Vanu Gopala Menon
Vanu Gopala Menon (born September 8, 1960) became the Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations on September 16, 2004,[1] a position he still held as at July 2010.[2] As an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,[3] Menon is the personal representative of the President of Singapore.
Menon was educated at the National University of Singapore, taking a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1985. He then joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, serving as First Secretary at Singapore's UN mission in New York (March 1988 – April 1991). Returning to study on a Raffles Scholarship at the London School of Economics, he was awarded a Master of Science in International Relations in 1994. Menon then served in the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (November 1994 – November 1997). On his return to Singapore, he joined the Policy, Planning and Analysis Directorate of the Ministry, rising to become its Director[1] (December 1998 – October 2001).[4] He left that position for Geneva where he represented Singapore to the UN, whilst also serving as Singapore's Ambassador to Turkey[1] (December 2001 – August 2004).[4]
Menon has a wife and son.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "New Permanent Representative of Singapore Presents Credentials". un.org. September 16, 2004. http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/bio3608.doc.htm. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "Remarks by Ambassador Vanu Gopala Menon, Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations, at the ECOSOC Panel Discussion on "Global Economic Governance"". un.org. July 8, 2010. http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/ecosoc/8July2010_AmbMenon. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "Singapore Permanent Mission – United Nations". mfa.gov.sg. http://www.mfa.gov.sg/newyork/. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "Ambassador of Singapore Vanu Gopala Menon to Speak at Adelphi on April 27". events.adelphi.edu. March 30, 2010. http://events.adelphi.edu/news/2010/20100330b.php. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
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