MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 30 July 2014
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30 July 2014
The Ambassador of the Republic of Poland His Excellency Zenon Kosiniak-Kamysz presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam [MCI] The High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Swaziland His...
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The Ambassador of the Republic of Poland His Excellency Zenon Kosiniak-Kamysz presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam [MCI]

The High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Swaziland His Excellency Sotja Mphucuko Dlamini presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Keng Yam [MCI]

The Ambassador of the Argentine Republic His Excellency Ricardo Luis Bocalandro presenting his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam [MCI]
The following foreign Heads-of-Missions presented their credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of the Republic of Poland
His Excellency Zenon Kosiniak-Kamysz
(b) The High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Swaziland
His Excellency Sotja Mphucuko Dlamini
(c) The Ambassador of the Argentine Republic
His Excellency Ricardo Luis Bocalandro
Their curricula vitae are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
30 JULY 2014
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HE ZENON KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ
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AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
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REPUBLIC OF POLAND
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BORN: | 25 February 1958 in Bieniaszowice, Poland | ||
AGE: | 56 | ||
MARITAL STATUS: | Married | ||
EDUCATION: | Graduated from the Department of Organisation and Management at the Technical University in Dresden | ||
CAREER: | 1984 - 1986 | Deputy Contract Chief, KPBP Krakbud (Construction Company based in Cracow), Leipzig, Germany | |
1986 - 1989 | Vice-Director, Cracow office of the Polish Chamber of Foreign Trade | ||
1990 - 1994 | Joined the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs First Secretary, Embassy of Poland in Budapest | ||
1994 – 1995 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
1995-1996 | Department Director, Ministry of Foreign Economic Cooperation | ||
1996 - 2001 | Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Poland in Berlin | ||
2001 - 2003 | Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration | ||
Aug 2003 - Jun 2007 | Ambassador to Slovak Republic | ||
Sep 2007 - Mar 2008 | Minister Counsellor and Director of the Trade and Investment Promotion Division, Embassy of Poland in Berlin | ||
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Mar 2008 - 2009 | Undersecretary of State, Armaments and Modernisation, Ministry of National Defence | ||
Jan 2010 – Aug 2013 | Ambassador to Canada | ||
30 Jul 2014 | Ambassador to Singapore | ||
LANGUAGES: | German, English, Slovak and Russian | ||
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HE SOTJA MPHUCUKO DLAMINI
HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND
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BORN: | 10 October 1971 | |
AGE: | 42 | |
MARITAL STATUS: | Married | |
EDUCATION: | Associate of Science, Vincennes University, Indiana, USA, 1993 | |
Bachelor of Science, Indiana State University, Indiana, USA, 1998 | ||
CAREER: | Apr 1993 - Aug 1993 | Draughtsman-Apprentice, Ministry of Works |
Feb 1996 - Dec 1997 | Safety & Security Manager, SIMCO - Indiana, USA | |
Mar 1998 - Mar 2006 | Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Defence and National Security | |
Mar 2006 - Mar 2008 | Senior Human Resource Officer, Teaching Service Commission, Ministry of Education | |
Mar 2008 - Apr 2009 | Assistant Political Analyst, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Trade | |
May 2009 | Under Secretary, Ministry of Defence and National Security | |
2013 | Principal Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation | |
30 Jul 2014 | High Commissioner to Singapore | |
MEMBERSHIP: | Member of Afro-American Culture Committee, | |
Head of Secretariat, Inter-State Defence & Security Committee, Swaziland, 2000-2001 | ||
Co-Chairperson, Troika-Committee - Secretariat for Inter-State Defence & Security (Mozambique, South Africa & Swaziland), 2001-2002 | ||
Member of Defence Budget Committee 2000-2006 | ||
LANGUAGES | English, Siswati, Zulu | |
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HE RICARDO LUIS BOCALANDRO
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
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BORN: | 1 June 1958 | |
AGE: | 56 | |
MARITAL STATUS: | Married to Mrs Maria Elena Urriste de Bocalandro 3 children | |
EDUCATION: | Degree in Law, National University of Buenos Aires | |
Graduated from the National Foreign Service Institute of Argentina | ||
CAREER: | 1986 - 1989 | Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship |
1989 - 1994 | First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Argentina to UNESCO | |
1994 - 1998 | Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
1998 - 2004 | Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations | |
2005 | Directorate-General for International Organisations | |
2006 - 2009 | Assistant Director, Directorate-General for International Security, Nuclear, and Space Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
CAREER: (Cont'd) | 2009 | Chief of Staff, General Coordination Office for Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship |
2009 - 2011 | Office of the Representative for the Nuclear Security Summit | |
2011 - 2013 | Consul-General in Sydney, Australia | |
19 Nov 2013 | Ambassador to Indonesia | |
Mar 2014 | Ambassador to ASEAN | |
30 Jul 2014 | Ambassador to Singapore | |
LANGUAGES: | Spanish, English, French, Portuguese | |
