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 Japan
His Excellency Kenji Shinoda
(b) The High Commissioner of Malaysia
His Excellency Dato Ilango Karuppannan
(c) The Ambassador of the Republic of Austria
Her Excellency Karin Fichtinger-Grohe
Their curricula vitae are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
28 April 2016
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KENJI SHINODA
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
JAPAN
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BORN: |
27 September 1953 |
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AGE: |
62 |
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MARTIAL STATUS: |
Married |
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EDUCATION: |
Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Law, March 1976 |
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Graduated from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Harvard University, June 1979 |
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CAREER: |
1976 |
Entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1990 |
First Secretary, Embassy of Japan, USA |
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1993 |
Counsellor, Embassy of Japan, USA Counsellor, Embassy of Japan, Russia |
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1995 |
Director, Second Middle East Division, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau |
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1996 |
Director, Russian Division, European and Oceanian Affairs Bureau |
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1999 |
Counsellor, Embassy of Japan, Russia
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CAREER: (cont’d) |
2000 |
Minister, Embassy of Japan, Russia |
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2002 |
Deputy Director – General, Treaties Bureau |
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2003 |
Deputy Director – General, European Affairs Bureau |
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2005 |
Assistant Vice – Minister |
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2006 |
Consul – General of Japan, Chicago |
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2008 |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan in the USA |
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2010 |
Director – General, Intelligence and Analysis Service |
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2012 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Finland |
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28 Apr 2016 |
Ambassador of Japan to Singapore |
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April 2016
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DATO’ ILANGO KARUPPANNAN
HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE
MALAYSIA
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14 September 1960, Melaka |
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55 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Nirmala Devi Mahadevan with two children
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EDUCATION: |
1984 |
B.Sc. (Hons) National University of Malaysia |
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1986 |
M.Sc. National University of Malaysia |
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1987 |
Diploma in Public Administration, National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) |
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1989-1990 |
Diplome de L’Institut International d’Administration Publique (IIAP), Paris |
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2014- present |
Doctoral candidate at the University of Malaya |
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CAREER: |
1988 |
Appointed as an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer (PTD) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1988-1989 |
Assistant Director, ASEAN Malaysia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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CAREER: (Cont’d) |
1991-1994 |
Senior Assistant Secretary, Africa Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1994-1997
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First Secretary, Malaysian Embassy in Bonn, German Federal Republic |
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1997-2000 |
Established the Malaysian Embassy in Conakry, Republic of Guinea, and served as Charge d’Affaires a.i / Counsellor |
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2001-2006 |
Principal Assistant Secretary, Policy Planning Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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2006-2009 |
Deputy Head of Mission and Minister, Embassy of Malaysia in Washington, United States of America |
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2009-2010 |
Charge d’Affaires a.i, Embassy of Malaysia in Washington, United States of America |
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2010-2014 |
Ambassador of Malaysia to Lebanon |
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2014-2016 |
Undersecretary, Europe Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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28 Apr 2016 |
High Commissioner of Malaysia to Singapore |
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AWARDS: |
2012 |
Pingat Darjah Seri Melaka (D.S.M) |
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2015 |
Darjah Kebesaran Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur (D.I.M.P) |
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April 2016
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KARIN FICHTINGER-GROHE
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AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
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REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA
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BORN: |
16 June 1967, Vienna, Austria |
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AGE: |
48 |
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EDUCATION: |
1991 |
Graduated from the University of Vienna with degrees in Political Science and Science of Communication; and Business Administration |
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CAREER: |
Two-month Internships with IBM at the University of Vienna, WGKK and the Austrian Federal Insurance Agency (Programming and Project Management) |
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1993 |
Department for Residence Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1993 |
Department for Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1994 |
Attaché Training, Austrian Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia |
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1994 – 1996 |
Department for Visa Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1996 – 1999 |
Second Secretary, Austrian Embassy in the Hague, the Netherlands |
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1999 – 2003 |
First Secretary, Austrian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland |
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CAREER: (Cont’d) |
2003 – 2005 |
Directorate for Bilateral and Multilateral Economic Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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2005 – 2008 |
Deputy Head of Directorate for Bilateral and Multilateral Economic Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and concurrently
Head of Unit. Politico-economic Relations with America, Asia, Africa and Australia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Aug 2008 – Aug 2012 |
Minister, Austrian Embassy in Dublin, Ireland |
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Jan 2013 – Aug 2013 |
Deputy Head of Department for Bilateral Relations with EU Countries Except Southern States, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Sep 2013 – Feb 2016 |
Head of Unit for European Security Policy, and Deputy Security Policy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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28 April 2016 |
Ambassador of Austria to Singapore |
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LANGUAGES: |
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Croatian |
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April 2016