Singapore Government Press Release
Media Division, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts,
MITA Building, 140 Hill Street, 2nd Storey, Singapore 179369
Tel: 837-9666
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 Lao PDR, Mr Done Somvorachit, who has succeeded Mr Leuane Sombounkhan;
(b) The Ambassador of Austria, Dr Bernhard Zimburg, who has succeeded Dr Viktor Segalla;
(c) The Ambassador of Spain, Mr Damaso de Lario Ramirez, who has succeeded Mr Antonio Segura Moris;
(d) The Ambassador of Lithuania, Mr Ginutis Dainius Voveris, the first Ambassador to be accredited to Singapore;
(e) The Ambassador of Croatia, Mr Boris Mitrovic, who has succeeded Mr Zeljko Kirincic.
The curricula vitae of Mr Done Somvorachit, Dr Bernhard Zimburg, Mr Damaso de Lario Ramirez, Mr Ginutis Dainius Voveris and Mr Boris Mitrovic are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
11 APRIL 2002
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DONE SOMVORACHIT
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
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BORN: |
2 October 1948, Champassack |
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AGE: |
53 years old |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married with two children |
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EDUCATION: |
Degree in law, University of Grenoble, France, 1973 |
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Graduated in Higher Studies, International Public Law, University of Grenoble, France, 1977 |
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CAREER: |
1977
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Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Department of non-aligned countries and of G77 |
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1980-83 |
Director of the Department of NGOs |
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1983-84 |
Second Secretary, Embassy of Laos in Berlin (former East Germany) |
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1984-87 |
First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Laos to the UN, New York (in charge of the 2nd Commission) |
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1987-1990 |
First Secretary, Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of Laos in Washington |
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1990-91 |
Deputy Director of the Press Department, MFA |
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1991-94 |
Director for Department of Europe, America, MFA |
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May 1995-98 |
Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany |
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1998-2000 |
Director of Press Department, MFA |
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2000-2002 |
Director for Department of Europe, America, MFA |
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11 Apr 2002 |
Ambassador to Singapore |
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MEMBERSHIP: |
Participated as a member of the Laotian delegation to various UN and other international conferences |
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REMARKS: |
Foreign languages: French and English |
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DR BERNHARD ZIMBURG
AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY
TO SINGAPORE
AUSTRIA
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BORN: |
31 May 1954 |
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47 |
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Married |
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EDUCATION: |
Doctor of Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria, 1979 |
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CAREER: |
1982-85 |
Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1985-88 |
Austrian Embassy Lagos/Nigeria |
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1988-92 |
Austrian Embassy Washington, Scientific Counsellor |
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1992-95 |
Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1995-98 |
Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Division, Directorate for Eastern European Affairs |
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1998-2001 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to Algeria |
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June 2001
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to Indonesia
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11 Apr 2002 |
Ambassador to Singapore, resident in Jakarta |
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DÁMASO DE LARIO RAMIREZ
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
SPAIN
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BORN: |
8 September 1949, Valencia |
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AGE: |
52 |
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Married |
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EDUCATION: |
PhD in History, University of Madrid |
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Diploma in International Studies (Spanish Diplomatic School) |
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Doctor Honoris Causa, University of East Anglia |
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CAREER: |
Mar 1977 |
Third Secretary |
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Mar 1977 |
Chief of Atlantic and International Security Affairs, Directorate of Foreign Policy for Europe and Atlantic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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May 1977 |
First Secretary of the Embassy of Spain in Amman, Jordan |
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Sept 1978 |
Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy of Spain in Jordan |
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Jul 1980 |
Chief of the Northern Europe Desk, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Oct 1981 |
Chief of Emigration and Educational Affairs, Directorate of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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CAREER: (cont’d) |
Apr 1984 |
Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Spain in Australia |
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Dec 1988 |
Secretary of the Hispanic-North American Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Jul 1989 |
Vice-President of the Hispanic-North American Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Jan 1993 |
Chief of the Service for Technical Organisation, Diplomatic Information Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Apr 1993 |
Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy of Spain in the United Kingdom |
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Aug 1998 |
Deputy Director General of Bilateral Economic Relations with non-European Countries, Directorate for International Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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11 Apr 2002 |
Ambassador to Singapore, resident in Jakarta |
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AWARDS/ |
Commander of the Order of Civil Merit |
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DECORATION: |
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Knight of the Order of Civil Merit |
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Commander of the Order of Isabella The Catholic |
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Officer of the Order of Isabella The Catholic |
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GINUTIS DAINIUS VOVERIS
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
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BORN: |
26 February 1944, Lithuania |
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AGE: |
57 |
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MARITAL |
Married |
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Has two sons and two daughters |
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EDUCATION: |
BS in Electrical Science, Kaunas Technical University, 1968 |
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Undergraduate Studies in Classical Philosophy, Vilnius, 1982-84 |
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Certificate in International Politics, Geneva, 1992 |
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CAREER: |
1969-91 |
Researcher and Head of Computing Department |
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1991-93 |
First Secretary, Asian, African, Pacific Division, Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1993-95 |
Head, Asian, African, Pacific Division, Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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May 1995- Dec 1997 |
Chargé d'Affaires a. i., Lithuanian Embassy in Beijing |
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Dec 1997 – Nov 2001 |
Ambassador to the PRC |
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Nov 2001 11 Apr 2002 |
Ambassador At Large at the Lithuanian MFA Ambassador to Singapore, resident in Vilnius (Lithuania) |
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LANGUAGES: |
English and Russian |
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BORIS MITROVIC
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
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BORN: |
2 March 1945, Zagreb, Croatia |
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AGE: |
56 |
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MARITAL |
Married |
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Has three children |
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EDUCATION: |
Graduated from the Faculty of Geology and Mining, section petroleum, University of Zagreb |
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CAREER: |
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Mechanical engineering technician, Petroleum Institute, Zagreb |
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Petroleum engineer, INA-Naftaplin, Zagreb |
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Sales officer, BANEX, foreign trade agency, Zagreb |
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Sales officer, ASTRA, international trade, Zagreb |
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Head, ASTRA branch office, Beijing |
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Head of Department, ASTRA branch office, Zagreb |
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Director, ASTRA branch office, Teheran |
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Director, ASTRA International Ltd, Zagreb |
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Director, GUILDMART Ltd, London |
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CAREER: |
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Consul-General in Turkey |
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(cont’d) |
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1999 to date |
Ambassador to Indonesia |
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11 Apr 2002 |
Ambassador to Singapore, resident in Jakarta |
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LANGUAGES: |
English and German |
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