The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran His Excellency Javad Ansari
(b) The Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus His Excellency Vladimir Lopato-Zagorsky
(c) The Ambassador of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire His Excellency Jerome Kloh Weya
The curriculum vitae of His Excellency Javad Ansari, His Excellency Vladimir Lopato-Zagorsky and His Excellency Jerome Kloh Weya are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
31 MAY 2012
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HE JAVAD ANSARI
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN |
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BORN: |
23 August 1954 |
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AGE: |
57 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Mrs Ehteram Ansari Has three children |
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EDUCATION: |
BA in Political Science, National University, 1976 |
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MA in International Relations, Tehran University, 1997 |
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CAREER: |
1980 |
Entry into Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran |
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1982 |
Consul-General of Iran to Dubai |
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1985 – 1989 |
Consul-General of Iran to West Berlin and Munich |
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1989 – 1994 |
Director General of Ministerial Bureau, Chief of Cabinet |
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1994 – 1998 |
Ambassador of Iran to Brunei |
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1999 - 2000 |
Deputy Director General, Institute of Political and International Studies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran |
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2000 - 2004 |
Senior Expert and Advisor to the Deputy Foreign Minister, Legal and International Affairs. Head of the Committee for Compensation for the Iraq-Kuwait War (affiliated to the UNCC). |
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CAREER: (CONT’D) |
2005 – 2009 |
Minister Counsellor and Head of Cultural Division, Embassy of Iran, London |
2009 – 2010 |
Assistant to the Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific |
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2011 to present |
Deputy Director General, East Asia-Pacific Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran |
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31 May 2012 |
Ambassador of Iran to Singapore |
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN: |
English, Arabic, German |
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HE VLADIMIR LOPATO-ZAGORSKY
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HE JÉRÔME KLÔH WEYA
AMBASSADOR OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE
BORN : |
28 August 1954, Tabou, Cote d’Ivoire |
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AGE : |
57 |
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MARITUS STATUS : |
Married to Mrs Solange Weya. Has four children |
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EDUCATION : |
Baccalaureate, High School, Bouake, Cote d’Ivoire, 1971 – 1975 |
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Law Degree, University of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 1975 – 1978 |
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Post Graduate Diploma, National School of Administration, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 1979 – 1981 |
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Diploma, Institut International d’Administration Publique, Paris (IIAP), France, 1981 |
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Diploma, Institute for Diplomatic Studies, Cairo, Egypt, 1996 |
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CAREER: |
1981 – 1982 |
Chargé d’études (studies), Department of Technical Assistance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) |
1982 – 1985 |
Head of Protocol Division, Department of Technical Assistance, MFA |
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CAREER : (CONT’D) |
1985 – 1986 |
Head of Programme Coordination and concurrently Head of Protocol Division, Department of Technical Assistance, MFA |
1986 – 1994 |
First Counsellor, Embassy of Cote d’Ivoire, Rabat, Morocco |
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1994 – 1996 |
Head of the Maghreb and Middle East Division, Department of Asia, Africa and Middle East, MFA |
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1996 – 1998 |
Assistant Director of Financial Affairs and Heritage Programme, Department of Administrative Affairs and Finance, MFA |
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1998 – 2005 |
First Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Cote d’Ivoire to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland |
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2005 – 2006 |
Attached to the Central Department, Cabinet of Ministers |
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2006 – 2008 |
Chief of Staff for the Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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2008 – 2011 |
Executive Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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14 Dec 2011 to present |
Ambassador of Cote d’Ivoire to Japan |
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31 May 2012 |
Ambassador of Cote d’Ivoire to Singapore |
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AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS : |
Officer of the National Order |
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Officer of the Order of the Sports Merit |
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