MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credential Ceremony, 27 May 2010

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

(a) The Ambassador of the People's Republic of China,
His Excellency Wei Wei

(b) The Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria,
His Excellency Abdelkrim Belarbi

(c) The Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia,
His Excellency Armen Sargsyan

The curricula vitae of His Excellency Wei Wei, His Excellency Abdelkrim Belarbi and His Excellency Armen
Sargsyan are attached.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
27 MAY 2010
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WEI WEI（魏苇）

AMBASSADOR

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

BORN: March 1956, Anhui Province

AGE: 54

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mdm Sheng Weihong

EDUCATION: Master of Laws Degree

CAREER:
1986 - 1989 Staff Member, Assistant researcher, China Institute of International Studies

1989 - 1990 Third Secretary, Embassy of China in the Republic of Mozambique

1990 - 1992 Assistant researcher, China Institute of International Studies

1992 - 1995 Third Secretary, Second Secretary, Embassy of China in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

1995 - 1997 Second Secretary, Deputy Division Chief, Division Chief, Department of African Affairs, PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1997 - 1999 Counsellor, Embassy of China in the Republic of Kenya

1999 - 2000 Counsellor, Embassy of China in the Republic of Zimbabwe

2000 - 2001 Deputy Chief, Changning District, Shanghai

2001 - 2002 Deputy Director-General, Department of Education and Training, PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2002 - 2004 Ambassador to Negara Brunei Darussalam

2004 - 2005 Ambassador, PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2005 - 2006 Deputy Director-General, Department of Consular Affairs, PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2006 - 2010 Director-General, Department of Consular Affairs, PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs

7 May 2010 Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Singapore

27 May 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

LANGUAGES: English and Chinese

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May 2010
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ABDELKRIM BELARBI

AMBASSADOR

PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA

BORN: 16 May 1948, Bejaia, Algeria

AGE: 61

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mdm Zakia Belarbi; Has three children

EDUCATION:Diploma in Diplomatic Studies (with Distinction), National School of Administration, Algiers, Algeria (1974)

CAREER:
1974 - 1976 Counsellor (in charge of external relations), Governorate of Algiers

1976 - 1978 Counsellor (in charge of documentation), Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1978 - 1980 Head of Socialist Countries Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1980 - 1984 Counsellor, Embassy of Algeria in Warsaw

1984 - 1989 Deputy Director, Socialist Countries Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1989 - 1992 Minister Counsellor/Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Algeria in Paris

1992 - 1994 Ambassador of Algeria to Zimbabwe (with concurrent accreditation to Zambia and Botswana)

1994 - 1996 Ambassador of Algeria to Kenya and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Programme for Environment (UNEP) and Building (UNCH)

1997 - 2001Director General for Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2001 - 2005 Ambassador of Algeria to India

2005 - 2009 Inspector General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

12 January 2010 - to date Ambassador of Algeria to Indonesia (concurrently seeking accreditation to Brunei)

15 January 2010 Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Singapore

27 May 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

LANGUAGES: Arabic, English, French

HOBBIES: Walking/running and reading

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May 2010
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ARMEN SARGSYAN

AMBASSADOR

REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

BORN: 20 March 1953, Armenia

AGE: 56

MARITAL STATUS: Married; Has three children

EDUCATION:
Honours Diploma in Oriental Middle Eastern Studies, Yerevan State University, Armenia (1981)

College of Strategic Studies and Defense Economics, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany (1995)

St. John's University College of Ripon and York, UK (1997)

Black Sea Security Program at J .F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA (2002)

CAREER:
1981 - 1982 Yerevan State University

1982 - 1991 Service in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Armed Forces

1991 - 1994 Service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia

1994 - 1999 Service in the Foreign Relations and Military Cooperation Department, Ministry of Defense, as Deputy Chief of Division, Chief of Division,

Deputy Chief of Department and Chief of the Foreign Relations and Military Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Defense

1999 - 2002 Defense Attache, Embassy of Armenia in China

2002 - 2008 Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attache, Embassy of Armenia in USA

15 January 2009 - to date Ambassador of Armenia to China (with concurrent accreditation to Viet Nam)

December 2009 - to date Ambassador-designate of Armenia to the Republic of Korea (resident in China)

16 March 2010 Ambassador-designate to Singapore

27 May 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

AWARDS:
Awarded with a number of medals of the USSR and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, as well as with a medal of the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China.

LANGUAGES: Armenian, Russian, English, Arabic

HOBBIES: Reading and listening to classical music

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May 2010