Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Statement - Presentation of Credentials

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT

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

(a) The Ambassador of Belgium, Mr Philippe Kridelka, who has succeeded Mr Eric Duchene;

(b) The Ambassador of Ireland, Mr Hugh Swift, who has succeeded Mr Brendan Lyons; and

(c) The Ambassador of Cuba, Mr Miguel Angel Ramirez Ramos, who has succeeded Mr Carlos Castillo Calana.

The curricula vitae of Mr Philippe Kridelka, Mr Hugh Swift and Mr Miguel Angel Ramirez Ramos are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
26 NOVEMBER 2002

PHILIPPE KRIDELKA
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
KINGDOM OF BELGIUM

BORN: 18 May 1960 in Charleroi

AGE: 42

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Pascale Fabre, has one son

EDUCATION: Master's Degree in Law

CAREER:

15 Oct 1987 Entered the Diplomatic Service

1987-89 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Brussels, Trainees Department

1989-92 Third Secretary, Tehran

1992-95 Deputy Director (Central European Desk), MFA, Brussels

1995-98 Counsellor, Warsaw

1998-99 Seconded to the Minister for Foreign Trade

1999-2000 Counsellor, Belgian Representation to the European Union (WTO Desk)

May 2000 Diplomatic Advisor to the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

26 Nov 2002 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
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November 2002

HUGH SWIFT
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
IRELAND

BORN: 12 April 1943

AGE: 59

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mairswift Has 2 sons

EDUCATION:

Synge Street Christian Brothers School

BA (Mathematics), University College Dublin, 1964

MA (Economics), University College Dublin, 1965

CAREER:

Sep 1961- Dec 1965 Executive Officer and Administrative Officer, Department of Finance

Dec 1965 Third Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs

Dec 1965 Seconded to the Department of Finance

May 1966 Third Secretary, International Organisations, Economic/Consular, Department of Foreign Affairs

Mar 1969 Third Secretary, Embassy of Ireland in Bonn

Mar 1972 First Secretary, Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels

Apr 1975 Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels

Jan 1976 Counsellor, Anglo-Irish Division, Department of Foreign Affairs

Apr 1980 Counsellor, Embassy of Ireland in London

Jul 1981 On loan to the Delegation of the European Communities as Head of Delegation/ Ambassador successively in Zambia and Tanzania Special leave without pay

Sep 1990 Counsellor, Political Division, Department of Foreign Affairs

Sep 1991 Counsellor, Development Cooperation Division, Department of Foreign Affairs

Nov 1993 Ambassador to Egypt, Syria, Jordan, the Lebanon and the Sudan, and Special Representative to the Palestine Authority

Oct 1998 Ambassador to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe

26 Nov 2002 Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
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November 2002

MIGUEL ANGEL RAMEZ RAMOS
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF CUBA

BORN: 3 August 1956, Havana, Republic of Cuba

AGE: 46

MARITAL STATUS: Married. Has two children

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of International Relations in the Raul Roa Higher Learning Institute of International Relations

International Information, the Raul Roa Higher Learning Institute of International Relations

US Foreign Policy, Havana University

CAREER:

1981-1984 Desk Officer, Asia and Oceania Division, Foreign Ministry

1984-1988 Third Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in India

1988-1989 Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in India

1989-1994 Desk Officer, Asia and Oceania Division, Foreign Ministry

1994-1998 Political Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Vietnam

1998-2002 Deputy Director, Asia and Oceania Division, Foreign Ministry

2002 - to date Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Indonesia

26 Nov 2002 Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Singapore, with residence in Jakarta
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November 2002