MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 29 May 2014
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29 May 2014
The Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines His Excellency Antonio A Morales presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam [Photo Credit MCI] The Ambassador of the Republic of th...
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The Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines His Excellency Antonio A Morales presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam [Photo Credit MCI]
The Ambassador of the Republic of the Marshall Islands His Excellency Tom D Kijiner presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan Keng Yam [Photo Credit MCI]
The Ambassador of the Slovak Republic His Excellency Michal Slivovič presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam [Photo Credit MCI]
The following foreign Ambassadors presented their credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines
His Excellency Antonio A Morales
(b) The Ambassador of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
His Excellency Tom D Kijiner
(c) The Ambassador of the Slovak Republic
His Excellency Michal Slivovič
Their curricula vitae are attached.
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HE ANTONIO A MORALES
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
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BORN: | 30 September 1963, Caloocan City | |
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AGE: | 50 | |
MARITAL STATUS: | Married to Mdm Shirlene C Mananquil | |
EDUCATION: | 1980-1983 1985-1990 | Bachelor of Science (Business Economics), University of the Philippines Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines |
1995 | International Relations Course, Escuela Diplomatica, Madrid, Spain | |
2003 | Specialisation Programme in Multilateral Diplmacy, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland | |
CAREER: | 1984-1987 Mar-Oct 1987 Nov 1987- Dec 1991 1992-1995 Jul 1995-Nov1997 Nov 1997-Oct 1998 Oct 1998-Apr 2001 May-Dec 2001 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2007 2007-2009 2009-2011 Jan 2011-Jan 2013 Feb 2013 – May 2014 | Research Associate, College of Public Administration, University of the Philippines Senior Correspondent, Bureau of National and Foreign Information, Office of the Press Secretary Supervising Planning Officer, then Planning Division Chief, Bureau of Communications Services, Office of the Press Secretary Acting Director, Office of European Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Third Secretary and Vice-Consul, Philippine Embassy in Ankara, Turkey (Charge d’Affaires, a.i. from October 1996-September 1997) Third Secretary and Vice-Consul, Philippine Embassy in Rome, Italy Second Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy, Rome, Italy First Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy, Rome, Italy Director, Authentication Division, Office of Consular Affairs, DFA Executive Director, Office of Consular Affairs, DFA Minister and Consul General, Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Deputy Consul General, Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, USA Consul General, Philippine Consulate General in Milan, Italy Executive Director, Office of the Undersecretary for Special and Ocean Concerns, DFA Deputy Chief of Mission, Philippine Embassy, Beijing, China |
29 May 2014 | Ambassador to Singapore | |
LANGUAGES: | English, Spanish, Italian, and conversational Turkish | |
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HE TOM D KIJINER
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
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BORN: | August 29, 1945, Likiep, Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
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AGE: | 69 | |
MARITAL STATUS: | Married to Mrs Shako Kijiner Has seven children | |
EDUCATION: | Marshall Islands High School, 1962 - 1965 | |
Attended University of Guam, 1965-1966 | ||
Attended University of Hawaii, 1972-1973 | ||
CAREER: | 1967 – 1968 | Teacher, Ebeye Elementary School |
1968 – 1971 | Principal of Toka Ebon Elementary School | |
1971 – 1973 | Principal of Likiep Elementary School | |
1973 – 1978 | Administrative Budget Program, Ministry of Education | |
1974 – 1979 | Congressman, Marshall Islands Legislature, U.S. Trust Territory | |
1979 – 2003 | Member of Parliament (Nitijela) | |
1979 – 1985 | Minister for Education | |
1985 – 1987 | Minister for Finance | |
1987 – 1994 | Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
1994 – 1999 | Minister for Health and Environment | |
2007 – 2009 | Ambassador-at-Large | |
Apr 2012 to date | Ambassador to Japan (accredited to Viet Nam, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia) | |
29 May 2014 | Ambassador to Singapore | |
MEMBERSHIP: | Chairman, Marshall Islands Development Bank, Board of Directors | |
Chairman, Marshall Islands Social Security Board of Directors | ||
Board Member of Air Marshall Islands | ||
Board Member of Alcohol Beverage Control | ||
Board Member of Marshall Islands Scholarship | ||
Member of Constitutional Convention of Micronesia (COM), serving the Northern Atolls | ||
LANGUAGES: | Marshallese and English | |
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HE MICHAL SLIVOVIČ |
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AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE |
SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
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BORN: | 10 November 1969, Humenné, Slovakia | |
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AGE: | 44 | |
MARITAL STATUS: | Married to Mdm Olga Slivovičová Has a daughter and a son | |
EDUCATION: | Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 1994 | |
NATO Defence College, Rome, 2004 | ||
CAREER: | Oct 1994 - 1997 | Desk Officer for Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) |
1997 - 2001 | Third Secretary, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Ankara | |
2001 - 2003 | Advisor to the Secretary General, MFA | |
2003 - 2004 | First Secretary, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Moscow | |
2004 - 2008 | Counsellor and Head of Political Section, Permanent Delegation of Slovakia to NATO, Brussels | |
2008 - 2009 | Director, Operative Planning and Project Support, MFA | |
2010 - Apr 2011 | Strategy and Analysis Department, MFA | |
May - June 2011 | Director, Security Policy Department, MFA | |
Jul 2011 - May 2012 | Director, Department of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Pacific, MFA | |
Jun - Oct 2012 | Director, Department of Asia, Africa and Pacific, MFA | |
Nov 2012 - May 2013 | Department of Asia, Africa and Pacific, MFA | |
Jun 2013 – Dec 2013 | Department of Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa, MFA | |
22 Apr 2014 | Ambassador to Indonesia | |
29 May 2014 | Ambassador to Singapore | |
LANGUAGES: | English, Russian, Turkish, French | |
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