MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 22 June 2012

(from top to bottom) The Ambassador of the Republic of Costa Rica His Excellency Jairo Hernandez Milian, the Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia His Excellency Slobodan Tashovski and the High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana His Excellency Dr William George Mensah Brandful presenting their credentials to President Tony Tan at the Istana this afternoon. (Photos: MICA)
 

The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:

(a) The Ambassador of the Republic of Costa Rica
His Excellency Jairo Hernandez Milian

(b) The Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia
His Excellency Slobodan Tashovski

(c) The High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana
His Excellency Dr William George Mensah Brandful

The curriculum vitae of His Excellency Jairo Hernandez Milian, His Excellency Slobodan Tashovski and His Excellency Dr William George Mensah Brandful are attached.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
22 JUNE 2012

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HE JAIRO HERNANDEZ MILIAN

AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE

REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA

BORN: 13 January 1961, Costa Rica

AGE: 51

MARITAL STATUS: Single

EDUCATION: Licentiate degree in Political Sciences, University of Costa Rica, 1986

Law degree, Law School, University of Costa Rica, 1988

Masters of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, 1991

CAREER: 1994 – 1998 Director, Office of the President of Costa Rica

1998 – 2005 Deputy Director, Costa Rica Foundation for Sustainable Development

2005 – 2008 Programme Coordinator, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Costa Rica

2009 – 2010 Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations, New York

2010 - 2012 Director, Foreign Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

22 Jun 2012 Ambassador to Singapore

OTHER APPOINTMENTS:

1988 – 1990 Fullbright Scholar

1990 – 1991 Ford-MacArthur Fellow

1991 – 1992 Peace Fellow, United States Institute of Peace

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HE SLOBODAN TASHOVSKI

AMBASSADOR TO SINGAOPORE

REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

BORN: 9 July 1954, Berovo, Macedonia

AGE: 57

MARITAL STATUS:

Married to Mrs Lepa Bojcevska Tasovski
Has 2 children

EDUCATION: B.A. in Political Science, University of Belgrade, 1977

CAREER:

1978 – 1980 Desk Officer, Directorate for US and Canada, Federal Secretariat for Foreign Affairs, Yugoslavia

1980 – 1984 Advisor, Directorate for International Organization, Federal Secretariat for Foreign Affairs, Yugoslavia

1984– 1988 Second Secretary, Embassy of Yugoslavia, New Delhi

1988 – 1992 Special Advisor, Federal Secretariat for Foreign Affairs, Yugoslavia

1992 – 1994 Head of Department for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Macedonia

1994 – 1996 Deputy Permanent Representative and Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Macedonia to the UN, New York

1996 – 1998 Deputy Permanent Representative and Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Macedonia to the UN

1998 – 2001 Head of NGO Section, Department of Multilateral Affairs, MFA

2001 – 2003 Counsellor, Embassy of Macedonia, Washington DC

2003 – 2005 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Macedonia, Washington DC

2005 – 2007 Head of US Section, Department of Bilateral Affairs, MFA

2007 – 2008 Charge d’Affaires a.i. and Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Macedonia, The Hague

2008 – 2011 Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Macedonia to the UN, New York, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to Cuba

1 Nov 2011 to present Ambassador to India

22 Jun 2012 Ambassador to Singapore

LANGUAGE English, Russian, Italian and Spanish

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June 2012

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HE DR WILLIAM GEORGE MENSAH BRANDFUL

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE

REPUBLIC OF GHANA

BORN : 4 December 1952, Cape Coast, Ghana

AGE : 59

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Dinah Brandful
Has four daughters; two grandchildren

EDUCATION: B.A. (Hons) French, University of Ghana, Legon (with one year language training at Dakar University),
1971 – 1975

Course in Conference Interpretation Techniques, Polytechnic of Central London, 1976 – 1977

Diploma in International Relations, University of Kenya, 1978 – 1979

Diploma in International Political Relations, International Institute for Public Administration, Paris, 1982 – 1983

Diploma in Specialised Studies in Diplomacy and Administration, University of Paris XI, France, 1982 –1983

Attachment at The Hague Academy of International Law, Netherlands, Jul – Aug 1983

Participant, Conference of the Center for International Understanding, Bellagio, Italy, May 1985

Awarded Doctorate Degree by the Faculty of Seeaux, University of Paris XI, Jan 1986

CAREER:
1975 – 1976 Taught French at Wesley Girls High School, Cape Coast, Ghana

May 1977 – Sep 1988 Assistant Director (Economic Relations and Africa), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1987 – 1997 Non-professional Translator/Interpreter for the World Council of Churches

Sep 1988 – Aug 1992 Counsellor, Ghana Embassy, Cotonou, Benin

Oct 1992 – Oct 1994 Deputy Chief of Protocol, MFA

Oct 1994 – Aug 1996 Deputy Director, Africa and Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Bureau, MFA

Aug 1996 – Oct 2000 Minister-Counsellor, Ghana Embassy, Bonn, Germany

Nov 2000 –Jul 2002 Chief of Protocol, MFA

Jul – Oct 2002 Director, Americas Bureau, MFA

Oct 2002 – Oct 2006 Deputy Head of Mission, Ghana Embassy, Bamako, Mali

Nov 2007 –Oct 2008 Supervising Director, Policy Planning, Research & Monitoring Department, MFA

Oct 2008 –Apr 2011 High Commissioner to Zambia

14 Jun 2011 to present Ambassador to Japan

22 Jun 2012 High Commissioner to Singapore

PUBLICATIONS : Memoir (written in French under the supervision of Embassy of France in the Philippines) entitled “Le Developpement Socio-Economique Aux Phillipnes” (The Contribution of the Asian Development Bank towards Socio-Economic Development in the Philippines), June 1983

Doctoral thesis (written in French) on “La Carriere Des Fonctionnaires Internationaux” (The Career of International Civil Servants), Jan 1986

Country Report on Ghana’s Involvement in Peace-Keeping Activities. (Paper presented at Seminar in Berlin on Regional and International Conflict Prevention), Oct 2001

LANGUAGES : English and French