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Distinguished Visitors Programme

Through the Distinguished Visitors Programme, CGL invites thought leaders from academia, thinktanks and government to share their insights, theories and experiences in areas of value and relevance to the Singapore government. The Programme typically includes a variety of sessions such as lectures, roundtable discussions and networking sessions, all designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and development of networks between our government agencies and the Distinguished Visitor.

The key event in the Programme is the New Insights Lecture, which is open to all public officers and key CSC partners. Depending on the duration of stay, the Programme may also include calls on Cabinet Ministers, closed door discussions with senior government officials and consultancies with government agencies and thinktanks.

Distinguished Visitors

Lecture on "Getting To The Bare Necessities, The Simple Bare Necessities: Conversing The Global Public Service Lingo"
His Excellency Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan
Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Civil Service College Distinguished Visitor

The Civil Service College, Singapore is privileged to welcome H.E. Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia, as its first Distinguished Visitor in 2010. On 12 February 2010, H.E. Tan Sri Sidek will deliver a lecture which draws upon his own leadership experience in the public sector to provide insights into the direction of the Malaysian Public Service.

Tan Sri Mohd Sidek bin Haji Hassan, formerly Secretary-General of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, was officially appointed as the Chief Secretary to the Government by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong effective on 3 September 2006 replacing Tan Sri Samsudin bin Osman whose term ended on 2 September 2006.

Tan Sri Mohd Sidek bin Haji Hassan, an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer, was born in Pekan, Pahang on 24 June 1951. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) in Public Administration from the University of Malaya and a Masters in Business Administration from New Hampshire College, United States.

Tan Sri Mohd Sidek bin Haji Hassan started his service as an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer on 15 April 1974 as an Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. He was once a Principal Assistant Director of the Implementation Coordination Unit at the Prime Minister's Department. Tan Sri Mohd Sidek bin Haji Hassan has expansive working experience within the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

During his service in the ministry, he held the positions of the Malaysian Trade Commissioner in Sydney, Australia, Deputy Director of Policy in the Industrial Development Division, Deputy Director (Operations) in the Policy and Research Division, Minister Counsellor of Economic Affairs of the Malaysian Trade Commissioner's Office in Washington DC, United States, and Director of the Multilateral Relations Division.

Tan Sri Mohd Sidek bin Haji Hassan was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General (Trade) on 19 January 2001 and thereon as the Secretary-General of the International Trade and Industry Ministry on 24 October 2004.

For the year 2009, we are honoured to host the following Distinguished Visitor:

Mr Peter Allgeier
President of C&M International Ltd; Former Deputy US Trade Representative and US Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

For the year 2008, we are honoured to host the following Distinguished Visitors:

Professor Peter H. Lindert
Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis.

Lord Nicholas Stern
IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics, heading a new India Observatory within the LSE's Asia Research Centre.

For the year 2007, we are honoured to host the following Distinguished Visitors:

Professor David M. Lampton
George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and Director of Chinese Studies at The Nixon Center.

Professor Lawrence M. Mead
Professor of Politics at New York University, and specifically, a scholar of the politics and implementation of welfare reform in United States.