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List of ambassadors of Singapore

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This is a list of ambassadors, high commissioners and permanent representatives of the Republic of Singapore to other countries and international organisations. Singapore has a total of 27 resident ambassadors/high commissioners (some of whom are concurrently accredited to other countries), 4 resident permanent representatives, and 39 non-resident ambassadors.

Countries in which Singapore has a resident Ambassador or High Commissioner

Countries to which Singapore has accredited an Ambassador or High Commissioner resident in another country

Countries to which Singapore has accredited an Ambassador or High Commissioner resident in Singapore

List of ambassadors

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Host Country	Location of embassy	Current ambassador	Date of appointment^[a]	Concurrent accreditation
Belgium	Brussels^[1]	Lim Hong Huai	9 February 2021	EU Luxembourg Netherlands Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Cambodia	Phnom Penh^[2]	Teo Lay Cheng	24 November 2020
Egypt	Cairo^[3]	Dominic Goh (Ambassador)	29 August 2019	Libya
France	Paris^[4]	Foo Teow Lee	13 July 2021	Portugal
Germany	Berlin^[5]	Laurence Bay	25 August 2016
Indonesia	Jakarta^[6]	Kwok Fook Seng	28 June 2022
Japan	Tokyo^[7]	Ong Eng Chuan	12 June 2023
Laos	Vientiane^[8]	Leow Siu Lin	27 June 2019
Myanmar	Yangon^[9]	Vanessa Chanz	29 November 2017
People's Republic of China	Beijing^[10]	Peter Tan Hai Chuan	April 2023
Philippines	Manila^[11]	Gerard Ho	5 March 2019
Qatar	Doha^[12]	Jai S Sohan	29 September 2016
Russia	Moscow^[13]	S Premjith	26 September 2019
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh^[14]	Wong Chow Ming	29 August 2019	Bahrain
South Korea	Seoul^[15]	Eric Teo	25 July 2019	Mongolia
Thailand	Bangkok^[16]	Kevin Cheok	28 March 2019
Turkey	Ankara^[17]	Jonathan Tow	31 January 2019
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi^[18]	Kamal R Vaswani	23 January 2020
United States	Washington, D.C.^[19]	Lui Tuck Yew	30 May 2023
Vietnam	Hanoi^[20]	Jaya Ratnam	19 January 2021

List of high commissioners

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ahigh commissioner heads a high commission, just as an ambassador heads an embassy. High commissioners are therefore also of ambassadorial rank. The term high commission is used to refer to the diplomatic mission of one former British colony - or the United Kingdom - in another (i.e. diplomatic missions within the Commonwealth of Nations).

Host country	Location of high commission	Current high commissioner	Date of appointment^[a]	Concurrent accreditation
Australia	Canberra^[21]	Anil Kumar Nayar	19 July 2022
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan^[22]	Heng Aik Yeow	27 October 2020
India	New Delhi^[23]	Simon Wong	30 June 2020	Bhutan Nepal
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur^[24]	Vanu Gopala Menon	29 October 2014
New Zealand	Wellington^[25]	Sudesh Maniar	25 April 2019
South Africa	Pretoria^[26]	Zainal Arif Mantaha	31 August 2021	Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Namibia Zimbabwe
United Kingdom	London^[27]	Lim Thuan Kuan	25 August 2020	Iceland Ireland

List of permanent representatives

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Apermanent representative heads a diplomatic mission to an international organisation. They are also of ambassadorial rank.

Host organisation	Location of permanent mission	Current permanent representative	Date of appointment^[a]	Concurrent accreditation
Association of Southeast Asian Nations	Jakarta^[28]	Kok Li Peng	31 January 2019
United Nations	New York City^[29]	Burhan Gafoor	28 July 2016
	Geneva^[30]	Umej Singh Bhatia	27 June 2019	International Labour Organization International Telecommunication Union World Health Organization etc.
	Vienna^[31]	Umej Singh Bhatia	27 June 2019	International Atomic Energy Agency Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization International Narcotics Control Board etc.
World Trade Organization	Geneva^[30]	Tan Hung Seng	31 January 2019	World Intellectual Property Organization

List of non-resident ambassadors, high commissioners, and permanent representatives

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In view of Singapore's small population and limited resources, it is not tenable for Singapore to have resident missions in all countries with which it has diplomatic relations. Instead, Singapore appoints non-resident ambassadors (NRAs) or non-resident high commissioners (NRHCs) to certain countries. NRAs/NRHCs are resident in Singapore, but make regular representational visits to their country of accreditation. They are typically non-diplomats, though some are former diplomats. When on representational visits or while performing other official duties, NRAs/NRHCs have the same powers and authority as resident heads of mission.

