Prior to this, he was the country's ambassador to the People's Republic of China from November 2019 to April 2023. He was also Singapore's ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019.
He will take over the post in the US from Mr Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, who has been Singapore's ambassador to the US since July 2012.
Mr Peter Tan Hai Chuan is Singapore's new ambassador to China.
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