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MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 28 April 2016

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28 April 2016

Ambassador of Japan Kenji Shinoda presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, 28 April 2016 (Photo Credit: MCI) The High Commissioner of Malaysia Dato Ilango Karuppanna...

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Three people stand indoors before the Singapore flag, a woman in a kimono on the right.

Ambassador of Japan Kenji Shinoda presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, 28 April 2016 (Photo Credit: MCI)

Two men seated facing each other with Singapore flags and uniformed officers in the background.

The High Commissioner of Malaysia Dato Ilango Karuppannan presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, 28 April 2016 (Photo Credit: MCI)

Two people in formal attire standing in a room with ornate chandeliers and furniture.

Ambassador of the Republic of Austria Karin Fichtinger-Grohe presenting her credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, 28 April 2016 (Photo Credit: MCI)

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

    (a)        The Ambassador of Japan

                 His Excellency Kenji Shinoda

    (b)        The High Commissioner of Malaysia

                 His Excellency Dato Ilango Karuppannan

    (c)        The Ambassador of the Republic of Austria

                 Her Excellency Karin Fichtinger-Grohe

    Their curricula vitae are attached.      

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE 

28 April 2016

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KENJI SHINODA

 

AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE

 

JAPAN

 

 

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BORN:

27 September 1953





AGE:

62





MARTIAL STATUS:

Married





EDUCATION:

Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Law, March 1976




 

Graduated from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Harvard University, June 1979


 



CAREER:

1976

Entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs





1990

First Secretary, Embassy of Japan, USA





1993

Counsellor, Embassy of Japan, USA

Counsellor, Embassy of Japan, Russia





1995

Director, Second Middle East Division, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau





1996

Director, Russian Division, European and Oceanian Affairs Bureau





1999

Counsellor, Embassy of Japan, Russia


CAREER:

(cont’d)

2000

Minister, Embassy of Japan, Russia





2002

Deputy Director – General, Treaties Bureau





2003

Deputy Director – General, European Affairs Bureau





2005

Assistant Vice – Minister





2006

Consul – General of Japan, Chicago





2008

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan in the USA





2010

Director – General, Intelligence and Analysis Service





2012

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Finland





28 Apr 2016

Ambassador of Japan to Singapore







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DATO’ ILANGO KARUPPANNAN

 

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE

 

MALAYSIA

 

 


BORN:

14 September 1960, Melaka





AGE:

55





MARITAL

STATUS:

Married to Nirmala Devi Mahadevan with two children






EDUCATION:

1984

B.Sc. (Hons) National University of Malaysia





1986

M.Sc. National University of Malaysia





1987 

Diploma in Public Administration, National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN)





1989-1990

Diplome de L’Institut International d’Administration Publique (IIAP), Paris





2014- present

Doctoral candidate at the University of Malaya







CAREER:

1988

Appointed as an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer (PTD) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs





1988-1989

Assistant Director, ASEAN Malaysia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs




CAREER:

(Cont’d)

1991-1994

Senior Assistant Secretary, Africa Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs





1994-1997


First Secretary, Malaysian Embassy in Bonn, German Federal Republic





1997-2000

Established the Malaysian Embassy in Conakry, Republic of Guinea, and served as Charge d’Affaires a.i / Counsellor





2001-2006

Principal Assistant Secretary, Policy Planning Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs





2006-2009

Deputy Head of Mission and Minister, Embassy of Malaysia in Washington, United States of America





2009-2010

Charge d’Affaires a.i, Embassy of Malaysia in Washington, United States of America





2010-2014

Ambassador of Malaysia to Lebanon





2014-2016

Undersecretary, Europe Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs





28 Apr 2016

High Commissioner of Malaysia to Singapore







AWARDS:

2012

Pingat Darjah Seri Melaka (D.S.M)






2015 

Darjah Kebesaran Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur (D.I.M.P)








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KARIN FICHTINGER-GROHE

 


AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE

 

REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

 

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BORN:

16 June 1967, Vienna, Austria





AGE:

48





EDUCATION:

1991

Graduated from the University of Vienna with degrees in Political Science and Science of Communication; and Business Administration







CAREER:

1989, 1990, 1991

Two-month Internships with IBM at the University of Vienna, WGKK and the Austrian Federal Insurance Agency (Programming and Project Management)





1993

Department for Residence Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs





1993

Department for Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs





1994

Attaché Training, Austrian Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia





1994 – 1996

Department for Visa Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs


1996 – 1999

Second Secretary, Austrian Embassy in the Hague, the Netherlands




 

1999 – 2003

First Secretary, Austrian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland





CAREER:

(Cont’d)

2003 – 2005

Directorate for Bilateral and Multilateral Economic Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs





2005 – 2008

Deputy Head of Directorate for Bilateral and Multilateral Economic Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and concurrently


Head of Unit. Politico-economic Relations with America, Asia, Africa and Australia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs





Aug 2008 – Aug 2012

Minister, Austrian Embassy in Dublin, Ireland





Jan 2013 – Aug 2013

Deputy Head of Department for Bilateral Relations with EU Countries Except Southern States, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs





Sep 2013 –

Feb 2016

Head of Unit for European Security Policy, and Deputy Security Policy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs





28 April 2016

Ambassador of Austria to Singapore







LANGUAGES:

English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Croatian





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