Researching Simon Cruz
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Cruz surname? In that year Cruz was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon Cruz on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Simon Cruz and the Cruz Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 227868 people with the Cruz surname in the USA? Cruz is ranked number 83 for popularity in the USA. |
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Simon Tensing de Cruz
Simon Tensing de Cruz (born 2 February 1954 in the United Kingdom) is a Singaporean diplomat and is currently the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to Ukraine.
De Cruz graduated from the University of Singapore with a degree in political science in 1979 and joined the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs the same year.
In 1996, he was appointed as Ambassador of Singapore to the Philippines, a position he held until 1999, when he was appointed as the island republic's Ambassador to Myanmar in 2000 and held that position until 2004.
After serving in a department of the Singapore Foreign Ministry, he was appointed as the High Commissioner of Singapore to Papua New Guinea on 29 May 2006.
On 24 September 2008, de Cruz was appointed as Ambassador of Singapore to Russia, and presented his Letter of Credence to President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on 27 February 2009.
On completing his tenure in Moscow in 2012, Simon Tensing de Cruz continued to serve in his capacity as an Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to Ukraine (with residence in Singapore).
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