Chan Heng Chee

Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) Katong Convent; University of Malaya (1961); Degree in Political Science, first-class honours, University of Singapore (1964); Master’s Degree in Political Science from Cornell University (1967); Doctorate in Political Science, University of Singapore (1974)

Head of Department of Political Science, Nat'l University of Singapore 1985 - 1987; Founding Director of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) 1988; Visiting professorial fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) 1991; Head of Institute, ISEAS 1993 - 1996; Permanent representative to the United Nations 1989; High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to Mexico 1989 - 1991; Ambassador to the United States (Jul. 1996 - Jul. 2012); Chairman of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design 2012; Representative for ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and member of Presidential Council for Minority Rights 2012; Founding Director on the board of S. Rajaratnam Endowment CLG Limited; Chairman of the National Arts Council 2013; Member of the board, China Cultural Centre 2015

Singapore: The Politics of Survival, 1965 - 1967 (New York, Oxford University Press 1971); The Dynamics of One Party Dominance: The PAP at the Grassroots (Singapore University Press 1976); A Sensation of Independence: A Political Biography of David Marshall (Oxford University Press 1988)

Founding executive director of Singapore International Foundation (SIF) 1991 - 1996

National Book Award (The Dynamics of One Party Dominance: The PAP at the Grassroots) 1978; Second National Book Award (A Sensation of Independence: A Political Biography of David Marshall) 1986; Inaugural Singapore's Woman of the Year Award 1991; Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters, University of Newcastle, Australia 1994; Inaugural International Woman of the Year Award, Organization of Chinese American Women 1998; Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Buckingham, United Kingdom 1998; Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Emas) 1999; Pingat Jasa Gemilang 2005; Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang 2011; US Navy Distinguished Public Service Medal 2012; Outstanding Diplomatic Achievement Award (Foreign Policy Magazine) 2012; Outstanding Diplomatic Achievement Award, Asia Society 2012; Honorary Doctor of Laws, Warwick University 2015

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