RIETI Open BBL Webinar

The Future of Japan and Singapore

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Announcement

Singapore is a small island nation with scarce natural resources. Despite this, it has achieved remarkable economic growth since its independence in 1965. Singapore's Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Peter Tan, will speak briefly about Singapore's development journey and the future of Japan-Singapore relations.

Information

  • Time and Date: 12:15-13:15, Wednesday, September 14, 2022
  • Venue: Online
  • Language: English
  • Admission: Free
  • Hosts: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

Speakers

Speaker:
  • Peter TAN (Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to Japan)
    Mr Tan was Deputy Secretary/Southeast Asia & ASEAN in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from January 2015 to September 2019. Mr Tan was the Singapore Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (concurrently accredited to Mongolia) from February 2011 to January 2015.
    Since joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992, Mr Tan has served in various capacities on issues related to Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, United Nations and Technical Cooperation. Mr Tan served in the Singapore Embassy in Tokyo as First Secretary from 1995 to 1998 and in the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur as Counsellor from 2001 to 2002. He also served in the Singapore Embassy in Tokyo from 2002 to 2005 as Counsellor, and subsequently as Acting Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission. Mr Tan was appointed as Second Director of the Southeast Asia Directorate on 27 December 2005, and served as Director from October 2006 to August 2010.
    Mr Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Hons II Upper from the National University of Singapore in 1992. He was awarded the Fulbright Scholarship and obtained his Master of Arts (East Asian Studies) from Columbia University, USA, in 2000.
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