Thursday, 18 November 2010

New UN rep appointed

via CAAI

Nov 17, 2010
By Mavis Toh

SENIOR civil servant Tan Yee Woan has been appointed the country's next Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

She will assume the post on Dec 6, taking over from civil servant Tan York Chor, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Wednesday.

Ms Tan joined the MFA in 1989 and has served in various capacities on issues related to Western Europe, economic policies, international organisations and human resources.

Her first overseas posting was as First Secretary (Political) in the Singapore Permanent Mission to the UN from 1992 to 1995.

In her last posting, Ms Tan was Singapore's Ambassador to Cambodia from 2007 to 2010.

Ms Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1986 with a Bachelor of Social Science. In 1996, she obtained a Master in Politics of World Economy from the University of London.

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