MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 30 July 2015

The Ambassador of Mongolia His Excellency Tumur Lkhagvadorj presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan [Photo: MCI]
The Ambassador of Mongolia His Excellency Tumur Lkhagvadorj presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan [Photo: MCI]
The High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda His Excellency Guillaume Kavaruganda presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan [Photo: MCI]
The High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda His Excellency Guillaume Kavaruganda presenting 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 Mongolia

His Excellency Tumur Lkhagvadorj

 

(b)   The High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda

His Excellency Guillaume Kavaruganda

 

 

Their curricula vitae are attached.        

 

 

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE 

30 JULY 2015

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HE GUILLAUME KAVARUGANDA

 

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

 

REPUBLIC OF RWANDA

  

 

BORN:

13 February 1969, Nyarugenge-Kigali, Rwanda

 

 

 

 

AGE:

46

 

 

 

 

MARITAL

STATUS:

Married to Alda Ntezilizaza

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

Master Degree in International Law and European Union Laws, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium, 1997

 

 

 

Undergraduate in Law, University of Perugia, Italy, October 1995

 

 

 

Secondary School, College Saint Andre, Rwanda, 1989

 

 

CAREER:

Apr 1999 -

July 2002

First Secretary, Rwanda Embassy in Washington DC, USA

 

 

 

 

July 2002 -

Dec 2005

Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Rwanda in Geneva and Rwandan Embassy in Switzerland

 

 

 

 

2006 - 2010

Lecturer in International Law for Development, Kigali Independent University

 

 

 

 

28 Jan 2006 -

15 Sep 2009

Director of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CAREER:

(cont’d)

15 Sep 2009 -

28 May 2010

In charge of Northern Europe. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda

 

 

 

 

May 2010 -

July 2015

Minister Counsellor in Netherlands

 

 

 

 

July 2015

High Commissioner to Singapore 

 

 

 

LANGUAGE :

 

Fluent in Italian, French, English and Kinyarwanda.

Moderate in Swahili

 

 

 

 

HOBBIES :

Reading fiction and non-fiction, writing articles on social issues and cinema

 

 

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HE TUMUR LKHAGVADORJ

 

AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

 

MONGOLIA

 

 

BORN:

25 March 1970

 

 

 

 

AGE:

45

 

 

 

 

MARITAL STATUS:

Married to Mdm Zoljargal Molomjamts

Has one son

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

1977–87

Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia, Secondary High School No 31, High School Diploma

 

 

 

 

1987–90

USSUkraineR, Krivoy Rog City, Ternyi Industrial Technical School, Mineral Processing Technician

 

 

 

 

1996 –99

Bachelor of Science in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines

 

 

 

 

2000–03

Master of Science in Mining and Earth Systems Engineering, Colorado School of Mines

 

 

 

 

2010–12

Master of Arts in International Studies, Canterbury University, UK

 

 

 

 

 

CAREER:

1990–95

Erdenet Mining Corporation, Flotation Technician / Production Coordinator / Head Coordinator

 

CAREER:

(Cont’d)

2003–05

MongolRosTsvetMet Corporation, Leading Specialist / Deputy General Director, R&D

 

 

 

 

2005–06

CEO, UNIGAS LLC, Mongolian-Japanese JV, Mongolia

 

 

 

 

2006–09

Executive Director, Energy Resources LLC, Energy Resources Mining LLC, Mongolia

 

 

 

 

2009 –13

Managing Director, Hunnu Coal Ltd. (ASX:HUN)

 

 

 

 

2009 –14

Operations Director, Voyager Resources Ltd. (ASX:CJC)

 

 

 

 

2011 –14

Joint Chairman of the Board of Directors, Wolf Petroleum Ltd. (ASX:WOF)

 

 

 

 

2011 –14

Director, Garrison Capital Pty. Ltd, Australia

 

 

 

 

July 2015

Ambassador to Singapore

 

 

 

 AWARDS/

DECORATIONS:

 “Businessman of the Year 2013”, Mongolian Youth Federation

 

 

 

“Hiimori” Medal, Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry

 

 

 

 

LANGUAGES:

Mongolian, Russian, English, Spanish

 

 

 

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July 2015

 

 

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