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MFA Press Statement: Appointment of Singapore's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia

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25 August 2010

The Government has appointed Mr S Premjith as Singapore's next Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia. He will assume post on 30 August 2010. Mr Premjith joined the Singapore Foreign Service in Octobe...

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The Government has appointed Mr S Premjith as Singapore's next Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia. He will assume post on 30 August 2010.

Mr Premjith joined the Singapore Foreign Service in October 1994. He served as Country Officer for International Economics before his posting to the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta in 1997 as First Secretary (Political). In 2001, Mr Premjith was awarded the Chevening Scholarship from the British Government to pursue a Masters Degree in Development Studies at Cambridge University, United Kingdom. Upon his return to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served as Deputy Director for Indonesia in the Southeast Asia Directorate from September 2002 to March 2005. He was appointed Acting Director for South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa Directorate on 1 April 2005 and subsequently served as Director from November 2005 to July 2010.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
25 AUGUST 2010
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BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY

Born on 19 August 1968, Mr S Premjith graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (Honours I) from Murdoch University, Australia, in 1994. In 1995, he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in World Trade Policy from the World Trade Organisation. He has a Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University, United Kingdom, obtained in 2002.

Mr Premjith joined the Singapore Foreign Service in October 1994. He served as Country Officer for International Economics before his posting to the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta in 1997 as First Secretary (Political). In 2001, Mr Premjith was awarded the Chevening Scholarship from the British Government to pursue a Masters Degree in Development Studies at Cambridge University, United Kingdom. Upon his return to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served as Deputy Director for Indonesia in the Southeast Asia Directorate from September 2002 to March 2005. He was appointed Acting Director for South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa Directorate on 1 April 2005 and subsequently served as Director from November 2005 to July 2010.

Mr Premjith is married to Ms Libby Sang.
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