MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT
The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President S R Nathan in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of the Republic of Finland,
Her Excellency Satu Mattila;
(b) The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway,
Her Excellency Janne Julsrud;
(c) The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark,
Her Excellency Vibeke Rovsing Lauritzen; and
(d) The Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,
His Excellency Nguyen Trung Thanh.
The curricula vitae of Her Excellency Satu Mattila, Her Excellency Janne Julsrud, Her Excellency Vibeke Rovsing Lauritzen and His Excellency Nguyen Trung Thanh are attached.
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
27 SEPTEMBER 2007
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MS SATU MATTILA
AMBASSADOR
REPUBLIC OF FINLAND
BORN: 6 February 1956
AGE: 51
MARITAL SINGLE
STATUS:
EDUCATION: MA, University of Jyväskylä
CAREER: Researcher Worker, Museum of Alvar Aalto, Jyväskylä,
1983 - 1984 Attaché, Protocol Department/ Department for Legal Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1984 Attaché, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations, New York
1985 Attaché, Political Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1985 - 1988 Second Secretary, Embassy of Finland, New Delhi
1988 - 1992 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations, Geneva
CAREER:
(Cont'd) 1992 - 1994 First Secretary/Officer-in-Charge of Human Rights Issues, Political Department
1994 - 1997 Political Counsellor, Embassy of Finland, Washington, D.C.
1997 - 2001 Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Finland, Tokyo
2001 - 2004 Director, Unit for the Northern Dimension, Department for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Aug 2004 - 2007 Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations, Geneva
24 May 2007
Ambassador-designate of Finland to Singapore
27 Sep 2007 Ambassador of Finland to Singapore
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MS JANNE JULSRUD
AMBASSADOR
KINGDOM OF NORWAY
BORN: 28 May 1947
AGE: 60
EDUCATION: Master of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1979
Bachelor of Business Administration, Bernard Baruch College, New York, 1978
CAREER: 1979 - 1980 Market Advisor, Esso, Norway
1980 - 1984 Executive Officer/Senior Executive Officer, Economic relations with Latin America, Ministry of Trade and Shipping
1984 - 1988 Head of Division, Economic relations with Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and China, Ministry of Trade and Shipping
1988 - 1990 Head of Division, International Shipping Policy, MFA
1990 - 1994 Counsellor, Economic Department, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Washington
1994 - 1997 Consul-General, Royal Norwegian Consulate General, Hong Kong
CAREER:
(Cont'd) 1997 - 2000 Deputy Director-General, Press Information and Culture, MFA
2000 - 2003 Consul-General, Royal Norwegian Consulate General, San Francisco
2003 - 2004 Senior Advisor, Unit for Trade Promotion, MFA
2004 - 2007 Energy Advisor, Department of Security Policy, MFA
9 Apr 2007
Ambassador-designate of Norway to Singapore
27 Sep 2007 Ambassador of Norway to Singapore
OTHER
APPOINTMENTS: Board Member -
INTSOK - Norwegian Oil and Gas Partners,
2004 to date
International Energy Forum, 2004 - 2006
The Norwegian Institute for Export Credit Guarantees, 1984 - 1988
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MRS VIBEKE ROVSING LAURITZEN
AMBASSADOR
KINGDOM OF DENMARK
BORN: 9 March 1964, Hals, Denmark
AGE: 43
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mr Thomas Rovsing Lauritzen
Has a daughter
EDUCATION: Jul 1990 Master of Political Science, Aarhus University
CAREER: Sep 1990 Head of Section, EU Department
Sep 1991 Head of Section, Africa Department
Sep 1992 First Secretary, Royal Danish Embassy in Vienna, concurrently accredited to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia and to the United Nations Offices in Vienna
Sep 1995 Head of Section, Development Policy Department
May 1999 Private Secretary to the Foreign Minister
Sep 2000 Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Minister
CAREER:
(Cont'd) Sep 2001 Counsellor, Head of Political Section, Danish Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York
Sep 2003 Head of Section, Finance Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sep 2005 Head of Department, Finance Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
20 Aug 2007
Ambassador-designate of Denmark to Singapore
27 Sep 2007 Ambassador of Denmark to Singapore
DECORATIONS: Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Denmark, 2003
Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Thailand, 2001
Ordinul Serviciul Credinclos, Ofiter, Romania, 2000
[Faithful Service Order, Officer]
Das Glodene Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Osterreich, Austria, 1995
[Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria]
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Jun 2001 German Marshall Fellowship
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MR NGUYEN TRUNG THANH
AMBASSADOR
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
BORN: 20 April 1960
AGE: 47
MARITAL Married to Nguyen Thuy Duong (daughter STATUS: of former Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy
Nien). They have two children.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Institute of International Relations (IIR), Hanoi
Master of Arts in Law & Diplomacy
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA
CAREER:
1981 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1981-1982 Official, Training Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1982-1985 Attaché, Vietnamese Embassy in Canberra
1985-1994 Official and subsequently promoted to Deputy Director-General, Asia III Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1994-1998 Deputy Director-General, ASEAN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1999-2002 Minister-Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission, Vietnamese Embassy in London
2002-2003 Director General, ASEAN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2003-2007 Assistant Foreign Minister and member of the Leaders' Board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6 Aug 2007 Ambassador-designate of Vietnam to
Singapore
27 Sep 2007 Ambassador of Vietnam to Singapore
LANGUAGES: English and French
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