Chan Heng Chee
Chan Heng Chee DUBC PJG PPA(E) (Chinese: 陈庆珠; born 19 April 1942) is a Singaporean academic and diplomat who has been serving as Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2012, Chairwoman of the National Arts Council and Member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights. She had also served as Singapore Ambassador to the United States between 1996 and 2012.
Chan Heng Chee DUBC PJG PPA(E) | |
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Chan in 2002 | |
| Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office July 2012 | |
| President | Tony Tan Halimah Yacob |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Singapore Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 8 July 1996 – 29 July 2012 | |
| President | Ong Teng Cheong J. Y. Pillay (acting) S. R. Nathan Tony Tan |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | S. R. Nathan |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Mirpuri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1942 Singapore, Straits Settlements |
| Spouse | Tay Kheng Soon |
| Alma mater | University of Singapore (BA, PhD) Cornell University (MA) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳慶珠 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈庆珠 | ||||||
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