MFA Press Statement - Appointment of Singapore's Ambassador to Ukraine

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT

APPOINTMENT OF SINGAPORE'S AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE

The Government has appointed Mr Michael Tay as Singapore's Ambassador to Ukraine, resident in Moscow. Mr Tay is concurrently Singapore's Ambassador to the Russian Federation. He will present his credentials to President Leonid D. Kuchma of Ukraine on Thursday, 10 July 2003.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
7 JULY 2003

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY

Mr Michael Tay is Singapore's Ambassador to the Russian Federation.

Born on 30 January 1959, Mr Michael Tay graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) (Hons) Class II Upper in 1984 from the National University of Singapore. In 1988, he obtained a Master of Arts (Philosophy) from the National University of Singapore.

Mr Michael Tay joined the Foreign Service in 1986. His first posting was as Charge d'Affaires a.i., when he established the Singapore Embassy in Seoul in 1989. He continued as First Secretary in the Embassy from 1991-1992. He was appointed as Counsellor (1995) and subsequently Minister-Counsellor (1996-1998) at the Singapore Embassy in Tokyo. In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he had held the posts of Senior Assistant Director (1993) and subsequently Deputy Director (1993-1995) at the Policy, Planning and Analysis Directorate II. He also held the post of ASEAN Task Force Co-ordinator (1998-1999) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during Singapore's Chairmanship of ASEAN. Mr Michael Tay was Director of ASEAN (1999-2002) and concurrently held the post of Director-General, ASEAN-Singapore.

Mr Michael Tay is married to Meena Mylvaganam and they have a daughter and son.

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