MFA Press Statement: Appointment of Singapore's Ambassador to the Federal Democractic Republic of Nepal

The Government has appointed Ms Karen Tan as Singapore's next Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Ms Tan is our High Commissioner to the Republic of India. She is also concurrently our Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bhutan, resident in New Delhi. Ms Tan will present her credentials to the President of Nepal, The Right Honourable Dr Ram Baran Yadav, on 16 May 2011.

Ms Tan joined the Foreign Service in 1985. She served in the Singapore Embassy in Paris from 1989 to 1992, and the Singapore Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York from 1997 to 1999. Ms Tan was our Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic from 2004 to 2007, and Singapore's Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization and to the World Intellectual Property Organization from 2007 to 2010.

Ms Tan has held various appointments at the Ministry headquarters, including Director of Human Resource and Director of Policy, Planning and Analysis Directorate II (covering North America and Europe).

Ms Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (History) (Honours) from the University of London, United Kingdom. She also has a Master of Science in European Studies (with Distinction) from the University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
15 MAY 2011