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Chapter 8: Retirement in Singapore

1988–present
      https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814618328_0008Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
      Abstract:

      WHEN MY SECOND term as high commissioner to Malaysia ended in April 1988, I was offered the position of an ambassador-at-large with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I was also invited by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies to be a Senior Research Fellow. I declined both offers. In 1989, I was appointed pro-chancellor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and held it for 10 years. I was required to preside over some of the multiple commencement ceremonies held annually for graduands of NUS…