Singapore, Jan. 20 -- The Government has appointed two new ambassadors - Mr Jaya Ratnam to Vietnam and Mr Lim Chuan Poh to Israel - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced yesterday.
A career diplomat, Mr Ratnam has been with the foreign service since 1991 and was Singapore's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium from July 2016 to December last year.
Prior to that, he was Singapore's High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam - from June 2012 to March 2016.
A graduate of the National University of Singapore and Johns Hopkins University, Mr Ratnam has received awards for his work in the civil service, including the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2012 and Long Service Medal in 2014.
He has served in various capacities both...