MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 30 September 2010

The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President S R Nathan in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:

(a) The High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda, Her Excellency Jeanine Kambanda

(b) The High Commissioner of New Zealand, His Excellency Peter William Hamilton

(c) The Ambassador of Ireland, His Excellency Joseph Hayes

(d) The Ambassador of Ukraine, His Excellency Pavlo Sultansky

(e) The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, His Excellency Ole Harald Lisborg

(f) The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden, His Excellency Ingemar Dolfe

The curricula vitae of Her Excellency Jeanine Kambanda, His Excellency Peter William Hamilton, His Excellency Joseph Hayes, His Excellency Pavlo Sultansky, His Excellency Ole Harald Lisborg and His Excellency Ingemar Dolfe are attached.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
30 SEPTEMBER 2010
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JEANINE KAMBANDA

HIGH COMMISSIONER

REPUBLIC OF RWANDA

BORN:
21 January 1969, Ngozi, Burundi

AGE:
41

MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Mr Janvier Zimulinda
Has two daughters (aged 10 and 11)

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, University of Eastern Africa (1993)

Masters in Business Administration, United States International University of Africa (1995)

CAREER:

1996 - 1997 Administrative and Finance Officer, Rwanda Development Organisation

1997 - 1999 National Program for Social Action

1999 - 2001 Executive Secretary, PRO-FEMMES / TWESE HAMWE (Collective platform of associations against the discrimination of women)

2001 - 2005 Assistant Human Resources Manager, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Rwanda

2005 - 2010 First Counsellor, Embassy of Rwanda in Brussels, Belgium

9 Jul 2010 High Commissioner-designate to the Republic of Singapore

30 Sep 2010 High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore

LANGUAGES:
French, English, Kinyarwanda, Swahili (Spoken and Written)

HOBBIES :
Music, Community involvement, Sports

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September 2010
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PETER WILLIAM HAMILTON

HIGH COMMISSIONER

NEW ZEALAND

BORN:
28 June 1951

AGE:
58

MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Lamai Wade

EDUCATION:

Hamilton Boys High School, Hamilton (1964 - 1968)

Master of Arts (First Class Honours), University of Auckland (1970 - 1974)

Diploma of Teaching, Auckland Secondary Teachers College (1974)

German Academic Exchange Scholarship, University of Wuerzburg, Germany (1975 - 1976)

CAREER:

1977 Defence Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1978 Policy Officer, European Division, MFA

1979 Policy Officer, Pacific Division, MFA

1980 - 1982 Second Secretary, New Zealand High Commission, Suva

1983 - 1984 Policy Officer, Economic Division

1984 -1985 Foreign Policy Adviser, Prime Minister's Department

1985 - 1989 First Secretary, New Zealand High Commission, Ottawa

1989 - 1990 Senior Policy Officer, Multilateral Trade Division, MFA

1991 - 1994 Deputy Permanent Representative, New Zealand Permanent Mission, Geneva

1995 - 1996 Deputy Director, South/Southeast Asia Division, MFA

1996 - 1999 High Commissioner to Samoa

1999 - 2002 Director, Trade and Economic Analysis Division; Chief Negotiator for bilateral trade agreements (Singapore, Hong Kong, PACER)

2003 - 2006 Ambassador to Germany (concurrently accredited to Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Switzerland and Poland)

2006 - mid-2008 Deputy Secretary, Corporate Affairs and Europe, MFAT

2008 - May 2010 Deputy Secretary for Programme 4 (Europe, Middle East and Africa, Human Resources, Organisational Planning and Performance), MFAT

3 May 2010 High Commissioner-designate to the Republic of Singapore

30 Sep 2010 High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore

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September 2010
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JOSEPH HAYES

AMBASSADOR

IRELAND

BORN:
8 June 1949

AGE:
61

MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Mrs Deirdre Hayes
Has 4 Children

EDUCATION:

BA, University College Dublin (1970)

Barrister-at-Law - Kings Inn (1972)

CAREER:

Sep 1972 Third Secretary at Foreign Affairs

Mar 1973 Third Secretary at Foreign Affairs (Private Secretary to Minister)

