Swaziland / Singapore

By Singapore - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

SINGAPORE, Singapore, July 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Swaziland presented its credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Istana today:

The High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Swaziland

His Excellency Sotja Mphucuko Dlamini

HE SOTJA MPHUCUKO DLAMINI

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND

BORN:

10 October 1971

AGE:

42

MARITAL STATUS:

Married

EDUCATION:

Associate of Science, Vincennes University, Indiana, USA, 1993

Bachelor of Science, Indiana State University, Indiana, USA, 1998

CAREER:

Apr 1993

- Aug 1993

Draughtsman-Apprentice, Ministry of Works

Feb 1996

- Dec 1997

Safety & Security Manager, SIMCO - Indiana, USA

Mar 1998

- Mar 2006

Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Defence and National Security

Mar 2006

- Mar 2008

Senior Human Resource Officer,

Teaching Service Commission, Ministry of Education

Mar 2008

- Apr 2009

Assistant Political Analyst, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Trade

May 2009

Under Secretary, Ministry of Defence and National Security

2013

Principal Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

30 Jul 2014

High Commissioner to Singapore

MEMBERSHIP:

Member of Afro-American Culture Committee,

1995-1996

Head of Secretariat, Inter-State Defence & Security Committee, Swaziland, 2000-2001

Co-Chairperson, Troika-Committee - Secretariat for Inter-State Defence & Security (Mozambique, South Africa & Swaziland), 2001-2002

Member of Defence Budget Committee 2000-2006

LANGUAGES

English, Siswati, Zulu