MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials, 25 June 2015
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25 June 2015
The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today: (a) The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of C...
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The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China
His Excellency Chen Xiaodong
(b) The High Commissioner of the Republic of Uganda
Her Excellency Elizabeth Paula Napeyok
Their curricula vitae are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
25 JUNE 2015
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HE CHEN XIAODONG (陈晓东)
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA |
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BORN: | 23/12/1965, Anhui Province | |
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AGE: | 49 | |
MARITAL STATUS: | Married, with a daughter | |
EDUCATION: | Bachelor’s Degree in Arabic, Beijing International Studies University | |
CAREER: | 1987 – 89 | Staff Member, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
1989 – 90 | Staff Member, PRC Commerce Representative to Saudi Arabia | |
1990 – 94 | Attaché, PRC Embassy in Saudi Arabia Third Secretary, PRC Embassy in Saudi Arabia | |
CAREER: (cont’d) | 1994 – 97 | Third Secretary, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Division Director, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
1997 – 99 | Second Secretary, PRC Embassy in Jordan First Secretary, PRC Embassy in Jordan | |
1999 – 2002 | First Secretary, PRC Embassy in Egypt Counsellor, PRC Embassy in Egypt | |
2002 – 06 | Counsellor, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
2006 – 08 | PRC Ambassador to Iraq | |
2008 – 10 | Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, PRC Embassy in the United Kingdom | |
2010 - 15 | Director-General, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
25 June 2015 | Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore | |
LANGUAGES | Chinese, Arabic, English | |
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June 2015
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HE ELIZABETH PAULA NAPEYOK
HIGH COMMISSIONER
TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
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BORN: | 24/12/1958, Kangole, Uganda | |
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AGE: | 56 | |
MARITAL STATUS: | Single With children | |
EDUCATION: | B.A.(Hons) Degree in Sociology / Social Administration, Makerere University, Kampala, 1985 - 1988 | |
Diploma in Education, English/Geography, National Teacher’s College, Kyambogo (now Kyambogo University), 1976 | ||
East African Certificate of Education (O Level), Gulu, Uganda, 1972 | ||
CAREER: | 1976 - 1981 | Teacher, Kangole Girls Secondary School, Karamoja, Uganda |
1981 - 1982 | Deputy Headmistress, Kangole Girl’s Senior Secondary School, Uganda | |
1982 - 1984 | Headmistress, Kangole Girl’s Senior Secondary School, Uganda | |
1985 | Assistant Education Secretary, Moroto Diocese, Uganda | |
1988 - 1989 | Assistant Lecturer (Special Education) Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda | |
CAREER: (cont’d) | 1989 - 1990 | Research Officer, School of Media and Graphics, Kampala, Uganda |
1990 - 1991 | Public Relations Officer, Exiled Asians Property, Custodian Board, Uganda | |
1991 - 1992 | Assistant Manager, Property Divestiture Division, Exiled Asians Property, Custodian Board, Uganda | |
1992 - 1993 | National Training Facilitator, Quaker Service, Norway | |
1994 - 1996 | National Training Advisor, Quaker Service, Norway | |
1996 - 2001 | Ambassador of Uganda to Cuba | |
2006 - 2012 | Ambassador of Uganda to France, concurrently accredited to Portugal, Spain and the UN Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) | |
2012 to present | High Commissioner of Uganda to India | |
2013 to present | Concurrently High Commissioner Uganda to Sri Lanka (resident in Delhi) | |
25 June 2015 | High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore | |
AWARDS: | Presidential Award for the Promotion of Girl’s Education in Uganda, 2009 | |
Presidential Award for Export Promotion 2007 | ||
LANGUAGE: | English, Spanish (fair knowledge) | |
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June 2015

The High Commissioner of the Republic of Uganda Her Excellency Elizabeth Paula Napeyok presenting her credentials to President Tony Tan [MCI]

The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China His Excellency Chen Xiaodong presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan [MCI]
