MFA Press Statement Presentation of Credentials Ceremony 25 February 2016

Ambassador of Ukraine His Excellency Dmytro Senik presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan, 25 February 2016. [Photo credit: MCI]

High Commissioner of New Zealand His Excellency Dr Jonathan Edward Austin presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan, 25 February 2016. [Photo credit: MCI]

Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia His Excellency Mr I Gede Ngurah Swajaya presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan, 25 February 2016. [Photo credit: 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 Ambassador of Ukraine
His Excellency Dmytro Senik

(b) The High Commissioner of New Zealand
His Excellency Dr Jonathan Edward Austin

Their curricula vitae are attached.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
25 FEBRUARY 2016

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DMYTRO SENIK
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
UKRAINE

BORN:	18 August 1981 Kyiv, Ukraine

AGE:	34

MARITAL STATUS:	Married to Yevgeniya Yemshenetska. Has a son

EDUCATION:	1998 - 2003	Bachelor in Management, Specialist in International Trade, Kyiv School for Economics and Management

	2005 - 2006	Master in Diplomacy, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, University of Malta

CAREER:	2002 - 2003	Specialist in International Payments Operations, First Ukrainian International Bank

	2004 - 2007	Attaché, Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

	2007 - 2011	Congressional Liaison, Political Officer, Embassy of Ukraine to the United States of America
CAREER (Cont’d):	2011 - 2012	Assistant to the Deputy Foreign Minister, Deputy Head of the US and Canada Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

	2012- 2013	Adviser to the Foreign Minister, Head of Division, Office of the Foreign Minister

	2013 - 2014	Adviser to the Vice Prime-Minister

	2014 to 2015 Jan 2016 25 Feb 2016	Chief of Staff to the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Ambassador-Designate to Singapore Ambassador to Singapore

LANGUAGES:	English, Russian

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DR JONATHAN EDWARD AUSTIN

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

NEW ZEALAND

BORN:	21 August 1970
AGE:	45
MARITAL STATUS:	Married to Salote Austin, has 2 daughters
EDUCATION:	BA History/Politics, Victoria University, New Zealand
	PhD History, Oxford University, United Kingdom
CAREER:	1990 – 1996	Head of History Department, Sandroyd School Salisbury, England
	1996 – 1997	Development Cooperation Manager (Multilateral), Development Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
	1997 – 2000	Deputy High Commissioner, Nuku’alofa, Tonga
	2000 –2002	New Zealand Representative, then Consulate-General, Dili, East Timor
CAREER:	2002 – 2005 2005-2007	Senior Policy Officer, South/South East Asia Division and Human Rights Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy High Commissioner, Pretoria, South Africa
	2007 – 2009	Deputy Special Coordinator and Senior National Officer, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, Honiara, Solomon Islands
	2009-2010	Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
	2010 – 2012	High Commissioner, Nuku’alofa, Tonga
	2012 – 2014	Divisional Manager, Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
	2014 – Present	Director, Intelligence and Assessment (and Head, National Assessments Bureau), Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
	10 Dec 15 25 Feb 16	High Commissioner-designate to Singapore High Commissioner to Singapore

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I GEDE NGURAH SWAJAYA AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
BORN:	11 March 1962, Singaraja
AGE:	53
RELIGION:	HINDU
MARITAL STATUS:	Married to Ni Nyoman Mahaswi Astama. Has 2 children
EDUCATION:	1986	University of Udayana Bali (Bachelor in Law)
	2010	Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Boston, USA (Master of Art)
CAREER:	1990 – 1992	Head of Section, West Europe I, Directorate of International Trade Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
	1992 – 1996	Second Secretary, Economic Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Bonn, West Germany
	1996 – 1998	Head of Section for International Agricultural Commodities, Directorate of Economic Multilateral Cooperation, Minister of Foreign Affairs
	1999 – 2003	Counsellor, International Affairs, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations in New York
	2003 – 2004	Deputy Director, Directorate of Development Cooperation and the Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
	2004 – 2006	Director of Development Cooperation and the Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
	2006 – 2008	Director of the ASEAN Political and Security Community, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
	2009 – 2010	Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Cambodia
	2010 – 2013	Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to ASEAN, Jakarta
	2014 – Present 18 Dec 2015 25 Feb 2016	Head of the Economic Diplomacy Task Force, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador-Designate to Singapore Ambassador to Singapore
COURSES/TRAINING	1984	Junior Diplomatic School
	2000	Mid-Level Diplomatic School
	2002	Senior Diplomatic School

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February 2016

MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 25 February 2016