LEADER 02767nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910815305303321 005 20240410091809.0 010 $a1-281-88076-0 010 $a9786611880767 010 $a981-256-762-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000334257 035 $a(EBL)244533 035 $a(OCoLC)191935068 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000281504 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193103 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000281504 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10306116 035 $a(PQKB)10492567 035 $a(WSP)00000298 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL244533 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10174006 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL188076 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC244533 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000334257 100 $a20051220d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe little red dot$b[electronic resource] $ereflections by Singapore's diplomats /$feditors, Tommy Koh, Chang Li Lin 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSingapore ;$aHackensack, N.J. $cWorld Scientific ;$a[Singapore] $cInstitute of Policy Studies$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (492 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a981-256-414-4 327 $aForeword by George Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs Singapore; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1 The Presidents; Part 2 Ministers; Part 3 Permanent Secretaries; Part 4 Madam Ambassadors; Part 5 First Generation Diplomats; Part 6 The Second Generation; Part 7 Non-Resident Ambassadors; Annex I: Milestones of Singapore's External Relations from August 1965-May 2005; Annex II: List of Countries with which Singapore has Diplomatic Relations; Index 330 $a2005 is the 40th anniversary of Singapore's independence. This collection of essays by Singapore's past and present diplomats tells the remarkable story of how this small and vulnerable country has become a stable, prosperous and respected member of the international community. The essays include those from the late President Wee Kim Wee and President S R Nathan as well as seminal contributions from the four former Foreign Ministers Mr S Rajaratnam, Mr S Dhanabalan, Mr Wong Kan Seng and Professor S Jayakumar. The current Foreign Minister, Mr George Yeo, has written the foreword. The absorbin 606 $aDiplomats$zSingapore 607 $aSingapore$xForeign relations 615 0$aDiplomats 676 $a327.5957 701 $aKoh$b Tommy T. B$g(Tommy Thong Bee),$f1937-$01593125 701 $aChang$b Li Lin$0281011 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815305303321 996 $aThe little red dot$94008377 997 $aUNINA