Michael Tay Cheow Ann (born 1959) is a Singaporean diplomat who served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to the Russian Federation. [1]
Tay graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Master of Philosophy degree.
Upon graduation, he taught at the National University of Singapore for two years before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). He was in charge of the Middle East, Latin America and Africa region. [2]
Tay founded Foundation for The Arts and Social Enterprise, non-profit organisation and SingJazz, an annual music festival focusing on local and regional musicians and also a showcase for renowned international acts, in 2013 [2]
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Balaji Sadasivan was a Singaporean politician and neurosurgeon. He attended Raffles Institution, Siglap Secondary School and National Junior College, and studied medicine at the University of Singapore. After graduating in 1979, he continued his education at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 1984. He also trained at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, from 1985 to 1989, and became a Fellow of Harvard University in 1990. He worked as a neurosurgeon until 2001, publishing over 50 book chapters and journal articles.
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