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 Bulgaria,
His Excellency Boyko Mirchev; and

(b) The Ambassador of the Republic of the Sudan,
His Excellency Dr Suliman Mohammed Mustafa.

The curricula vitae of His Excellency Boyko Mirchev and His Excellency Dr Suliman Mohammed Mustafa are attached.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
27 MARCH 2008

BOYKO MIRCHEV

AMBASSADOR

REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

BORN: 4 May 1958, Sofia

AGE: 49

MARITAL STATUS: Single

EDUCATION: International Relations, Institute of National and World Economy, Sofia, 1979 - 1980

International Relations, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 1980 - 1988

Diplomatic Training, USA, 1991

CAREER: 1988 Trainee Attaché, Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1988 - 1990 Attaché, Embassy of Bulgaria in Kabul, Afghanistan

1990 - 1991 Attaché, Asia Department, Far East Desk Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1991 - 1992 Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of Bulgaria in Seoul, Republic of Korea

CAREER:
(Cont'd) 1992 - 1996 Ambassador of Bulgaria to the Republic of Korea

1997 - 1998 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

1998 - 2000 Country Manager for Bulgaria, Atwoods Richards Inc, New York, USA

2001 - 2006 Director, European Integration Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Aug 2006
to date Ambassador of Bulgaria to the Republic of Indonesia, resident in Jakarta

5 Nov 2007
Ambassador-designate of Bulgaria to Singapore, resident in Jakarta

27 Mar 2008 Ambassador of Bulgaria to Singapore, resident in Jakarta

LANGUAGES: English, French, Russian, Chinese, Serbo-Croatian

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DR SULIMAN MOHAMMED MUSTAFA

AMBASSADOR

REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN

BORN: 1 January 1952, Omdurman, Sudan

AGE: 55

MARITAL
STATUS: Married to Mdm Insaf Saied Hassan
Has two sons

EDUCATION: BA (Hons), Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum, Sudan, Sep 1976

Diploma d'Etudes Approfondies (DEA), University of Sorbonne, Paris, France, Oct 1998

Doctorate, University of Sorbonne, Paris IV, France, May 1991

CAREER:
May 1977 Assistant Director, West Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Sep 1977 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sudan, Djibouti

Jul 1980 - Jan 1984 Political Counsellor, Embassy of Sudan, Washington D.C., USA

Feb 1984 - Jul 1984 Assistant Director, Department of International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

CAREER:
(Cont'd) Jul 1984 - May 1985 Assistant Director, Office of the President of the Republic

Jul 1985 - Jul 1987 Assistant Director, Ministerial Executive Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Rapporteur, Foreign Minister's Consultative Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Rapporteur, Political Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Jul 1987 - Jul 1991 Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of Sudan, Paris

Acting Deputy Permanent Representative of Sudan to UNESCO, Paris, France

Aug 1991 - Dec 1991 Acting Director, West Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Jan 1992 - Oct 1992 Assistant Director, Foreign Minister's Executive Office

Dec 1992 - Feb 1994 Political and Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of Sudan, London, United Kingdom

Feb 1994 - Jul 1996 Consul-General, New York, United States

Assistant Permanent Representative, Sudan's Mission to the UN in New York

Jul 1996 - May 1999 Deputy Director, Foreign Minister's Executive Officer

CAREER:
(Cont'd) May 1999 - Mar 2001 Department of Political Affairs, Office of the President of the Republic

Mar 2001 - Jun 2005 Ambassador of Sudan to the Central African Republic

Ambassador of Sudan to the Republic of Gabon (Non-Resident)

18 Jun 2005 - 2007 Director, Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Sep 2007
to date
Ambassador of Sudan to the Republic of Indonesia, resident in Jakarta

14 Dec 2007
Ambassador-designate of Sudan to Singapore, resident in Jakarta

27 Mar 2008 Ambassador of Sudan to Singapore, resident in Jakarta

OTHER
APPOINTMENTS: Honorary Life Member, Non-smokers International, Washington D.C., USA

Member, French Society for Sudanese Studies, Paris France

Honorary Member, New Jersey World Trade Council, New Jersey, USA

Associate Professor:
• Elnilain University, Graduate College, Khartoum, Sudan;
• University of Juba, CPDS, Khartoum, Sudan;
• National Center for Diplomatic Studies, MFA, Khartoum, Sudan;
• High Institute for Banking Studies, Khartoum, Sudan

DECORATIONS: Order of Merit - Commandeur, Central African Republic, 18 Jun 2005

LANGUAGES: Arabic, English and French

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March 2008