Country/Organisation of accreditation	Title	Current appointment holder	Date of appointment^[a]
African Union	Ambassador	A Selverajah^[b]	13 July 2021
Algeria	Ambassador	Mohammad Alami Musa	29 October 2013
Argentina	Ambassador	Leong Horn Kee	25 August 2020
Austria	Ambassador^[c]	Chan Heng Wing	27 April 2017
Brazil	Ambassador^[d]	Sam Goi	20 April 2018
CARICOM	Plenipotentiary Representative	Karen Tan	20 April 2018
Chile	Ambassador	Chong Siak Ching	30 July 2015
Colombia	Ambassador	Anthony Lim	11 January 2022
Costa Rica	Ambassador	Chaly Mah	14 February 2022
Cuba	Ambassador	Chua Kee Lock^[e]	23 January 2020
Czech Republic	Ambassador	Tan Soo Khoon	21 February 2007
Denmark	Ambassador	Tan Poh Hong	11 January 2022
Ethiopia	Ambassador	A Selverajah^[b]	13 July 2021
Fiji	High Commissioner	Mary Seet-Cheng^[f]	25 February 2020
Finland	Ambassador	Vacant^[g]
Greece	Ambassador	Simon Tay	23 January 2020
Holy See	Ambassador	Janet Ang	29 September 2020
Hungary	Ambassador	Ng Shin Ein
Iran	Ambassador	Ong Keng Yong	29 October 2008
Israel^[h]	Ambassador	Lim Chuan Poh	19 January 2021
Italy	Ambassador	Ow Chio Kiat	26 August 2015
Jordan	Ambassador	Shamsher Zaman	30 July 2015
Kazakhstan	Ambassador	Zulkifli Baharudin^[i]	28 May 2014
Kuwait	Ambassador	Zainul Abidin Rasheed	27 October 2011
Mexico	Ambassador	Vacant^[j]
Morocco	Ambassador	Vacant^[k]
Norway	Ambassador	Tan Wah Yeow	25 April 2019
Oman	Ambassador^[l]	Teng Theng Dar	26 March 2008
Pacific Islands Forum	Ambassador	Mary Seet-Cheng^[f]	25 February 2020
Panama	Ambassador	Chua Kee Lock^[e]	23 January 2020
Peru	Ambassador	T Jesudasan	13 July 2021
Poland	Ambassador	Loo Choon Yong	26 August 2015
Slovakia	Ambassador	Chay Wai Chuen	25 June 2014
Spain	Ambassador	Jennie Chua	27 October 2020
Switzerland	Ambassador	Andrew Toh	19 May 2016
Timor-Leste	Ambassador	Roland Ng	31 January 2019
Tunisia	Ambassador	Anthony Ang	29 September 2016
Ukraine	Ambassador	Simon Tensing de Cruz	24 September 2008^[m]
UNESCO	Permanent Delegate^[n]	Rosa Huey Daniel	19 July 2022
Uzbekistan	Ambassador	Zulkifli Baharudin^[i]
Yemen	Ambassador	Helmi Bin Ali Bin Talib	8 August 2008

Notes

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The date of appointment refers to the date on which a Head of Mission receives their Letter of Credence from the President of the Republic of Singapore. This is different from the date the Head of Mission officially assumes post, which is when they present their credentials to the Head of State of their host country or the Secretary-General of their host organisation.

^ ^a ^b A Selverajah is concurrently Non-Resident Ambassador to the African Union and Ethiopia.

^ Singapore has a diplomatic mission in Vienna. However, it only serves as the Permanent Mission to the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienna. It is not bilaterally accredited to Austria.

^ Singapore has a resident embassy in Brasilia. However, it is headed by a Chargé d'affaires who is of Minister-Counsellor rank.

^ ^a ^b Chua Kee Lock is concurrently Non-Resident Ambassador to Cuba and Panama.

^ ^a ^b Mary Seet-Cheng is concurrently Non-Resident High Commissioner to Fiji and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Pacific Islands Forum.

^ Retired chief district judge Richard Magnus was appointed Non-Resident Ambassador to Finland on 31 August 2021. However, he passed away on 14 March 2022. As of October 2022, his successor has yet to be appointed.

^ In March 2022, Singapore announced that it would establish a resident embassy in Tel Aviv.^[32] Once done, the Non-Resident Ambassador will likely be replaced by a resident Ambassador in Tel Aviv.

^ ^a ^b Zulkifli Baharudin is concurrently Non-Resident Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

^ Ho Choon Hou's tenure as Non-Resident Ambassador to Mexico ended in 2022. As of October 2022, his successor has yet to be appointed.

^ George Goh Ching Wah resigned to run for the 2023 Singaporean presidential election

^ Singapore has a resident diplomatic mission in Muscat. However, it is a Consulate-General, headed by a Consul-General.

^ From 2008 to 2012, Simong Tensing de Cruz served as Singapore's resident Ambassador in Moscow, with concurrent accreditation to Ukraine. Following the completion of his tenure in Moscow, he retained the position of Non-Resident Ambassador to Ukraine.

^ In the Non-Resident Permanent Delegate's absence, the Deputy Chief of Mission in Paris serves as the Alternate Permanent Delegate.