Bilahari Kim Hee Papanasam Setlur Kausikan is a Singaporean retired academic, diplomat and civil servant who served as Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1995 and 1998.
10 Facts About Bilahari Kausikan
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Bilahari Kausikan graduated from the University of Singapore, majoring in political science.
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Bilahari Kausikan subsequently received a scholarship from the Public Service Commission to pursue a PhD in international relations at Columbia University, with the aim of becoming an academic.
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Bilahari Kausikan ultimately graduated with a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University.
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Bilahari Kausikan joined the civil service in 1981 as a foreign service officer, and was assigned to the Administrative Service in 1983.
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Bilahari Kausikan was appointed as Singapore's Ambassador to Russia in 1994, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to Finland.
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Bilahari Kausikan served as Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1995 and 1998, with concurrent accreditation as Singapore's High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to Mexico.
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In 1998, Bilahari Kausikan was appointed as Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Bilahari Kausikan was appointed as Second Permanent Secretary in 2001, and was promoted to Permanent Secretary on 1 September 2010.
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Bilahari Kausikan is currently serving as Chairman of the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore and is a Senior Fellow at the SMU School of Social Sciences.