Ong Keng Yong [Singapore, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Civil Service]

Interviewee

Keng Yong Ong

Publication Type

Transcript

Date of Interview

11-1-2016

Interviewer

Sabrina Chua

Keywords

Diplomat, Leadership Training, ASEAN, Regional Cooperation

Description

Ong Keng Yong, a law graduate who worked in MFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) specialising in Middle East, recalls his initial years working under S. Rajaratnam, and SR Nathan. Having served as the Secretary General of ASEAN, he shares with DNA the strategic contributions of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and AEC (ASEAN Economic Community) to Singapore, highlighting the uniqueness of ASEAN socialisation at the leadership level.

Discipline

Asian Studies | International Relations | Leadership Studies

Page Numbers

1-9

Terms of Use

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Alternative URL

https://isl.smu.edu.sg/DNA

Streaming Inteview

Citation

Ong, Keng Yong. Ong Keng Yong [Singapore, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Civil Service]. (2016). 1-9.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/isl_dna/39