{"id":66178,"date":"2016-03-17T13:02:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T11:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/presentation-of-credentials-of-singapores-high-commissioner-to-the-kingdom-of-swaziland-17-march-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-03-17T13:02:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T11:02:45","slug":"presentation-of-credentials-of-singapores-high-commissioner-to-the-kingdom-of-swaziland-17-march-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/presentation-of-credentials-of-singapores-high-commissioner-to-the-kingdom-of-swaziland-17-march-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentation of Credentials of Singapore’s High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Swaziland, 17 March 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

SINGAPORE, Singapore, March 17, 2016\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ — <\/span><\/p>\n

The Government has appointed Mr Chua Thai Keong as Singapore\u2019s next High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Swaziland, resident in Pretoria, South Africa.\u00a0 He is concurrently Singapore\u2019s High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Namibia.\u00a0 Mr Chua will present his credentials to the King of Swaziland, His Majesty King Mswati III, on 17 March 2016.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr Chua joined the\u00a0Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986.\u00a0 He was Singapore\u2019s Non-Resident Ambassador to Chile from April 2014 to May 2015 and Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (with concurrent accreditation to Mongolia) from September 2006 to December 2010.\u00a0 Prior to this, Mr Chua was Director (Northeast Asia) at the Ministry from August 2002 to April 2006.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr Chua graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in 1985 from the National University of Singapore.\u00a0 He also obtained a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, New York, in 1992 and a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from the University of London in 1998.<\/p>\n

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BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr\u00a0Chua\u00a0Thai Keong (\u8521\u6cf0\u606d) is currently Singapore High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa (with concurrent accreditation to Namibia) since June 2015.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr Chua graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in 1985 from the National University of Singapore.\u00a0 He also obtained a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, New York, in 1992 and also a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from the University of London in 1998.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr Chua joined the Foreign Service in 1986. \u00a0In the Ministry\u2019s Headquarters, Mr Chua covered several portfolios including Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and Oceania. \u00a0He was Special Assistant to the Foreign Minister from April 1997 to October 1997. \u00a0Mr Chua was Director of the Northeast Asia Directorate from August 2002 to April 2006.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr Chua had served in Bangkok (November 1992 to March 1996) and Tokyo (August 1998 to August 2002). \u00a0He was Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (with concurrent accreditation to Mongolia) from September 2006 to December 2010 and Ambassador to Chile (resident in Singapore) from April 2014 to May 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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