Mr Ong Keng Yong is the Director of the Institute of Policy Studies. He is also Ambassador-At-Large in the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

Mr Ong was Secretary-General of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) from 2003-2007. His diplomatic postings took him to Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, the USA, India and Nepal. He was appointed Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Singapore and concurrently held senior positions in the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, and the People's Association in Singapore from 1998-2002. He graduated from the University of Singapore and Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA).