Mar 31, 2011 09:07 +08 Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 31 March 2011 The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President S R Nathan in separate ceremonies at the Istana today: (a) The Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See, His Excellency Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli (b) The High Commissioner of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas Her Excellency Elma Campbell The curricula vitae of His Excellency Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli and Her Excellency Elma Campbell are attached. _____________________________ ARCHBISHOP LEOPOLDO GIRELLI APOSTOLIC NUNCIO HOLY SEE BORN: 13 March 1953, in Predore, Bergamo, Italy AGE: 58 EDUCATION: Licensed in Canon Law, 1986 Doctorate in Theology, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome, 1987 CAREER: Jun 1978 Ordained Priest for the Diocese of Bergamo (Italy) Jul 1987 Attach� at the Apostolic Nunciature in Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea May 1991 Secretary at the Apostolic Nunciature in New Zealand Jan 1993 Official at the Secretariat of State, Holy See Jan 2002 Counsellor at the Apostolic Nunciature in the United States of America Apr 2006 Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, with concurrent accreditation to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste 31 Mar 2011 - to date Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore LANGUAGES: English, French and Italian . ELMA CAMPBELL HIGH COMMISSIONER COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS (RESIDENT IN BEIJING) BORN: 22 March 1955, Nassau, Bahamas AGE: 56 EDUCATION: Degree in Language and Linguistics, University of Grenoble, France, 1972-1975 Master of Science in Education, University of Miami, 1977-1979 Called to the Bahamas Bar, August 1984 CAREER: 1975-1980 Teacher 1978-1979 Translator/Interpreter, Trade Development Bank 1980-1985 Owner of Bakery 1984-1985 Lawyer, Higgs & Johnson Chambers 1985 Acting Stipendiary & Circuit Magistrate 1985-2007 Private Practice 2007-2008 Minister of State for Immigration, Ministry of National Security Senator, Government of The Bahamas 19 Sep 2008 to date Ambassador of The Bahamas to the People's Republic of China 7 Jun 2010 to date Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines (Resident in Beijing) 31 Mar 2011 to date High Commissioner of The Bahamas to the Republic of Singapore (Resident in Beijing) INTERESTS: Cooking, Reading, Sewing, Swimming LANGUAGES: English and French.