Since independence,Indonesian foreign relations have adhered to a "free and active" foreign policy,seeking to play a role in regional affairs commensurate with its size and location but avoiding involvement in conflicts among major powers. During the presidency of Sukarno,Indonesia's foreign relations were marked by engagement with other newly independent nations in Asia and Africa,as exemplified by the Bandung Conference,the subsequent foundation of the Non-Aligned Movement and a confrontational attitude towards Western powers,justified by a belief in the CONEFO and opposition to what Sukarno termed as NEKOLIM.
The foreign relations of Thailand are handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand.
Ong Keng Yong is a Singaporean diplomat who served as the 11th secretary-general of ASEAN between 2003 and 2007. He is currently the Executive Deputy Chairman of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at the Nanyang Technological University.
Chan Heng Chee is a Singaporean academic and diplomat who has been serving as Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2012,Chairwoman of the National Arts Council and Member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights. She had also served as Singapore Ambassador to the United States between 1996 and 2012.
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Malay:Kementerian Ehwal Luar Negeri;Chinese:新加坡外交部;Tamil:வெளியுறவுஅமைச்சு) is in charge of the country's foreign relations,as well as handling matters and providing consular assistance related to overseas Singaporean citizens. It was established on 9 August 1965. A ministry for the Government of Singapore,it is also responsible for conducting and managing diplomatic relations between Singapore and other countries and regions.
Lui Tuck Yew is a Singaporean diplomat,former politician and two-star rear-admiral who has been serving as Singapore Ambassador to the United States since 2023. Prior to,Lui served as Singapore Ambassador to China between 2019 and 2023,and Ambassador to Japan between 2017 and 2019.
Israel–Singapore relations,also referred to as Israeli–Singaporean relations,refers to the bilateral relations between the State of Israel and the Republic of Singapore. Relations between the two countries have been extremely cordial and friendly for more than half a century,which are influenced by their similar geopolitical state of affairs,being relatively small states surrounded by larger neighbors hostile to their continued existence.
Simon Tensing de Cruz is a Singaporean diplomat,who has been serving as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to Ukraine.
I Gede Ngurah Swajaya,also known as Ngurah Swajaya,is an Indonesian diplomat who served as Indonesia’s ambassador to Singapore from 2015 to 2020. Previously,he served as the first ambassador to ASEAN and Cambodia.
Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat is a former Indonesian diplomat. He served as an official in the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs for over two decades.
Kamrul Ahsan,a career foreign service officer,served as Bangladesh Ambassador to the Russian Federation from January 2020 to September 2024. During his tenure in Moscow,he was also concurrently accredited as his country's Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus and Kazakhstan. Before joining in his position in Moscow,he served as Secretary for Bilateral and Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.
Bilahari Kim Hee Papanasam Setlur Kausikan is a Singaporean retired academic,diplomat and civil servant who served as Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1995 and 1998.
Lee Chiong Giam was a Singaporean diplomat and civil servant. Lee was part of the country's first generation of diplomats following independence in 1965. He served as the High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea from 1982 to 1999,High Commissioner to Fiji from 1997 to 2005,High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2006 to 2014,and Ambassador to East Timor from 2005 to 2014. Domestically,Lee also served as the former executive director of the People's Association (PA) from 1982 until 1999.
Guillaume Kavaruganda is a Rwandan career diplomat who has spent the majority of his career serving in a number of diplomatic capacities.
Hong Xiaoyong is a diplomat who served as the Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam (2014–2018) and Singapore (2018–2022).
