Changing Global Politics and its impact on Singapore and ASEAN
ABSTRACT

High Commissioner of Singapore to the UK Mr Ng Teck Hean will share his views on the rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape and its global implications, especially on Singapore and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Mr Ng’s brief remarks will set the context for an interactive Q&A with students.

The session, moderated by Professor Joerg Friedrichs, will be followed by an informal reception.

BIO

Mr Ng has been Singapore’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since November 2023. He is concurrently accredited to Iceland and Ireland.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr Ng served as Deputy Secretary (Asia-Pacific) at Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs from April 2016 to September 2023. He was concurrently Deputy Secretary (Southeast Asia) from September 2019 to August 2022. During this period, Mr Ng also served as Singapore’s Senior Official to the Arctic Council and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).

From August 2012 to April 2016, Mr Ng was appointed Singapore’s Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. In recognition of his contributions to the strengthening of relations between Singapore and Vietnam, he was awarded the Vietnam Order of Friendship by President Truong Tan Sang in 2016.

Mr Ng’s career in the Singapore Foreign Service has spanned multiple key appointments. These include postings as First Secretary in Washington DC (1995-1998), Special Assistant to Minister for Foreign Affairs Professor S Jayakumar (2001-2002), and Deputy High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur (2003-2006). He was Director of the Americas Directorate (2007-2010), and the Southeast Asia Directorate (2010-2012) at the Ministry’s headquarters.

Mr Ng was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2003, the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2013, and the Long Service Medal in 2015 by the Government of Singapore.
Date: 8 May 2025, 14:30
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2
Speaker: Mr Ng Teck Hean (Singapore's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom)
Organising department: Oxford Department of International Development
Organiser: Emily Usherwood (Oxford Department of International Development)
Host: Dr Joerg Friedrichs (Associate Professor of Politics, Oxford Department of International Development, and St Cross College, Oxford)
Part of: Global Governance & Diplomacy Public Speaker Series
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Emily Usherwood