During her tenure as ambassador to the U.S., bilateral relationship improved tremendously. In May 2003, Singapore and U.S. signed the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA), the first FTA that U.S. entered into with an Southeast Asian country. Both countries also enhanced their ties in areas of defence and security.
Chan received her education at the University of Singapore where she graduated with a Master of Arts in Political Science in 1966, and Master of Arts degree in 1967 at Cornell University. In 1974 she received her Ph.D. from the University of Singapore. Her thesis had the title: The Dynamics of One-party Dominance: A Study of Five Singapore Constituencies.
DENVER (AP) - Summoned by the sound of screams, a Colorado woman raced to her front yard to find a terrifying sight. A mountain lion was hunched over her 5-year-old son, biting him. The woman charged the animal, yanked away one of its paws and discovered her son's whole head was in its mouth. She didn't back down. "She was able to pry the cat's jaws open," Pitkin CountySheriff's Deputy Michael Buglione said. "She's a hero." ... ....
As temperatures rise and summer months approach, yet again this year, thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are being deprived of their most basic need - access to water - as the Israeli national water company Mekorot restricted the water supply to villages and towns in northern West Bank ... As a result, thousands of Palestinians are unable to access sufficient water supplies and became water-dependent on Israel ... READ MORE....
As their presumptive nominee continues an unrelenting string of bluster and gaffe, Republicans against Donald Trump continue to search for a way to block him from becoming the party’s standard-bearer. Last month, the #neverTrump campaign focused on finding an independent presidential candidate who would either thwart any chance at a Trump presidency or maybe even win in November ...Try Newsweek. Subscription offers ... ....
Chile registered a massive 7-0 win over Mexico. (Source. USA TodaySports). Eduardo Vargas leapt in the air and pumped his right fist in triumph as his shaggy hair swayed in the Bay Area breeze, only further demoralizing Mexico on the worst night in El Tri’s storied soccer history ... “First, I’d like to offer my most heartfelt apologies to the Mexican fans,” Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio said ... ....
The death of Labour MP Jo Cox has taken some of the momentum out of the campaign to get Britain out of the European Union, Ukip leader Nigel Farage has suggested ... Leading Leave campaigner Michael Gove also distanced himself from the image, saying he "shuddered" when he saw it ... "I think we have momentum," said one of the leading advocates of Brexit. "We did have momentum until this terrible tragedy ... What we saw was an act of terrorism."....
Ambassador-at-Large ProfessorChanHengChee led the Singapore delegation comprising officials from 11 Government ministries and agencies ...AmbassadorChan presented Singapore's national report by explaining the underlying philosophy and pragmatic approach behind Singapore's policies that enabled it to ... AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE PROFESSOR CHANHENGCHEE....
The U.S. appears to be moving toward a military test of China’s claims of sovereignty in disputed areas of the South China Sea, and officials here in Singapore seem pleased that President Barack Obama is prepared to put more muscle into his famous “pivot” to Asia. The U.S ... Xi, for his part, insisted that China won’t militarize the islands ... as a ‘benign hegemon,’ ” says ChanHengChee, Singapore’s former ambassador to the United States ... ....
(Source. The University of Warwick). Singapore's Ambassador-at-Large ChanHengChee has been discussing how universities should continually strive for recognition in today's global higher education market ... She said. "All universities are competing for a mindshare - they want students ... AmbassadorChan was Singapore's ambassador to the UN and then ambassador to the United States from July 1996 to 14 July 2012 ... (noodl....