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From independence in 1965, Singapore has experienced a meteoric rise to a modern developed city-state. What is less known is the part played by its foreign policy or by the men and women who contributed to its implementation and success. Here, several of Singapore's senior diplomats and Ambassadors tell in their own words, how they did their work, their experiences, their achievements and the challenges that they faced in promoting and safeguarding Singapore's strategic security and economic interests.
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In a 37-year career in the Foreign Service since 1984, Lawrence Anderson served at the Singapore Permanent Mission to the UN in New York and Singapore Embassies in the US and Thailand. He was appointed Ambassador to Cambodia (2004–07), as well as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and concurrently Ambassador to Bahrain (2013–19).
Back home at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lawrence at various times held appointments covering Singapore's bilateral relations with its Southeast Asian neighbours, regional policy and strategic security issues involving ASEAN and its relations with the Dialogue Partners, overseeing Singapore's technical assistance cooperation programmes, as well as managed Singapore's relations with Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific Islands, the European Union (EU) and other European countries. He retired from the Foreign Service in late 2021 and is currently a Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). He is also Singapore's Representative to the Advisory Board of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR).
Cover Type: Paperback
Page Count: 212