Singapore, June 28 (AseanAll)  — On June 27, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore announced that the Singaporean Government  has appointed Mr Lee Chong Hock as the next Singapore Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Photo caption: Mr Lee Chong Hock receiving the Letter of Credence from Singapore President Halimah Yacob. Photo credit: Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore

Mr Lee was Director-General of the Europe Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore from 2019 to 2023.  Prior to this, he was the Director-General of the Consular Directorate from 2016 to 2020.

Since joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore in 2003, Mr Lee has served in various capacities on issues related to Americas and Southeast Asia.  Mr Lee has also served as First Secretary (Political) in the Singapore Embassy in Berlin from 2005 to 2007 and Deputy Chief of Mission in the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok from 2012 to 2016.  He was seconded to the Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s Officer as Senior Assistant Director (Development) from 2007 to 2010.

Mr Lee graduated with a Master of Engineering from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, in 2001.  He subsequently obtained a Master of Arts in Political Science from Columbia University, United States of America, in 2012.

Mr Lee was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2020.  He is married with four children.