MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials

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

(a) The Ambassador of the Republic of Panama, Mr Eduardo A Real, who has succeeded Ms Arleen Sucre Garcia;

(b) The Ambassador of the United Mexican States, Mr Juan Jose Gomez Camacho, who has succeeded Mr Andres Carral Cuevas;

(c) The Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Miltiadis Hiskakis, who has succeeded Mr Nicholas Zafiropoulos; and

(d) The High Commissioner of the Republic of Botswana, Mrs Naomi Ellen Majinda, who has succeeded Mr Kgosi Seepapitso IV.

The curricula vitae of Mr Eduardo A Real, Mr Juan Jose Gomez Camacho, Mr Miltiadis Hiskakis and Mrs Naomi Ellen Majinda are attached.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
26 JANUARY 2006

EDUARDO A REAL

AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE

REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

BORN: 4 January 1968

AGE: 38

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science (Marine Transportation), United States Merchant Marine Academy, (King Point), New York, USA, June 1990

Juris Doctor (Cum Laude), Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May 1993

CAREER: 1992 Law Clerk at Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

1994 Associate (Maritime Attorney), De Castro & Robles

1999 Partner (Maritime Attorney), De Castro & Robles

2006 Ambassador of Panama to Singapore

MEMBERSHIPS: Member of the Panamanian Association of Maritime Law

Member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States

Member of the Panama Law Bar

Member of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, United States of America

Representative for Shipowners, before the Panama Trusteeship for Nautical Education

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January 2006

JUAN JOSE GOMEZ CAMACHO

AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE

UNITED MEXICAN STATES

BORN: 6 October 1964 in Mexico City, Mexico

AGE: 41

MARITAL Married
STATUS: Has two daughters

EDUCATION: Bachelor Degree in Law, Universidad Iberoamericana (Latin American University)

Master's Degree in International Law major in International Business and Finances, The School of Law at Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

CAREER: 1988 Joined the Mexican Foreign Service

1989 Special Assistant to the Legal Counsel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1991 Deputy Director for International Organizations at the United Nations General Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1993 Director of Border Affairs at the Border Affairs Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1994 Head of the Department of Legal Affairs, Embassy of Mexico in the United Kingdom
CAREER:
(cont'd)

1997

Acted as Alternate Representative, also in charge of Legal Affairs, Mexico's Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States

2000
Appointed Director General for Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2004
Director General, Directorate General for Human Rights and Democracy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2006 Ambassador of Mexico to Singapore

Other Activities: During his term in the United Kingdom, Mr Camacho was in charge of Mexico's participation in the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization and the International Fund for Compensation for oil pollution damage

Was in charge of the coordination of the design and implementation of Mexican Foreign Policy in the area of International Promotion of Democracy

Has participated as an expert in International Law, in numerous academic fora, both national and international, and has written several articles on the subject

Was a Joint Professor and Professor of International Law of Treaties, Universidad Iberoamericana (Latin American University)

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January 2006

MILTIADIS HISKAKIS

AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE

HELLENIC REPUBLIC

BORN: 1950, Athens

AGE: 56

MARITAL Married
STATUS: Has two daughters

EDUCATION: Law Degree, University of Athens

CAREER: 1978 Attaché, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1980 Third Secretary of Embassy (MFA)

1983 Second Secretary, then First Secretary, Consulate General of Greece in Plodvin, Bulgaria

1989 First Secretary (MFA)

1991 Second Counsellor (MFA)

1992 Consul General of Greece in Naples

1997 First Counsellor, Embassy of Greece in New Delhi

1999 Department of Cultural Affairs (MFA)

2000 Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary, Second Class (MFA)
CAREER:
(cont'd)

2003

Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary, First Class (MFA)

2004 Ambassador of Greece to Thailand

2006 Concurrently accredited as Ambassador of Greece to Singapore, resident in Bangkok

LANGUAGES: English, French

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January 2006

NAOMI ELLEN MAJINDA

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

BORN: 10 June 1957

AGE: 48

MARITAL
STATUS: Married
Has two children

EDUCATION: Ramogotsi Primary School, Morwa, 1965

Linchwe Primary School, Mochudi, 1966-1968

Our Lady of Carmel School, Morwa, 1969-1970

Ramogotsi Primary School, Morwa, 1971

Molefi Secondary School, Mochudi, 1972-1976

Bachelor of Arts (Administration and Sociology), University of Botswana, 1977-1982

CAREER: 1982 Third Secretary, High Commission of Botswana, London

1985 Second Secretary, High Commission of Botswana, London

1986 South Africa Desk, Department of Foreign Affairs

1990 First Secretary, Embassy of Botswana, Washington D. C.
CAREER:
(cont'd)

1993

Counsellor, High Commission of Botswana, Lusaka, Zambia

1994 Deputy Chief of Protocol, Department of Foreign Affairs

1998 Counsellor, Embassy of Botswana, Washington D. C.

2000 Ambassador of Botswana to Sweden and concurrently accredited to Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland and the Russian Federation

2005 Ambassador of Botswana to China and concurrently accredited to Malaysia, DPRK, ROK and Pakistan

2006 Concurrently accredited as High Commissioner of Botswana to Singapore, resident in Beijing

CONFERENCES
ATTENDED: Public Service Induction Course, Gaborone, Botswana, 1982

Commonwealth Middle Management Seminar, Nairobi, Kenya, Apr 1987

43rd Session of the General Assembly, New York, USA, Sep-Dec 1988

National Conference on Consular Relations and Protocol, Texas, USA, Jun 1995

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, Nov 1995

OAU Summit Yaonde, Cameroon, Jul 1996

Southern African International Dialogue, Kasane, Botswana, May 1997

CONFERENCES
ATTENDED:
(cont'd)

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct 1997

Work Improvement Team Facilitators Course, Gaborone, Botswana, Jan 1998

HOBBIES: Reading, cooking and physical fitness

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January 2006