Education

• B.Sc (Economics) LSE, University of London, 1974
• M.Sc (Politics) LSE, University of London, 1976
• Ph.D (International Relations) LSE, University of London, 1988
• Diploma – Alliance Francaise, Paris

Awards

• 1999 - Darjah Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (DSSA)

(with the title of Datin Paduka)

• 1992 - Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN)

Professional

Qualification

Career Diplomat with over 30 years experience in the Malaysian Foreign Service and having served in 5 Malaysian Embassies abroad, 3 of which are at Ambassadorial level (Paris, Geneva and Vienna)

Present Position

• Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States of America.

Career History

• Appointed to the Administrative and Diplomatic Service of the Malaysian Civil Service and served as Assistant Secretary (ASEAN Division) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia (1976 – 1980)

• Second Secretary, Embassy of Malaysia, Brussels, Belgium (1980 -1982)

• Trained as a United Nations Disarmament Fellow (1982)

• Principal Assistant Secretary (International Organizations), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia (1982 - 1985)

• Attended Course in M.Phil. and Ph.D (International Relations) at London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London (1985-1988)

• Principal Assistant Secretary (Security Council), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia (1988 - 1991)

• Special Officer to the Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia (1991 - 1994)

• Minister Counsellor/Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Malaysia, Washington DC, USA (1994 - 1998)

• Ambassador of Malaysia to France and concurrently accredited to Portugal (1998 - 2001)

• Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations and Other International Organizations, Geneva, Switzerland (2001 - 2005)

• Ambassador of Malaysia to Austria and concurrently accredited to the Slovak Republic (2005 – 2006t)

• Resident Representative of Malaysia to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (2005 – 2006)

• Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Preparatory Commission to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBTO) (2005 – 2006)

• Ambassador Of Malaysia to the United States of America (2006 – present).

Career Highlights

• Obtained a Ph.D in International Relations while serving as career diplomat (LSE, University of London -1988)
• Initiated the concept paper which established the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Served as Ambassador in Paris, Geneva and Vienna.
• Elected as President of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
• Coordinated the OIC Group, Asian Group and NAM Chapter in Geneva as Chairman and also the NAM Chapter in Vienna as Chairman.

Experience,

Exposure and

Expertise

• Specialist in Multilateral Diplomacy, having served as Desk Officer for International Organizations (UN, UN Security Council, Commonwealth, NAM) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia and having attended many international conferences as delegate/leader of delegation.

• Served 3 times as Ambassador in both bilateral and multilateral posts ( Paris, Geneva and Vienna).

• Specialist in the field of Disarmament, having been trained as a United Nations Disarmament Fellow and having served as Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament and having been elected as the President of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.

• Chairman of the OIC Group, NAM Chapter and Asian Group at the UN in Geneva, and the NAM Chapter in Vienna.

National Level

Commitments

• Career Diplomat.

Contributions to

Selected

Publications

• Author of Ph.D thesis: “ Malaysia at the United Nations 1957-1988, A Study of Foreign Policy Priorities” (LSE, University of London, 1988).

• Chapter on “Reflections of a Lady Diplomat” - IDFR publication to commemorate the 50 th Anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia.

Civic Commitments and other

interests

• Member of Royal Selangor Club.
• Member of Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam.
• Chairman of PERWAKILAN in Paris, Geneva and Vienna.
• Member of Welcome to Austria, UN Women’s Guild and Cosmopolitan Club in Vienna.

Personal Data

Date of Birth : 21 June 1951

Place of Birth : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Nationality : Malaysian

Languages : Bahasa Malaysia, English and French

Family : Single