Edward Lee Kwong Foo
Former Singaporean Ambassador
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| Intro | Former Singaporean Ambassador | ||||||
| A.K.A. | Lee Kwong Foo | ||||||
| A.K.A. | Lee Kwong Foo | ||||||
| Places | Singapore | ||||||
| is | Politician Diplomat Businessperson Ambassador | ||||||
| Work field | Business Politics | ||||||
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| Birth | 20 March 1947, Singapore, British Empire | ||||||
| Age | 77 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||||||
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Biography
Edward Lee Kwong Foo is a former ambassador and businessman from Singapore. He completed his study at the National University of Singapore (Bachelor of Arts in History) in 1970.
Career
He started his career as a high commissioner to Brunei Darussalam (1984-1990). Following that, he served as Singapore's Ambassador to the Philippines from 1990 to 1993, and continued to be Singapore's Ambassador to Indonesia from 1994 to 2006. He supported Indonesia with humanitarian aid during the crisis in 1997/98.
He is on the board of two Singaporean public companies: Indofood Agri Resources and QAF as well the Indonesian food production company Dermaga Perkasa Pratama.
Awards
- 1993: Order of Sikatuna, Grand Cross by the Government of the Philippines
- 2007: Bintang Jasa Utama (First Class Order of Service Award) from the Indonesian government for the improvement of bilateral relationship between Singapore and Indonesia.