Chan Heng Chee

Professor Chan Heng Chee simplified Chinese: 陈庆珠; pinyin: Chén Qìngzhū) is Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the United States. She received this appointment in July 1996. During her tenure as ambassador to the U.S., bilateral relationship improved tremendously. In May 2003, Singapore and U.S. signed the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA), the first FTA that U.S. entered into with an East Asian country. Both countries also enhanc... more

Professor Chan Heng Chee simplified Chinese: 陈庆珠; pinyin: Chén Qìngzhū) is Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the United States. She received this appointment in July 1996. During her tenure as ambassador to the U.S., bilateral relationship improved tremendously. In May 2003, Singapore and U.S. signed the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA), the first FTA that U.S. entered into with an East Asian country. Both countries also enhanced their ties in areas of defence and security. She received her education at the University of Singapore where she graduated with a Master of Arts in Political Science in 1966, and Master of Arts degree in 1967 at Cornell University. In 1974 she received her Ph.D. from the University of Singapore. Her thesis had the title: The dynamics of one-party dominance: a study of five Singapore constituencies. She was previously the Executive Director of the Singapore International Foundation and served as Director of the Institute of Southeast Asian... less