Edward Lee Kwong Foo is a former ambassador[1] and businessman from Singapore. He completed his study at the National University of Singapore (Bachelor of Arts in History) in 1970.[2]
Edward Lee Kwong Foo | |
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| Born | 20 March 1947  Singapore |
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| Children | 4 |
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| Position held | Singaporean Ambassador to Indonesia (1994–2006), Singaporean Ambassador to the Philippines (1990–1993) |
Career
editHe started his career as a high commissioner to Brunei Darussalam (1984-1990).[2] Following that, he served as Singapore's Ambassador to the Philippines from 1990 to 1993, and continued to be Singapore's Ambassador to Indonesia from 1994 to 2006. He supported Indonesia with humanitarian aid during the crisis in 1997/98.[3]
He is on the board of two Singaporean public companies: Indofood Agri Resources[4] and QAF[5] as well the Indonesian food production company Dermaga Perkasa Pratama.[6]
Awards
edit- 1993: Order of Sikatuna, Grand Cross by the Government of the Philippines[2]
- 2007: Bintang Jasa Utama (First Class Order of Service Award) from the Indonesian government for the improvement of bilateral relationship between Singapore and Indonesia.[7]
References
edit- ^ Who's who in Singapore. Who's Who Publishing. Singapore: Who's Who Pub. 2000. ISBN 981-4062-88-X. OCLC 44634778.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b c "Graduate Students". www.fas.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "Speech by Ambassador Edward Lee at the Humanitarian Assistance Handover Ceremony, Batam, 16 Oct 98, 11am (Singapore Time)". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "IndoAgri :: About Us". www.indofoodagri.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "Lee Kwong Foo Edward - Non-executive/Independent Director". www.qaf.com.sg. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ MarketScreener. "Kwong Foo Lee - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "MFA Press Statement Conferment of Award on Mr Edward Lee Kwong Foo by the Government of the Republic". www.mfa.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
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