The Little Red Dot: Reflections by Singapore's Diplomats
Editors: Tommy Koh, Chang Li Lin
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing	Format: pbk, 492 pages
ISBN: 9812564144	Copyright: 2005

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2005 is the 40th anniversary of Singapore's independence. This collection of essays by Singapore's past and present diplomats tells the remarkable story of how this small and vulnerable country has become a stable, prosperous and respected member of the international community. The essays include those from the late President Wee Kim Wee and President S R Nathan as well as seminal contributions from the four former Foreign Ministers – Mr S Rajaratnam, Mr S Dhanabalan, Mr Wong Kan Seng and Professor S Jayakumar. The current Foreign Minister, Mr George Yeo, has written the foreword. The absorbing stories about people, places and international politics make this book a highly enjoyable read for all who are interested in Singapore, its history, and foreign policy.

In the stories contained in this book you will find and discover:

• which other Q (quotient), besides IQ (intellectual quotient) and EQ (emotional quotient), a successful diplomat needs
  
  
• how our diplomats helped to look after and evacuate Singaporeans in dangerous situations
  
  
• how our diplomats have been able to overcome the size of our country and punch above our weight
  
  
• why the burial of a buffalo head, with our diplomats acting as gravediggers, was of paramount significance to our embassy in Indonesia
  
  
• about the 24/7 schedules that our foreign service desk officers keep, sleeping with handphones in their pyjamas
  
  
• the advantage of being a lady Ambassador in a man's world
  
  
• the power of ideas and friends in diplomacy
  
  

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Professor Tommy Koh is Ambassador-At-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has served various appointments as a career diplomat including being Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York and Ambassador to the United States. He was also Singapore's Chief Negotiator for the US–Singapore Free Trade Agreement (2000–2003). Professor Koh received, in addition to postgraduate qualifications from Harvard and Cambridge, an honorary doctorate in Law from Yale. He is currently a Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore.

Chang Li Lin is Head of Public Affairs at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS). She coordinates the external relations and outreach programmes of the Institute. She also assists in fundraising for IPS and is responsible for the development and management of the IPS Corporate Associate Scheme (CAS). She has a Masters in International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sociology and International Relations from the University of Reading.



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