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MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials
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26 January 2006
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 Edua...
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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