Presentation of Credentials, 27 June 2023

The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Halimah Yacob in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:

1. The Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal

His Excellency Abdou Salam Diallo

2. The Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia

His Excellency Serob Bejanyan

Their bio summaries are attached.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

27 JUNE 2023

HIS EXCELLENCY ABDOU SALAM DIALLO

AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL

Ambassador Diallo is currently Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to the Republic of Korea, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to Singapore.

As a career diplomat, Ambassador Diallo served as Ambassador of Senegal to Russia from 2016 to 2022, Ambassador to Spain from 2015 to 2016, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from 2010 to 2014. He was also Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister of Senegal from 2001 to 2010.

Ambassador Diallo’s other appointments included Head of the Senegalese Delegation to the International Seabed Authority (2006 to 2007), Member of the Senegalese National Group to the Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration (2005 to 2010), Member of the Senegalese Delegation to the Human Rights Commission, then to the UN Human Rights Council (2001 to 2010), and Secretary of the National Committee of Senegal on the Eligibility for Refugee Status (1990 to 1992 and 1998 to 2001).

Ambassador Diallo is a recipient of the National Order of Merit of Senegal.

Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and Information

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HIS EXCELLENCY SEROB BEJANYAN
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

Ambassador Serob Bejanyan is a career diplomat. He was appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Indonesia in 2022 and is concurrently accredited to the Republic of Singapore and ASEAN.

Prior to this, Ambassador Bejanyan was the Director of Media and Public Diplomacy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.

Since joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1998, Ambassador Bejanyan has also worked in several departments, and was posted to the Hellenic Republic as the Counsellor of the Embassy in Athens. Before his last position in Yerevan, he was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Mission of Armenia to NATO in Brussels.

Ambassador Bejanyan holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from the Yerevan State University. Ambassador Bejanyan is married and has two children.

Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and Information

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