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MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 28 May 2015
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28 May 2015
Presentation of Credentials Ceremony [Photo: MCI] His Excellency Scott Wightman CMG, British High Commissioner presented his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in a ceremony at the Is...
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Presentation of Credentials Ceremony [Photo: MCI]
His Excellency Scott Wightman CMG, British High Commissioner presented his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in a ceremony at the Istana today.
The curriculum vitae of His Excellency Scott Wightman CMG is attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
28 MAY 2015
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SCOTT WIGHTMAN
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HIGH COMMISSIONER (DESIGNATE)
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UNITED KINGDOM
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BORN: | 17 July 1961 in Edinburgh, UK | |
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AGE: | 53 | |
MARITAL STATUS: | Married to Mrs Anne Margaret Wightman Has two daughters | |
EDUCATION: | 1983 | MA (Hons) Edinburgh University |
CAREER: | 1983 - 1984 | FCO, Second Secretary, Western European Department |
1984 - 1985 | Chinese language training, London | |
1985 - 1986 | Chinese language training, Taiwan | |
1986 - 1989 | Second Secretary, Science and Technology, Beijing | |
1989 - 1991 | Cabinet Office, Assessment Staff | |
1991 - 1993 | FCO, Resource and Finance Department | |
1994 - 1995 | On secondment at French Foreign Ministry | |
CAREER: (Cont’d) | 1995 - 1998 | First Secretary, External, Paris |
1998 - 2001 | FCO, Assistant Director, Personnel Policy | |
2002 - 2006 | Deputy Head of Mission, Rome | |
2006 - 2008 | FCO, Director, Global and Economic Issues | |
2008 - 2010 | FCO, Director, Asia Pacific | |
2011 - 2015 | Ambassador to Republic of Korea | |
May 2015 | High Commissioner to Singapore | |
AWARDS: | CMG 2009 | |
LANGUAGES: | English, French, Italian, Mandarin (Spoken and written) | |
INTERESTS: | Golf, Tennis, Music, Reading, Theatre | |
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