MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 27 August 2015

MFA20150827 Kenya POCThe High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya Her Excellency Florence Imisa Weche presenting her credentials to President Tony Tan [MCI]
 


MFA20150827 Nepal POCThe Ambassador of Nepal His Excellency Khaga Nath Adhikari presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan [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 High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya
Her Excellency Florence Imisa Weche

(b) The Ambassador of Nepal
His Excellency Khaga Nath Adhikari


Their curricula vitae are attached.


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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
27 AUGUST 2015





(a)   The High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya

Her Excellency Florence Imisa Weche

(b)   The Ambassador of Nepal

His Excellency Khaga Nath Adhikari

Their curricula vitae are attached.        

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE 

27 AUGUST 2015

 


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HE FLORENCE IMISA WECHE

 

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO

 

THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

 

 

THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA

 

 

BORN:

1 March 1958

 

 

 

 

AGE:

56

 

 

 

 

MARITAL STATUS:

Married
Has four children

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, University of Nairobi, 1980

 

 

 

Post Graduate Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy, University of Nairobi,  1986

 

 

 

 

CAREER:

1980 - 1983

Assistant Secretary, Kenya International Conference Centre, Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife

 

 

 

 

1983 - 1989

Assistant Secretary, Africa and African Union Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

1989 - 1997

First Secretary, Kenya High Commission, Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

Deputy Head of Mission, Kenya High Commission, Tanzania

 

 

 

 

Jul 1997
- Mar 1998

Principal Finance and Establishment Officer, Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

CAREER:

(cont’d)

Mar - Dec 1998

Deputy Head, Africa and African Union Division, Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

Jan 1999
- Dec 2003

Deputy Head of Mission, Kenya Embassy, China

 

 

 

 

Jan 2004
- Jan 2005

Deputy Head, Africa and African Union Division, Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

Feb 2005
- Sep 2006

Head, Great Lakes Office, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region

 

 

 

 

Sep 2006
- Sep 2009

Deputy High Commissioner, Kenya High Commission, South Africa

 

 

 

 

Sep 2009
- Oct 2010

Deputy Head of Mission, Kenya High Commission, Zimbabwe

 

 

 

 

Oct 2010
- May 2011

Acting Director,  Americas Directorate, Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

May 2011
- Feb 2013

Director,  Americas Directorate, Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

17 Jul 2013 to date

High Commissioner to India

 

 

 

 

27 August 2015

High Commissioner to Singapore

 

 

.  .  .   .    .

 

 

August 2015 

 


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HE KHAGA NATH ADHIKARI

 

AMBASSADOR TO

THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE 

                     

NEPAL

 

BORN:

15 August 1960

 

 

AGE:

55

 

 

MARITAL STATUS:

Married; three children (two sons, one daughter)

 

 

EDUCATION:

B.A., Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986

 

M.A. in English, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1988

 

Masters in International Politics, Université libre            de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, 1999

 

PhD in International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam       University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1999

 

 

 

CAREER:

1988

Joined Nepal’s Foreign Service as Section Officer

 

 

 

 

1991- 1994

Consul, Consulate General of Nepal in Lhasa, Tibet

 

 

 

 

1997 - 2001

First Secretary, Embassy of Nepal, Brussels, Belgium

 

 

 

 

July 2003

Under Secretary (Director), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal

 

 

 

 

CAREER:

(cont’d)

2005 - 2009

Counsellor/Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Nepal, Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Chargé d’affaires for 19 months

 

September 2009

Joint Secretary (Director General), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal

 

 

 

 

2010 - 2014

Minister/ Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi, India

 

Chargé d’affaires for 2 years 8 months

 

 

 

 

2 Jan 2015 - Present

Ambassador Thailand

 

 

 

 

27 August 2015

Ambassador to Singapore

 

 

 

 

 

                                           .     .     .     .     .

 

 


August 2015

 

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 High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya

Her Excellency Florence Imisa Weche

 

(b)   The Ambassador of Nepal

His Excellency Khaga Nath Adhikari

 

 

Their curricula vitae are attached.        

 

 

.    .    .    .     .

 

 

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE 

27 AUGUST 2015

 

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HE FLORENCE IMISA WECHE

 

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO

 

THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE


THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA

 

 

BORN:

1 March 1958

 

 

 

 

AGE:

56

 

 

 

 

MARITAL STATUS:

Married
Has four children

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, University of Nairobi, 1980

 

 

 

Post Graduate Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy, University of Nairobi,  1986

 

 

 

 

CAREER:

1980 - 1983

Assistant Secretary, Kenya International Conference Centre, Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife

 

 

 

 

1983 - 1989

Assistant Secretary, Africa and African Union Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

1989 - 1997

First Secretary, Kenya High Commission, Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

Deputy Head of Mission, Kenya High Commission, Tanzania

 

 

 

 

Jul 1997
- Mar 1998

Principal Finance and Establishment Officer, Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

CAREER:

(cont’d)

Mar - Dec 1998

Deputy Head, Africa and African Union Division, Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

Jan 1999
- Dec 2003

Deputy Head of Mission, Kenya Embassy, China

 

 

 

 

Jan 2004
- Jan 2005

Deputy Head, Africa and African Union Division, Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

Feb 2005
- Sep 2006

Head, Great Lakes Office, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region

 

 

 

 

Sep 2006
- Sep 2009

Deputy High Commissioner, Kenya High Commission, South Africa

 

 

 

 

Sep 2009
- Oct 2010

Deputy Head of Mission, Kenya High Commission, Zimbabwe

 

 

 

 

Oct 2010
- May 2011

Acting Director,  Americas Directorate, Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

May 2011
- Feb 2013

Director,  Americas Directorate, Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

17 Jul 2013 to date

High Commissioner to India

 

 

 

 

27 August 2015

High Commissioner to Singapore

 

 

.  .  .   .    .

 

 

August 2015 


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 

HE KHAGA NATH ADHIKARI

 

AMBASSADOR TO

THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE 

                     

NEPAL

 

BORN:

15 August 1960

 

 

AGE:

55

 

 

MARITAL STATUS:

Married; three children (two sons, one daughter)

 

 

EDUCATION:

B.A., Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986

 

M.A. in English, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1988

 

Masters in International Politics, Université libre            de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, 1999

 

PhD in International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam       University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1999

 

 

 

CAREER:

1988

Joined Nepal’s Foreign Service as Section Officer

 

 

 

 

1991- 1994

Consul, Consulate General of Nepal in Lhasa, Tibet

 

 

 

 

1997 - 2001

First Secretary, Embassy of Nepal, Brussels, Belgium

 

 

 

 

July 2003

Under Secretary (Director), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal

 

 

 

 

CAREER:

(cont’d)

2005 - 2009

Counsellor/Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Nepal, Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Chargé d’affaires for 19 months

 

September 2009

Joint Secretary (Director General), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal

 

 

 

 

2010 - 2014

Minister/ Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi, India

 

Chargé d’affaires for 2 years 8 months

 

 

 

 

2 Jan 2015 - Present

Ambassador Thailand

 

 

 

 

27 August 2015

Ambassador to Singapore

 

 

 

 

 

                                           .     .     .     .     .

 

 

August 2015

 

 

 

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