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Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Malay: Kementerian Ehwal Luar Negeri; Chinese: 新加坡外交部; Tamil: வெளியுறவு அமைச்சு) is in charge of the country's foreign relations, as well as handling matters and providing consular assistance related to overseas Singaporean citizens. It was established on ...
Albert Chua (born 1968) is a Singaporean civil servant and diplomat who is the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore. [1] He also served as Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations from 2011 to 2013. [2]
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Singapore. Singapore opened its first diplomatic missions in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and New York City in the first few months after gaining independence in 1965. The country currently maintains 50 representative offices in 33 countries and territories.
This list of diplomatic missions in Singapore is made up of 75 embassies/high commissions, several foreign consular posts and 11 international organisations. It does not include honorary consuls . Countries without any forms of diplomatic representations in Singapore have accredited non-resident ambassadors or high commissioners to the island ...
Singapore maintains diplomatic relations with 189 UN member states. The three exceptions are the Central African Republic, Monaco and South Sudan. [citation needed]Singapore supports the concept of Southeast Asian regionalism and plays an active role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which it is a founding member.
Lui Tuck Yew (Chinese: 吕德耀; Jyutping: Leoi5 Dak1 Jiu6; pinyin: Lǚ Déyào; born 16 August 1961) [1] is a Singaporean diplomat, former politician and two-star rear-admiral who has been serving as Singapore Ambassador to the United States since 2023. [2]
Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed (born 17 March 1948) [3] is a Singaporean diplomat, former politician and journalist. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Eunos ward of Aljunied GRC between 2001 and 2011 and Cheng San GRC representing Punggol East ward from 1997 to 2001.
The Government of Singapore consists of several departments, known as ministries and statutory boards in Singapore.Ministries are led by a member of the Cabinet and deal with state matters that require direct political oversight.