The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand presents his credentials to President Tony Tan [Photo: MCI]
The Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq presents his credentials to President Tony Tan [Photo: MCI]
The Ambassador of the Republic of Congo presents his credentials to President Tony Tan [Photo: 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 Kingdom of Thailand
His Excellency Bansarn Bunnag
(b) The Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq
His Excellency Abdullah Hasan Salih
(c) The Ambassador of the Republic of Congo
His Excellency Daniel Owassa
Their curricula vitae are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
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HE BANSARN BUNNAG AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE KINGDOM OF THAILAND
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17 April 1959 |
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55 years old |
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MARITAL STATUS:
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Married to Mrs Yupadee Bunnag with two children |
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EDUCATION: |
B.A. (Government), Chulalongkorn University |
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M.A. (International Politics and Economics), University of Detroit, U.S.A. |
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National Defense College, Class 2553 (2010), Thailand |
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1983 |
Policy and Planning Analysis Officer, National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) |
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1984 |
Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Attaché, Office of the Director-General, ASEAN-Thailand |
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1985 |
Third Secretary, Americas Division, Department of Political Affairs
Third Secretary, Office of the Director-General, ASEAN-Thailand |
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1987 |
Second Secretary, Americas Division, Department of Political Affairs Adviser to the Thai Delegation to the 41st UNGA, New York |
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1989 |
Second Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy, Washington D.C. |
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1990 |
First Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy, Washington D.C. |
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1993 |
Counsellor, Department of Economic Affairs |
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1995 |
Counsellor, News Division, Department of Information |
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1996 |
Counsellor, Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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1997 |
Director, Translation Division, Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs |
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1998 |
Director, News Division, Department of Information
Director, Broadcasting Division, Department of Information |
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2001 |
Deputy Director-General, Department of Information, and Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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2003 |
Minister, Royal Thai Embassy, London |
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2007 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to the Union of Myanmar |
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2010 |
Director-General, Department of Protocol |
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CAREER (cont’d): |
2012 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to the Republic of Poland |
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26 Feb 2015 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to the Republic of Singapore
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AWARDS/ DECORATIONS: |
Highest awards: Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, 2012. |
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Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, 2007. |
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HE ABDULLAH HASAN SALIH AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF singaporeREPUBLIC OF IRAQ
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1 July 1954, Salahuddin, Iraq |
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60 |
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Islam |
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Married to Mrs Assma Mohammed Ahmed Has a daughter and a son |
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1977 B.A. from the College of Arts, English Department, Al-Mustansiriyah University
2007 M.A. Arts in Education from the High Arab Institute for Psychological and Educational Studies
2010 Started PhD programme in the High Arab Institute for Psychological and Educational Studies |
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CAREER: |
1978 – 1980 |
Interpreter, Defence Magazine of Army Flight |
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1980 – 1985 |
English Teacher, Balad Agricultural School
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1985 – 1989 |
English Teacher, Trade School |
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1989 – 1994 |
Headmaster, Al-Salam Industrial School |
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1994 – 1999 |
English Teacher, Biology Institute, El-Bieda, Libya |
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CAREER (cont’d): |
1999 – 2001 |
English Teacher, Abu Baker Scientific Institute, Libya
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2001 – 2002 |
English Teacher, Shat Institute for Computer Language |
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2003 – 2006 |
Headmaster of Dholoyia Preparatory School |
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2009 |
Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iraq |
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19 Nov 2013 to date |
Ambassador to Indonesia |
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Feb 2014 to date
26 Feb 2015 |
Ambassador to ASEAN
Ambassador to Singapore
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Arabic and English |
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February 2015
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HE DANIEL OWASSA
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF CONGO
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28 January 1959, Fort-Rousset, Republic of Congo |
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56 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Gisèle Owassa Okemba Has 3 children |
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EDUCATION: |
Masters in Sociology |
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Diploma in Diplomatic Studies, Oxford University Foreign Service Programme |
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CAREER: |
1984 |
Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1986 - 1987 |
Head of Eastern and Southern Africa Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1987 - 1988 |
Head of the Organisation of Africa Unity Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1989 - 1990 |
Chargé de Mission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
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1990 - 1993 |
Diplomatic Attaché, Office of the Head of State |
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1993 - 1996 |
Diplomatic Advisor of the Prime Minister |
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1996 - 1997 |
Junior Minister, Public Service and Administrative Reforms |
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CAREER: (cont’d) |
2000 - 2005 |
Diplomatic Advisor of the Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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2005 - 2012 |
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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9 Oct 2012
26 Feb 2015 |
Ambassador to China
Ambassador to Singapore |
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AWARDS: |
Grand Officier : Ordre National du Mèrite (Congo) |
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Commander : Lègion d’Honneur (France) |
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LANGUAGE: |
French and English |
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February 2015