MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credential

The following new foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President S R Nathan in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:

(a) Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia,
Her Excellency Sin Serey;

(b) High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus,
His Excellency Andreas Zenonos; and

(c) Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European
Commission,
His Excellency Holger Standertskjold-Nordenstam.

The curricula vitae of Her Excellency Sin Serey, His Excellency Andreas Zenonos and His Excellency Holger Standertskjold-Nordenstam are attached.

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
26 OCTOBER 2006

MRS SIN SEREY

AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

BORN:
24 March 1949, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
AGE:
57 years
MARITAL
STATUS:
Divorced. Has two children

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce, 1973

Bachelor of Economics, Faculty of Law and Economics, 1973

Diplomacy and International Relations course, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1979

Diplomacy and International Relations, Social Sciences Institute (Moscow/U.S.S.R), 1981

Introduction to Market Economy, International Institute of Public Administration (I.I.A.P.), Paris, France, 1991

Course on the Practice of Development Law, International Development Law Institute (I.D.L.I), Rome, Italy, 1992

Organisation of Governmental Work, International Institute of Public Administration (.I.I.A.P), Paris, France, 1995

4th Transforming Public Sector Leadership, Civil Service College (Singapore) and Institute of Governance (Canada), 1997

CAREER:
1974-75 Deputy Director of Commercial Department, Cambodian Pharmaceutical Company

1979-80 Official in Logistics Department for Diplomatic Corps, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1980-81 Deputy Chief Accountant at the Logistics Department for Diplomatic Corps, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1981-82 Official at the Department of General Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1982-83 Deputy Director of Commercial and Financial Planning Department, Ministry of Planning and Economy

1983-91 Member of Negotiation and Coordination Committee, Ministry of Planning and Economy

1983-93 Director of Commercial and Financial Planning Department, Ministry of Planning

1994 Official of the Department of General Affairs, Office of the Council of Ministers

1995 - 2006 Deputy Secretary General of the Royal Government, Office of the Council of Ministers.

1996 - 2006 Member of the Committee for the Privatisation of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Economy and Finance

2001 - 2006 Member of the National Council for Women, Ministry of Women Affairs

CAREER
(cont'd)
26 October 2006 Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Singapore

AWARDS/ DECORATIONS The Royal Order of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Assarith (Chevalier), 1998

The Royal Order of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Sena (Officer), 2001

The Royal Order of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Thibphadin (Commander), 2003.

Foreign Languages: French and English

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ANDREAS ZENONOS

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

BORN: 27 May 1957 in Athienou

AGE: 48

MARITAL STATUS: Single

EDUCATION: Graduated from the Lanition Gymnasium (Limassol), Cyprus

Graduate of Sociology and History, University of Aix-En Provence, France (specialised in Sociology and History of Development)

CAREER: 1975 - 1977 Military Service

1991 Economic Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1991 - 1994 Second Secretary, Cyprus High Commission, New Delhi

1994 - 1995 Secretary in Political Division-European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1995 - 2000 First Secretary/Counsellor, Cyprus Embassy, Paris

CAREER
(cont'd) 2000 - 2001 Counsellor, Political Division -Multilateral, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Feb - Aug 2002 Charge d'Affaires a.i., Cyprus Embassy, Beijing

2003 Counsellor, Political Division-Multilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2004 - 2005 Deputy Director, Political Division-Multilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2005 to date High Commissioner of Cyprus to India

26 October 2006 High Commissioner of Cyprus to Singapore, with residence in New Delhi

LANGUAGES: Greek, English, French

HOBBIES: Reading, Sports, Arts

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HOLGER STANDERTSKJOLD-NORDENSTAM

AMBASSADOR AND HEAD OF

DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

BORN: 17 May 1948, Helsinki

AGE: 58

MARITAL STATUS: Married
Has two children

EDUCATION: Master of Law, University of Helsinki

Qualified Court Judge

Commerce Degree, Svenska Handelsinstitutet, Helsinki

Military education: Second Lieutenant (Commander of Anti-Tank Company)

CAREER: 1975 Court Clerk at Vasa Court of Appeal

Judge and Chairman for twenty sessions of Malax and Närpes local courts

1975 - 1976 Third Secretary, Legal Department, Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Stage (training period) at the Embassy of Finland in Paris and Consulate in Rouen, France

CAREER
(cont'd)
1976 - 1978 Third Secretary, GATT Section, Trade Policy Directorate, Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1978 - 1980 Second Secretary, Embassy of Finland in Madrid, Spain

1980 - 1981 Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in Geneva

1981 - 1984 European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Secretariat, Secretary-General's Office in Geneva

1984 - 1986 Principal Assistant to the Secretary of State, Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs, responsible for the coordination of larger trade policy issues

1987 - 1993 Trade Commissioner, Consulate of Finland in Sydney, Australia

1993 - 1996 Senior Officer, Goods Directorate, EFTA Surveillance Authority

1996 - 2002 Head of Unit, Directorate-General of Trade, European Commission, responsible for Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy investigations in relation to Injury and Community Interest; Coordination of bilateral trade issues with Mediterranean countries, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Iran, as well as trade negotiations with Algeria, Lebanon, Syria and the GCC

CAREER
(cont'd)
2002 - 2006 Head of Unit, Directorate-General of Trade, European Commission, responsible for negotiations and management of trade agreements with the GCC, Iran and Southern Common Market (Mercosur), trade relations with South America, the GCC, Iran and Iraq, as well as the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)

26 October 2006 Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Singapore

PUBLICATIONS: Written and published a number of articles in daily Finnish and Swedish press on trade-related issues

LANGUAGES: Finnish, Swedish, English, French, Spanish

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October 2006