Nov 1974 Third Secretary at Embassy of Ireland, Bonn

Sep 1976 First Secretary at Embassy of Ireland, Bonn

Sep 1978 First Secretary at Foreign Affairs (Legal Division)

Apr 1982 First Secretary at Embassy of Ireland, Moscow

Jul 1986 First Secretary at Foreign Affairs (Political Division)

Sep 1988 First Secretary at Foreign Affairs (Press Section)

Sep 1989 Counsellor at Embassy of Ireland, London

Sep 1994 Counsellor at Foreign Affairs (Press Section)

Nov 1995 Ambassador to China (and to Cambodia and Mongolia)

Sep 1999 Assistant Secretary at Foreign Affairs (Asia Strategy)

Aug 2001 Ambassador to Czech Republic (and to Ukraine)

Sep 2005 Assistant Secretary, Joint Secretary (North/South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat, Armagh)

Sep 2006 Ambassador to Denmark (and to Iceland)

23 Apr 2010 Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Singapore

30 Sep 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

LANGUAGE:
English, German, Russian.

HOBBIES:
Bridge

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September 2010
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PAVLO SULTANSKY

AMBASSADOR

UKRAINE

BORN:
3 January 1957, Kharkiv region, Ukraine

AGE:
53

MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Madam Liubov Fedotova
Has three sons

EDUCATION:

College of Afro-Asia Studies, Moscow State University, 1977-1983

CAREER:

1975 - 1977 Obligatory border guard service

1984 - 1987 Teacher of Chinese language

1988 - 1992 Expert on International Commerce (public and private sectors)

1992 - 1994 Desk Officer for Asia-Pacific Region, Bilateral Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

1994 - 1995 First Secretary, Embassy of Ukraine in Japan

1995 - 1998 Head of Division, Department for Planning and Political Analysis

Deputy Director, Department for European and Trans-Atlantic Integration

Deputy Director, Department of Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

1998 - 2000 Charge d'Affaires a.i. and Minister, Embassy of Ukraine, People's Republic of China

2000 - 2003 Deputy Director, then Director, European Union Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

2003 - 2008 Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

Concurrently accredited to Cambodia

3 Sep 2008 Director General, Department of Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

14 Jul 2010 Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Singapore

30 Sep 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

LANGUAGES:
Ukrainian, English, Russian and Chinese

HOBBIES:
Tennis and Landscape Design

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September 2010
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OLE HARALD LISBORG

AMBASSADOR

KINDGOM OF DENMARK

BORN:
29 January 1948, Denmark

AGE:
62

MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Mdm Else Nepper-Christensen
Has two daughters

EDUCATION:
Master of Science in Economics, University of Copenhagen

CAREER:

1973 Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1980 First Secretary, Danish Embassy in Bonn, Germany

1983 Deputy Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1988 Counsellor, Danish Representation at the European Communities in Brussels

1993 Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1999 Ambassador to Latvia

2003 Ambassador to Romania

2006 Ambassador to Luxembourg

23 Apr 2010 Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Singapore

30 Sep 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

LANGUAGES:
English, German and French

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September 2010
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INGEMAR DOLFE

AMBASSADOR

KINGDOM OF SWEDEN

BORN:
28 August 1960

AGE:
49

MARITAL STATUS:
Married
Has two children

EDUCATION:

Law Degree, University of Lund, Sweden (1986)

LLM International Law, American University, Washington D.C.(1988)

CAREER:

1988 - 1990 Desk Officer, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1990 - 1992 Second Secretary, Embassy of Sweden in Sofia

1992 - 1995 Second Secretary, Embassy of Sweden in The Hague

1995 - 1999 First Secretary, Department for Global Security (UN Affairs), Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1999 - 2003 Counsellor, Swedish delegation to OSCE in Vienna

2003 - 2007 Minister and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden in London

2007 - 2010 Director, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

31 Mar 2010 Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Singapore

30 Sep 2010 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

LANGUAGE:
English, German and French (working knowledge)

HOBBIES:
Sports, Running

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September 2010