Burhan Gafoor

@BurhanGafoor

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations in New York. All views are personal. RT not endorsement.

New York, NY
Joined June 2014
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  1. 17 hours ago

    Happy & honoured to meet Amb today; Look fwd to working closely with him as I prepare to assume Chairmanship of 6th Comm at UN

    1/2 Had a good meeting with Amb as we prepare for him to replace me as Chair of the ’s Legal Committee next month
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    Aug 7

    The 7th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting took place earlier this afternoon in .

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    Aug 3

    Happy to reaffirm close SG-HK relations w/ Chief Exec Carrie Lam ytdy. – LHL🇸🇬🇭🇰

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  4. Aug 4

    PM Lee Hsien Loong met Hong Kong Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam in Singapore; two cities with close cooperation and healthy competition..!

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    Aug 2

    Happy to ratify Intl Convention for Suppression of Acts of Terrorism on same day#UNSC adopts new resolution

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  6. Aug 2

    Farewell to a great lawyer, diplomat, judge and dear friend ; He flew NZ flag very high at the UN and he will be missed by all.

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  7. Jul 27

    UN PRs from Forum of Small States; Small Island Developing States; great meeting with Foreign Minister of Singapore

    FM with PRs visiting ; good discussions on , ,
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  8. Jul 27

    Congratulations on your new assignment. All the best to you and family.

    Honoured to present my credentials to President . I look fwd to working w/ all partners for Serbia's path to the EU
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  9. Jul 23

    Visit to Singapore by UN PRs from Forum of Small States (FOSS), Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Close relations, SIDS solidarity

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    Jul 20

    hosting traditional handover retreat for current and incoming Presidents of the General Assembly

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  11. Jul 20

    We are looking forward to welcoming Ambassador McFarland to Singapore

    KT McFarland, US Ambassador-designate to Singapore, at Senate hearing Read more at
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  12. Jul 20

    KT McFarland, US Ambassador-designate to Singapore, at Senate hearing Read more at – at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

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    Jul 20

    Stressd importnce of continuity, transparncy & open communicatn w/ MS @ annual retreat 4 incomng OPGA hostd by -w/

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    Jul 19

    Meeting to discuss shared interests in a safe, secure and prosperous Indian Ocean region 🇦🇺🇱🇰 🇸🇬

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    Jul 19

    Delighted to meet H.E. Miroslav Lajčák ,Slovakia’s Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, President elect

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  16. Jul 19

    ASEAN reps at UN General Assembly today; adoption of resolution to commemorate 50th Anniversary of

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  17. Jul 19

    Congratulations India; great advances and achievements in Agenda 2030 implementation.

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    India's Voluntary National Review of implementation today High Level Political Forum. Here's a sneak peek of what to expect.
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  18. Jul 19

    My remarks at UN today: UNSC reform is more urgent than ever before; Also need to address working methods of UNSC

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  19. Jul 18

    Singapore FM visits Sri Lanka; met his counterpart Ravi Karunanayake. Long standing ties betw both countries

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  20. Jul 18

    : My fave quote: "It always seems impossible until it is done"; a lesson and inspiration to all

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