On 30 November 2022, SMF President Lennon Tan made a courtesy call on Ambassador Jonathan Kaplan, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore.
On 30 November 2022, SMF President Lennon Tan made a courtesy call on Ambassador Jonathan Kaplan, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore. SMF President Lennon Tan was accompanied by SMF Vice President Mr Alex Perrotta, who is also the Chairman of SMF Global Business Groups Committee and Chairman of SMF Membership and Industry Groups as well as Mr Francis Lee, SMF Assistant Secretary General.
SMF President Lennon Tan was accompanied by SMF Vice President Mr Alex Perrotta (extreme left) and SMF Assistant Secretary-General Mr Francis Lee (second from right) to meet with Ambassador Jonathan Kaplan (middle).
The objective was to promote collaboration between the United States Embassy, Singapore and the SMF and to strengthen business cooperation between US and Singapore companies in the manufacturing sector. The SMF, set up in 1932 represents over 5,000 member-companies in the manufacturing and related manufacturing services eco-system.
Ambassador Jonathan Kaplan presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Singapore, Halimah Yacob, on 6 December 2021. Ambassador Kaplan is a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist whose career has spanned numerous industries.
The SMF is committed to continue to assist our members to forge closer business ties with US companies in the manufacturing sector.
Ambassador Kaplan’s official bio is at: https://sg.usembassy.gov/ambassador-jonathan-kaplan/