Autobiography of ashok kumar mirpuri
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They have a daughter and a son.
-Matt Bewig
Official Biography
Interview with Singapore Ambassador Ashok Mirpuri (by Sinar Harapan)
Gouri Mirpuri: More Than the Ambassador’s Wife (by Lin Neumann, Jakarta Globe)
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He was subsequently assigned to the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta in 1998 as Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission, having previously served in Jakarta as First Secretary (Political).
Ambassador Mirpuri graduated with an honors degree from the National University of Singapore.
He attended the Programme for Executive Development at the Institute for Management Development, Switzerland, and the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Ashok Kumar Mirpuri
A career diplomat and authority on South-East Asia, Ashok Kumar Mirpuri has worked in official envoy roles since the millennium, first within the Asia-Pacific region and for the last decade as Ambassador to the USA
Ashok Kumar Mirpuri has served as Singapore’s Ambassador to the United States of America since July 2012, when he took up the post following prior appointments as Ambassador to Indonesia from 2006 to 2012; High Commissioner to Malaysia from 2002 to 2006; and High Commissioner to Australia from 2000 to 2002.
Mirpuri was appointed as minister-counsellor and deputy chief of mission at the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta a year later. In 1994, he was appointed Director of MFA’s Policy Planning & Analysis Directorate I (Southeast Asia). Mirpuri served as ambassador to Indonesia from July 2006 to June 2012.
Mirpuri, a keen golfer, is married to Gouri Uppal.
A golfing enthusiast, Mirpuri is also a father of two children. He returned to Jakarta to serve as minister-counselor and deputy chief of mission at the embassy from March 1998 to June 2000.
Mirpuri received his first ambassadorship in July 2000, serving as high commissioner to Australia from July 3, 2000 to June 2002, and as high commissioner to Malaysia from July 2002 to June 2006.
He served his first overseas posting as first secretary (political) at the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 1987 to 1991.
Prior to his current appointment, he served as Ambassador to Indonesia from 2006 to 2012, High Commissioner to Malaysia from 2002 to 2006 and High Commissioner to Australia from 2000 to 2002.
A career diplomat, Ambassador Mirpuri joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in 1984. He was named director of the ministry’s Policy Planning & Analysis Directorate I (South-East Asia) a decade later, and seconded to Shell in the UK as Asia-Pacific corporate adviser to the oil giant in 1997.
The title “High Commissioner” is used by countries that belong to the Commonwealth of Nations, like Singapore, for its ambassadors to other Commonwealth countries. He received his MA at the University of London’s School of Oriental & African Studies under a Raffles Scholarship. Mirpuri served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Policy Planning & Analysis Directorate I (South East Asia) from 1992 to 1996, including service asdDirector starting in 1994.
In 1997, Mirpuri was detailed to Shell International Ltd in the United Kingdom as corporate advisor for the Asia Pacific region.
Mirpuri, who graduated with an honours degree from the National University of Singapore, joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1984.
Ambassador Ashok Mirpuri
Ambassador to the United States of America
Republic of Singapore
Ambassador Ashok Kumar Mirpuri took up his appointment as Singapore’s Ambassador to the United States of America in July 2012.
In 1997, Ambassador Mirpuri was seconded to Shell International Ltd in the United Kingdom as Corporate Advisor (Asia Pacific).
Did You Know?
Bilateral co-operation between Singapore and the US encompasses areas such as infrastructure, education, cybersecurity and counterterrorism, as well as a Third Country Training Programme that jointly helps developing countries.
The new ambassador from the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore is an experienced diplomat with no prior postings in the Western Hemisphere.
Set to begin his posting on July 23, 2012, Ashok Kumar Mirpuri succeeds Chan Heng Chee, who served as Singapore’s ambassador to Washington from July 1996 to June 2012.
Born December 13, 1959, Ashok Mirpuri earned a Bachelor of Social Science degree in Political Science at the National University of Singapore in 1984 and an M.A.
at the University of London School of Oriental & African Studies in 1992.
Mirpuri joined the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs in May 1984.