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Singapore 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MFA) Malay: Kementerian Ehwal Luar Negeri; Chinese: 新加坡外交部; Tamil: வெளியுறவு அமைச்சு) is in charge of the country's foreign relations, as well as handling matters and providing consular assistance related to overseas Singaporean citizens. It was established ...
Ministry of Law (MinLaw) Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Ministry of National Development (MND) Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) Ministry of Transport (MOT) Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Organs of State.
9 August 1965 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established and S. Rajaratnam becomes Singapore's first Minister for Foreign Affairs. 21 September 1965 – Singapore is admitted into the United Nations as the 117th member. 15 October 1965 – Singapore becomes the 22nd member of the Commonwealth.
Balakrishnan with Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop in 2017 Balakrishnan speaking at the 2018 East Asia Summit Balakrishnan made his political debut in the 2001 general election as part of the five-member PAP team contesting in Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC and won by an uncontested walkover. [7]
Map of diplomatic missions in Singapore. This list of diplomatic missions in Singapore is made up of 75 embassies/high commissions, several foreign consular posts and 11 international organisations. It does not include honorary consuls. Countries without any forms of diplomatic representations in Singapore have accredited non-resident ...
British Foreign Secretary James Callaghan and Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Max van der Stoel in 1975. In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support ...
The Government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to consist of the President and the Executive. Executive authority of Singapore is vested in the President but exercised on the advice of the Cabinet led by the Prime Minister. The President, acting as the Head of State, may only act in their discretion in ...
George Yeo Yong-Boon ( Chinese: 杨荣文; pinyin: Yáng Róngwén; born 13 September 1954) is a Singaporean former politician and brigadier-general who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 2004 and 2011. Yeo served in the Singapore Army and later Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) between 1976 and 1988 and attained the rank ...