Harvard Kennedy School (HKS),officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government,is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge,Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in public policy,public administration,and international development,four doctoral degrees,and various executive education programs. It conducts research in subjects relating to politics,government,international affairs,and economics. As of 2021,HKS had an endowment of $1.7 billion. It is a member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA),a global consortium of schools that trains leaders in international affairs.
Tony Tan Keng Yam is a Singaporean former politician who served as the seventh president of Singapore between 2011 and 2017. He is one of the living former president,as well as the oldest living since the death of S. R. Nathan in 2016.
George Yeo Yong-Boon is a Singaporean former politician and brigadier-general who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 2004 and 2011.
Kishore Mahbubani is a Singaporean diplomat and geopolitical consultant who served as Singapore Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1984 and 1989,and again between 1998 and 2004,and President of the United Nations Security Council between 2001 and 2002.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam,more commonly known mononymously as Tharman,is a Singaporean politician,economist and statesman who is the 9th and current president of Singapore. Prior to his presidency,Tharman served as Senior Minister of Singapore between 2019 and 2023,Coordinating Minister for Social Policies between 2015 and 2023,and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore between 2011 and 2023.
Noel Philip Yeo Liat Kok,DUNU,is the Chairman of Economic Development Innovations Singapore,Advanced MedTech Holdings and Accuron Technologies. From April 2007 to March 2018,Yeo was Chairman of Standards Productivity and Innovation for Growth,a government development agency with the mission to grow small and medium enterprises and startups.
Tommy Koh Thong Bee is a Singaporean diplomat,lawyer,professor and author who served as Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1968 and 1971.
Desmond Kuek Bak Chye is a Singaporean former lieutenant-general who served as Chief of Defence Force between 2007 and 2010.
Ng Chee Khern is a Singaporean civil servant and former major-general who served as Chief of Air Force between 2006 and 2009. He previously served as Permanent Secretary under the Prime Minister's Office,and Chairman of the Government Technology Agency. He was appointed Permanent Secretary (Manpower) in April 2022.
The Singapore–United States relations refers to the bilateral relations between the Republic of Singapore and the United States of America. According to the U.S. Global Leadership Report,77% of Singaporeans approved of U.S. leadership under the Obama Administration in 2010,and while this approval rating decreased slightly down to 75% in 2011,it nonetheless remains one of the highest ratings of the U.S. for any surveyed country in the Asia-Pacific region.
Lim Chuan Poh is a Singaporean civil servant,diplomat and former lieutenant-general who is currently the Singaporean Ambassador to Israel. He previously served as the Chief of Defence Force between 2000 and 2003. After leaving the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 2003,Lim served as Permanent Secretary for Education until 2007 before serving as Chairman of the Agency for Science,Technology and Research (A*STAR),a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. After his retirement in 2019,Lim was appointed Chairman of the Singapore Food Agency.
Singapore–United Kingdom relations,also referred to as British–Singaporean relations,are the relations between the states of Singapore and the United Kingdom. Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations and are marked by historical,cultural,institutional and language ties,extensive people-to-people links,aligned security interests,sporting tournaments,and significant trade and investment co-operation.
Chen Show Mao is a Singaporean politician. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP),he was the Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC representing Paya Lebar between 2011 and 2020.
Tin Pei Ling is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP),she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing MacPherson SMC since 2015 and previously the MacPherson division of Marine Parade GRC between 2011 and 2015.
Heng Swee Keat is a Singaporean politician,former police officer and civil servant who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore since 2019 and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies since 2020. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Bedok division of East Coast GRC since 2020.
Tan Chuan-Jin is a Singaporean former politician and brigadier-general. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP),Tan served as Speaker of the Parliament between 2017 and 2023,and 12 years as an MP for Marine Parade GRC from 2011 to 2023.
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai is a Singaporean politician,economist and former civil servant who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore since 2022,Minister for Finance since 2021,Deputy Secretary-General of the People's Action Party since 2022,and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore since 2023. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Limbang division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2015,and previously the Boon Lay division of West Coast GRC between 2011 and 2015.
Mohamad Maliki bin Osman is a Singaporean politician and former assistant professor who has been serving as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office,Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP),he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Siglap division of East Coast GRC since 2011.
Pritam Singh is a Singaporean politician,lawyer and author who has been serving as Leader of the Opposition since 2020. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP),he has been appointed as Secretary-General of the WP since 2018. Singh has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Eunos division of Aljunied GRC since 2011.
Patrick Tay Teck Guan is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP),he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Pioneer SMC since 2020 and previously the Nee Soon East division of Nee Soon GRC between 2011 and 2015,and the Boon Lay division of West Coast GRC between 2015 and 2020.
