About the Embassy
Singapore was first represented in France in 1974, by Mr. ABDUL AZIZ Bin Mahmood, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim.
The first Singapore Ambassador to France was H.E. Mr David MARSHALL, from 1978 to 1993. He was the former 'Chief Minister' of Singapore from 6 April 1955 to 6 June 1956. The next Ambassador was H.E. Mr. FOO Meng Tong, who served from 1994 to 1997. He was succeeded by H.E. Mr T JASUDASEN as Singapore’s Ambassador to France from 1997 to 2004. H.E. Mr CHEW Tai Soo was Ambassador to France from November 2004 to October 2007.
H.E. Mr Burhan GAFOOR, the present Singapore Ambassador to France, took up his post on 1st November 2007.
	The Embassy is housed in a picturesque town-house of the ‘Modernised Renaissance’ style ("Tudor style cottage"), which was constructed in 1884 by the architect S. Sauvestre. It was also the former residence of Count Stanislas Potocki.
THE CURRENT PERSONNEL OF THE EMBASSY IS COMPOSED OF:
Mr Burhan GAFOOR Ambassador Ms TAN Lian Choo Deputy Chief of Mission & Minister-Counsellor Permanent Delegate of Singapore to UNESCO Mr TEO Chee Wah Counsellor (Defence Technology Office - Europe) Mr Shaun Philip GROSSE First Secretary (Political and Economic Affairs) Ms Yasmin ALI First Secretary (Political and Economic Affairs) Mr LEE Sun Chun First Secretary (Administrative and Consular Affairs) Mr OO Guan Yu Alvin Second Secretary (Defence Technology Office - Europe)