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 Russian Federation
His Excellency Andrey Tatarinov
(b) The Ambassador of the Republic of Suriname
His Excellency Lloyd Lucien Pinas
(c) The Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic
His Excellency Pericles Boutos
Their curricula vitae are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
22 APRIL 2015
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HE LLOYD LUCIEN PINAS
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
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17 February 1972 |
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43 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Olivera Stojanovic Pinas with two daughters |
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EDUCATION: |
Bachelor’s Degree, Academy for Higher Art and Culture, Suriname, 1996 |
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Master’s Degree, Educational Sociology, Anhui University, China, 2005 |
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Ph.D., History of Science, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 2008 |
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CAREER: |
1991 |
Junior Reporter at Suriname News Station |
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Radio News Reporter at Suriname Broadcasting Station (SRS) |
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1994 - 1998 |
PR/Information Officer at Ministry of Agriculture |
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Chinese Language Trainer |
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CAREER: (cont’d) |
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Interpreter/ Assistant to the Ambassador, Embassy of Suriname in Beijing |
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2008 - 2010 |
Researcher, USTC
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Aug 2011 to date |
Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China |
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22 Apr 2015 |
Ambassador to Singapore |
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LANGUAGES: |
Dutch, English, Mandarin |
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HE PERICLES BOUTOS
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AMBASSDOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
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HELLENIC REPUBLIC
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BORN: |
12 February 1958 in Athens, Greece |
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AGE: |
57 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Galina Matsukatova Has a son and a daughter |
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EDUCATION: |
Degree in Economics, London School of Economics, University of London, 1979 |
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MSc in Monetary Economics, London School of Economics, University of London, 1982 |
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CAREER: |
A5 Middle East Department, MFA |
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1988 - 1991 |
A2 Turkey and Cyprus Department, MFA |
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1991 - 1994 |
Embassy of Greece in Vienna, Austria |
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1994 - 1998 |
Consul, Consulate of Greece in Venice, Italy |
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1998 - 2000 |
A4 Turkey Department, MFA |
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2000 - 2002
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Consul-General, Consulate-General of Greece in Novorossiysk, Russian Federation
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2003 |
Sabbatical Leave |
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CAREER: (Cont'd) |
2004 |
Liaison Officer, Protocol Department, Athens Olympics Organizing Committee |
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2004 - 2005 |
Deputy Director, A7 United States and Canada Department, MFA |
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2005 - 2009 |
Bilateral Relations Desk Officer, A4 Turkey Department, MFA |
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2009 - 2011 |
Deputy Director, A4 Turkey Department, MFA |
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2011 - 2012 |
Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Greece in Helsinki, Finland |
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2012 - 2014 |
Director, Telecommunications and Information Technology Department, MFA |
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16 Dec 2014 |
Ambassador to Thailand |
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22 Apr 2015 |
Ambassador to Singapore |
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LANGUAGES: |
English, French and Italian |
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April 2015