ERNEST MBAIMBA NDOMAHINA HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE

Mr. Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina is the High Commissioner of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Republic of Singapore, with residence in Beijing. He is also the Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the People’s Republic of China, since 2018, and is also concurrently accredited to Malaysia; the Republic of India; the Commonwealth of Australia; the Republic of Indonesia; the Republic of Japan; New Zealand; the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; the Kingdom of ºÚÁÏÉç; and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

High Commissioner Ndomahina previously worked as an accountant and was a businessman. He has also served as Co-Chairman of the Peace and Reconciliation Committee of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Co-Chairman of the Fund-Raising Committee of the SLPP, and Leader & Co-Chairman of the Committee during which he oversaw the inauguration of His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone.

High Commissioner Ndomahina is married and has four children.

SOPHIA NYAMUDEZA AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE

Ms. Sophia Nyamudeza is the Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the Republic of Singapore, with residence in Jakarta. She is concurrently accredited to the Republic of Indonesia as well as to ASEAN.

Ambassador Nyamudeza joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe in 1988 and has accumulated 33 years of diplomatic experience. She previously served as the Deputy Permanent Representative at the Zimbabwe Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York (2006 – 2013) and as the Counsellor at the Zimbabwe Embassy in Rome, Italy (1995 – 2000).

She was also previously Deputy Director in the Zimbabwe Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of Policy Research and Communication, as well as Deputy Director of its Africa Department. She was also the Senior Desk Officer in the Zimbabwe Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Multilateral Affairs Department, International Organisations Department and Asia Department.

Ambassador Nyamudeza speaks English and Shona. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Zimbabwe and a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from the UK Open University.

She is a mother of two sons.

KINZANG DORJI AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE KINGDOM OF BHUTAN

Mr. Kinzang Dorji is the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Republic of Singapore, with residence in Bangkok. He is concurrently the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Kingdom of ºÚÁÏÉç.

Ambassador Dorji joined the Civil Service in 1993 and has served in various capacities, including in public administration, public finance management, and bilateral and multilateral diplomacy. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador to Singapore, Ambassador Dorji served as the Governor of Haa District in Bhutan (2016 – 2021). He served as Minister/Deputy Head of Mission at the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi (2011 – 2015), Head of Multilateral Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2009 – 2011), Chief of Planning and Policy Division in the Ministry of Finance (2007 – 2009), and Commissioner of Tax Division in the Ministry of Finance (2000 – 2007).

Ambassador Dorji holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Sherubtse College (affiliated to Delhi University) in Bhutan and a Master’s Degree in Economics and Political Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He speaks Dzongkha, English, Nepali, and Hindi.

He is married and has two daughters and two sons.

H.E. Mai Phuoc Dung Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Singapore

PRIOR to H.E. Mai Phuoc Dung’s appointment as Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Singapore he served as the Director General, Directorate of State Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam. The career diplomat majored in International Relations. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1990. He served as the Third Secretary at the Embassy of Vietnam in Italy from 1998 to 2002, and as Vietnam’s Consul General in Sydney, Australia from 2011 to 2014. He is married with a son and a daughter.

(Pictured here): President Halimah Yacob expressed her delight at the comprehensive development of the ties between the two countries in all fields, especially since both sides lift up relations to a strategic partnership in September 2021. She also said that Singaporean investors are keen on expanding investment in Vietnam, especially in areas of Singapore’s strength such as digital transformation, 4.0 technology, green growth and education.

H.E. Choi Hoon Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Singapore

PRIOR to Ambassador Choi Hoon posting here he was the Standing Commissioner and Deputy Chairman for International Cooperation at the Republic of Korea (ROK) Financial Services Commission (FSC) from 2019 to 2021.

Ambassador Choi has held various positions in the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) including Director for Financial Hub Cooperation and Securities System Division since he started his career in 1991. He was posted to FSC in 2008, and worked as Director-General of the Banking and Insurance Bureau, Financial Industry Bureau and Financial Policy Bureau from 2016 to 2019. He also served as Director-General of the Greater Tumen Initiative Secretariat of the United Nations Development Programme China from 2011 to 2015, and Senior Assistant Secretary for Economic and Financial Affairs at the Office of the President from 2015 to 2016. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from the Sungkyunkwan University, ROK, and a Master Degree in International Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham, UK. In 2017, he completed his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China.
He is married with one daughter and one son.