MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials

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

(a) The Ambassador of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, Her Excellency Boa Liliane Marie Laure;

(b) The Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, His Excellency Mohammad Hassan Dawodieh; and

(c) The Ambassador of the Republic of Austria, His Excellency Dr Klaus Wölfer.

The curricula vitae of Her Excellency Boa Liliane Marie Laure, His Excellency Mohammad Hassan Dawodieh and His Excellency Dr Klaus Wölfer are attached.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
22 FEBRUARY 2007

MRS BOA LILIANE MARIE LAURE

AMBASSADOR

REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D'IVOIRE

BORN: 9 June 1946, Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire

AGE: 60

MARITAL STATUS: Married
Has 3 children

EDUCATION: 1971 Bachelor of Arts in American Literature and Civilisation, University of Abidjan

1973 Certificate in Translation, Ecole Schulz, Geneva

1981 Passed examination (with honours) to be absorbed into the foreign service, National School of Administration, Abidjan

CAREER: 1973 - 1975 Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Côte d'Ivoire in Geneva, dealing with WHO, ILO and ICRC

1975 - 1980 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Côte d'Ivoire in Geneva, dealing with WHO, ILO, ICRC, UNIDO and IAEA

1976 - 1980 Member, UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), Geneva

1976 - 1976 Member, Ivorian delegation, Conference of the Law of the Sea, Geneva
CAREER:
(cont'd) 1981 - 1982 Japan, Belgium and Switzerland Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1982 - 1992 External Consultant dealing with technical education and vocational training, ILO and Inter-African Centre for the Development of Technical Education and Vocational Training

1989 - 1991 Consultant, Inter-African study on the participation of women in technical education and vocational training

1992 - 1994 Member of Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Oct 1994 Advisor to the Ivorian President at the 49th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (New York)

1995 - 1997 Deputy Director of Protocol (Privileges and Immunities), Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Sep - Nov 1995 Member of the Legal Commission, Ivorian delegation at 50th Session of the UNGA

1996 - 2004 Ambassador of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to Denmark

1997 - 2004 Ambassador of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to Sweden, concurrently accredited Norway and Finland (resident in Copenhagen)

2004 - 2005 Inspector of Diplomatic and Consular Posts, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Oct 2005
to date Ambassador of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to Japan

Apr 2006
to Feb 2007 Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to Singapore, resident in Tokyo

22 Feb 2007 Ambassador of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to Singapore, resident in Tokyo

AWARDS: Promoted by the President of Côte d'Ivoire to rank of Commander of the National Order of Côte d'Ivoire, Aug 2002

LANGUAGES: French (fluent), English (fluent), Spanish (intermediate)

HOBBIES: Reading, gardening, listening to music, boxing, tennis, sewing

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February 2007

MOHAMED HASSAN DAWODIEH

AMBASSADOR

THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

BORN: 28 June 1947, Al Agfour, Al Roishid

AGE: 59

MARITAL STATUS: Married
Has five children

EDUCATION: Diploma in the English Language

CAREER: 1968-1976 Public School Teacher

1976-1992 Journalist, Al-Doustur Daily

1992 - 1993 Director, Information and Public Relations Department, Hashemite Royal Court

1993 - 1997 Member of the House of Representatives of Jordan

1996 - 1997 Minister of Youth

1998 - 2003 Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Morocco, concurrently accredited to Portugal, Mauritania and Senegal

2003 - 2004 Minister of Political Development and Parliamentary Affairs

2005-2006 Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Greece

Sep 2006
to date Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Indonesia

Oct 2006
to Feb 2007 Ambassador-designate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Singapore, resident in Jakarta

22 Feb 2007
Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Singapore, resident in Jakarta

OTHER POSITIONS:
(cont'd) Secretary of Journalists Syndicate and Member of the Syndicate's council for several sessions

Member of the Administrative Authority for Jordanian Writers Association for several sessions

Head, Public Freedoms and Rights Committee, House of Representative, 1993 - 1997

International Supervisor for the elections of the Palestinian National Authority, 1995

Head of the Jordanian Olympic Committee, 1996 - 1997

Head of the official Jordanian Mission for the Atlantic Olympics, 1996

Headed and participated in many Arab, regional and international conferences

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February 2007

DR KLAUS WÖLFER

AMBASSADOR

REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

BORN: 5 April 195

AGE: 50

MARITAL
STATUS: Married
Has two children

EDUCATION:
1979 Doctor of Law, University of Vienna

CAREER:
1979-1981 Diplomatic Academy, Vienna

1981-1982 Department for Asia & Africa, Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1982-1983 Consular Section, Legal Department, Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1983-1986 Second Secretary, Embassy of Austria, Rome

1986-1990 First Secretary, Embassy of Austria, Belgrade

1990 Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1990-1991 Counsellor for Science and World Exhibition, Embassy of Austria, Budapest

CAREER:
(cont'd) 1991-1995 Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1995-1996 Head of Division for the West Balkans, Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1996-2002 Director of the Austrian Cultural Institute and Cultural Counsellor at the Embassy of Austria, Rome

2002-2006 Director-General, Department for the Arts, Federal Chancery (Office of the Prime Minister)

2006
to date Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Indonesia

Sep 2006
to Feb 2007 Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Austria to Singapore, resident in Jakarta

22 Feb 2007 Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Singapore, resident in Jakarta

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February 2007