MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials

The following foreign Head of Mission presented his credentials to President S R Nathan in a ceremony at the Istana today:

• The High Commissioner of Canada,
His Excellency David Sevigny

The curriculum vitae of His Excellency David Sevigny is attached.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
28 AUGUST 2008

DAVID SEVIGNY
HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE
CANADA

BORN: 7 May 1953, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

AGE: 55

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mary Broderick
Has four daughters

EDUCATION: BA in Economics, University of Toronto, 1976

MA in Economics, University of Toronto, 1977

CAREER: 1977 - 1982 Economist, International Department, Bank of Canada

1982 - 1984 Senior Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

1984 -1989 Senior Economist, Debt and Development Section, International Trade and Finance Branch, Department of Finance

1989 - 1993 Senior Adviser to the Canadian Executive, World Bank, Washington D.C.

1993 - 1998 Chief, International Financial Institutions Section, International Trade and Finance Branch, Department of Finance

1998 - 2003 Finance Counsellor, Canadian Embassy to the United States of America, Washington D.C.

2003 - 2006 Senior Chief, International Financial Crimes Section, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Department of Finance

2006 - May 2008 Director, International Policy and Analysis Division, International Trade and Finance Branch, Department of Finance

May 2008 High Commissioner-designate of Canada
to Singapore

28 August 2008 High Commissioner of Canada to Singapore

LANGUAGES English, French.

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August 2008