Descripción

From independence in 1965, Singapore has experienced a meteoric rise to a modern developed city-state. What is less known is the part played by its foreign policy or by the men and women who contributed to its implementation and success. Here, several of Singapore's senior diplomats and Ambassadors tell in their own words, how they did their work, their experiences, their achievements and the challenges that they faced in promoting and safeguarding Singapore's strategic security and economic interests.

• Contents:Forward (Goh Chok Tong)
• Acknowledgements
• Notes on the Contributors
• Preface (Lawrence Anderson)
• The Early Years:
• Advancing Singapore's Security and Strategic Interests (V K Rajan)
• Seizing Strategic Opportunities for Singapore — The Quick, The Slow and The Missed (T Jasudasen)
• What Do Diplomats Do? (Bilahari Kausikan)
• For Whom the Ambassadors Toil? (Lee Chiong Giam)
• Baptism of Fire:
• A Lifetime Serving Singapore (Seetoh Hoy Cheng)
• Promoting Singapore's Political, Economic, Security and Strategic Interests in its Relations with Thailand and Australia (Tan Seng Chye)
• Observing Strategic and Security Issues — Diplomat on the Frontline (Mushahid Ali)
• ASEAN and Singapore:
• Working at the ASEAN Level (Ong Keng Yong)
• Our Global Reach:
• Japan and Singapore: Growing Ties (Tan Chin Tiong)
• A Diplomatic Crisis (Raj Kumar)
• Reflections on My Career in the Foreign Service (Robert Chua)
• Doing Due Diligence for Singapore's "Excellence" (Tan York Chor)
• Working for Singapore's Strategic and Security Interests Abroad (Chris Cheang)
• The Kingdom and the Crown in the 21st Century (Lawrence Anderson)
• Building Bridges to Brazil (Tan Lian Choo)
• Rwanda — Mutual Co-Operation from the Singapore Model (Yatiman Yusof)
• The Foreign Service in the 21st Century:
• Three Projects in India — Navigating the Labyrinth (Ajit Singh)
• Singapore–New Zealand Air Talks: Off to a Flying Start (Bernard Baker)
• Re-Examining the Human Rights Issue in ASEAN (Barry Desker)
• My Journey as a Peacemaker (Tommy Koh)
• Postscript: What Makes Foreign Policy Work Beyond the Handshake:
* A Career in Diplomacy (A Selverajah)