The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
 (a)     The High Commissioner of the Republic of Mozambique
Her Excellency Maria Gustava

Her Excellency Maria Gustava

Mrs Maria Gustava is a senior career diplomat who joined the Mozambique Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in 1989. She has served various posts in the Ministry, including Head of Department for Multilateral Economic Relations, Deputy Director for International Organisations and Conferences, Deputy Director for Studies Planning and Information and Deputy Head of the Mission in South Africa.  She was appointed Ambassador to Indonesia in February 2016. Prior to this appointment, she was the Director General for Asia and Oceania, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
Mrs Gustava graduated from Monash University, Australia, in 1997, with a Master’s Degree in Foreign Affairs and Trade. In 1991, she obtained an Honours Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Higher Institute for International Relations in Mozambique.
She was awarded the Diploma of Honours by the Government of Mozambique for her contribution to the successful preparation of three international summits in Maputo in 2004, namely: New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Summit, World Economic Forum’s Africa Economic Summit and the Africa Caribbean and Pacific Summit.  She was also awarded the Diploma of Honours for her contribution to the success of the brainstorming workshops at the President’s Office from 2005 to 2014.
Mrs Gustava is married with 3 children.