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MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 31 May 2012
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31 May 2012
(from left to right) The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran His Excellency Javad Ansari, the Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus His Excellency Vladimir Lopato-Zagorsky and the Ambassador o...
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(from left to right) The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran His Excellency Javad Ansari, the Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus His Excellency Vladimir Lopato-Zagorsky and the Ambassador of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire His Excellency Jerome Kloh Weya presenting their credentials to President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Istana today (Photos: MICA)
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 | ||
AGE: | 57 | ||
MARITAL STATUS: | Married to Mrs Ehteram Ansari Has three children | ||
EDUCATION: | BA in Political Science, National University, 1976 | ||
MA in International Relations, Tehran University, 1997 | |||
CAREER: | 1980 | Entry into Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran | |
1982 | Consul-General of Iran to Dubai | ||
1985 – 1989 | Consul-General of Iran to West Berlin and Munich | ||
1989 – 1994 | Director General of Ministerial Bureau, Chief of Cabinet | ||
1994 – 1998 | Ambassador of Iran to Brunei | ||
1999 - 2000 | Deputy Director General, Institute of Political and International Studies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran | ||
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 |
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2009 – 2010 | Assistant to the Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific | |
2011 to present | Deputy Director General, East Asia-Pacific Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran | |
31 May 2012 | Ambassador of Iran to Singapore | |
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: | English, Arabic, German | |
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HE VLADIMIR LOPATO-ZAGORSKY |
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AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE |
REPUBLIC OF BELARUS |
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BORN: | 1968, Brest, Republic of Belarus | |
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AGE: | 43 | |
MARITAL STATUS: | Married to Diana Lopato-Zagorskaya Has two children | |
EDUCATION: | Graduated from Moscow State Institute for International Relations, Russia, 1994 | |
CAREER: | 1994 - 1996 | Attache, Third Secretary, Division of Asia and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
1997 - 1998 | Director of the Division of Asia, 4th Political Department, MFA | |
1998 - 1999 | Acting Director of the 4th Political Department, MFA | |
1999 - 2000 | Deputy Director of the Department of Asia and Africa, MFA | |
2000 - 2001 | Director of the Department of Asia and Africa, MFA | |
2001 - 2008 | Ambassador of Belarus to Syria, Lebanon (since 2002), and Jordan (since 2005) with residence in Damascus | |
2008 - 2011 | Director of the Department of Asia and Africa, MFA | |
14 Feb 2012 to present | Ambassador of Belarus to Indonesia | |
31 May 2012 | Ambassador of Belarus to Singapore | |
LANGUAGE: | English | |
HE JÉRÔME KLÔH WEYA
AMBASSADOR OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE
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BORN : | 28 August 1954, Tabou, Cote d’Ivoire | |
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AGE : | 57 | |
MARITUS STATUS : | Married to Mrs Solange Weya. Has four children | |
EDUCATION : | Baccalaureate, High School, Bouake, Cote d’Ivoire, 1971 – 1975 | |
Law Degree, University of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 1975 – 1978 | ||
Post Graduate Diploma, National School of Administration, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 1979 – 1981 | ||
Diploma, Institut International d’Administration Publique, Paris (IIAP), France, 1981 | ||
Diploma, Institute for Diplomatic Studies, Cairo, Egypt, 1996 | ||
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 |
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1986 – 1994 | First Counsellor, Embassy of Cote d’Ivoire, Rabat, Morocco | |
1994 – 1996 | Head of the Maghreb and Middle East Division, Department of Asia, Africa and Middle East, MFA | |
1996 – 1998 | Assistant Director of Financial Affairs and Heritage Programme, Department of Administrative Affairs and Finance, MFA | |
1998 – 2005 | First Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Cote d’Ivoire to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland | |
2005 – 2006 | Attached to the Central Department, Cabinet of Ministers | |
2006 – 2008 | Chief of Staff for the Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
2008 – 2011 | Executive Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
14 Dec 2011 to present | Ambassador of Cote d’Ivoire to Japan | |
31 May 2012 | Ambassador of Cote d’Ivoire to Singapore | |
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS : | Officer of the National Order | |
Officer of the Order of the Sports Merit | ||