Vanu Gopala Menon
Vanu Gopala Menon | |
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.jpg) Menon in 2013 | |
| High Commissioner of Singapore to Malaysia | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2014 | |
| Minister | K. Shanmugam Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Preceded by | Ong Keng Yong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | K. V. Vanu Gopala Menon s/o Ambalapatt Bhaskaran Menon 8 September 1960 |
K. V. Vanu Gopala Menon s/o Ambalapatt Bhaskaran Menon (born 8 September 1960) is a Singaporean diplomat. Menon was the Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations from 16 September 2004 to August 2011.[1] He then became the Ambassador of Singapore to Malaysia from 25 November 2014.[2]
Education
Menon was educated at the National University of Singapore, receiving a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1985. He was awarded a Master of Science in International Relations from the London School of Economics in 1994.[3]
Career
Menon joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in June 1985, becoming Deputy Secretary in 2011.[3] He also served as First Secretary at Singapore's UN mission in New York from March 1988 to April 1991. Menon then served in the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (November 1994 – November 1997). On his return to Singapore, he joined the Policy, Planning and Analysis Directorate of the Ministry, rising to become its Director[1] (December 1998 – October 2001).[4]
From December 2001 to August 2004, Menon was Permanent Representative to the United Nations and World Trade Organisation in Geneva and concurrently Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey.[3]
From August 2004 to August 2011, he was Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, and concurrently High Commissioner to Canada from November 2004 to May 2008.[3]
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Menon was Non-Resident Ambassador to the African Union from April 2013 to October 2014 and concurrently to Ethiopia from August 2013 to October 2014.[3]
Personal life
Menon is married to Jayanthi Menon and they have a son.[1][5]
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References
- 1 2 3 "New Permanent Representative of Singapore Presents Credentials". un.org. 16 September 2004. Archived from the original on 23 September 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ "About the High Commission". High Commission of the Republic of Singapore in Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "MFA Press Statement: Appointment of Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia, Non-Resident Ambassador to the African Union and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ambassador of Singapore Vanu Gopala Menon to Speak at Adelphi on April 27". events.adelphi.edu. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ "NUS and UM Celebrate Shared Origins and Close Ties". alumni.nus.edu.sg. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2026.