI]
The Ambassador of the Slovak Republic His Excellency Michal Slivovič presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam [Photo Credit MCI]
The following foreign Ambassadors 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 Philippines
His Excellency Antonio A Morales
(b) The Ambassador of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
His Excellency Tom D Kijiner
(c) The Ambassador of the Slovak Republic
His Excellency Michal Slivovič
Their curricula vitae are attached.
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HE ANTONIO A MORALES
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
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BORN: |
30 September 1963, Caloocan City |
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AGE: |
50 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Mdm Shirlene C Mananquil |
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EDUCATION: |
1980-1983
1985-1990
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Bachelor of Science (Business Economics), University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines |
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1995 |
International Relations Course, Escuela Diplomatica, Madrid, Spain |
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2003 |
Specialisation Programme in Multilateral Diplmacy, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland |
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CAREER:
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1984-1987
Mar-Oct 1987
Nov 1987- Dec 1991
1992-1995
Jul 1995-Nov1997
Nov 1997-Oct 1998
Oct 1998-Apr 2001
May-Dec 2001
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2007
2007-2009
2009-2011
Jan 2011-Jan 2013
Feb 2013 – May 2014 |
Research Associate, College of Public Administration, University of the Philippines
Senior Correspondent, Bureau of National and Foreign Information, Office of the Press Secretary
Supervising Planning Officer, then Planning Division Chief, Bureau of Communications Services, Office of the Press Secretary
Acting Director, Office of European Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
Third Secretary and Vice-Consul, Philippine Embassy in Ankara, Turkey (Charge d’Affaires, a.i. from October 1996-September 1997)
Third Secretary and Vice-Consul, Philippine Embassy in Rome, Italy
Second Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy, Rome, Italy
First Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy, Rome, Italy
Director, Authentication Division, Office of Consular Affairs, DFA
Executive Director, Office of Consular Affairs, DFA
Minister and Consul General, Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Deputy Consul General, Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, USA
Consul General, Philippine Consulate General in Milan, Italy
Executive Director, Office of the Undersecretary for Special and Ocean Concerns, DFA
Deputy Chief of Mission, Philippine Embassy, Beijing, China |
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29 May 2014 |
Ambassador to Singapore |
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LANGUAGES: |
English, Spanish, Italian, and conversational Turkish |
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HE TOM D KIJINER
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
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August 29, 1945, Likiep, Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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69 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Mrs Shako Kijiner Has seven children |
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EDUCATION: |
Marshall Islands High School, 1962 - 1965 |
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Attended University of Guam, 1965-1966 |
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Attended University of Hawaii, 1972-1973 |
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CAREER: |
1967 – 1968 |
Teacher, Ebeye Elementary School |
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1968 – 1971 |
Principal of Toka Ebon Elementary School |
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1971 – 1973 |
Principal of Likiep Elementary School |
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1973 – 1978 |
Administrative Budget Program, Ministry of Education |
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1974 – 1979 |
Congressman, Marshall Islands Legislature, U.S. Trust Territory |
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1979 – 2003 |
Member of Parliament (Nitijela) |
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1979 – 1985 |
Minister for Education |
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1985 – 1987 |
Minister for Finance |
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1987 – 1994 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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1994 – 1999 |
Minister for Health and Environment |
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2007 – 2009 |
Ambassador-at-Large |
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Apr 2012 to date |
Ambassador to Japan (accredited to Viet Nam, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia) |
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29 May 2014 |
Ambassador to Singapore |
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MEMBERSHIP: |
Chairman, Marshall Islands Development Bank, Board of Directors |
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Chairman, Marshall Islands Social Security Board of Directors |
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Board Member of Air Marshall Islands |
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Board Member of Alcohol Beverage Control |
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Board Member of Marshall Islands Scholarship |
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Member of Constitutional Convention of Micronesia (COM), serving the Northern Atolls |
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LANGUAGES: |
Marshallese and English |
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HE MICHAL SLIVOVIČ
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AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Mdm Olga Slivovičová Has a daughter and a son |
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EDUCATION: |
Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 1994 |
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NATO Defence College, Rome, 2004 |
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CAREER: |
Desk Officer for Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) |
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1997 - 2001 |
Third Secretary, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Ankara |
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2001 - 2003 |
Advisor to the Secretary General, MFA |
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2003 - 2004 |
First Secretary, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Moscow |
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2004 - 2008 |
Counsellor and Head of Political Section, Permanent Delegation of Slovakia to NATO, Brussels |
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2008 - 2009 |
Director, Operative Planning and Project Support, MFA |
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2010 - Apr 2011 |
Strategy and Analysis Department, MFA |
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May - June 2011 |
Director, Security Policy Department, MFA |
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Jul 2011 - May 2012 |
Director, Department of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Pacific, MFA |
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Jun - Oct 2012 |
Director, Department of Asia, Africa and Pacific, MFA |
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Nov 2012 - May 2013 |
Department of Asia, Africa and Pacific, MFA |
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Jun 2013 – Dec 2013
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Department of Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa, MFA |
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22 Apr 2014 |
Ambassador to Indonesia |
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29 May 2014 |
Ambassador to Singapore |
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LANGUAGES: |
English, Russian, Turkish, French |
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