The President's Office is an Organ of State. It serves and supports the President to enable him to perform his Constitutional and ceremonial roles.
The President's Office consists of four sections:
(a) Ceremonial and Protocol Section
The Ceremonial and Protocol Section performs the vital support role of organising events and external liaison and relations in all Presidential functions. The section has three full-time Aides-de-Camp (ADCs) who are assisted by a corps of 100 Honorary ADCs and who supervise the regimentation and discipline of the Istana Ceremonial Guards.
(b) Household Section
The only unit of its kind in the civil service, the Household Section takes care of the daily housekeeping and catering arrangements for all Istana functions. The Comptroller of Household plays an important role in maintaining the right measure of grandeur and ambience of the occasion. To assist her, she has a team of 23 butlers, 4 cooks and contract helpers.
Butlers in uniform. |
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(c) General Office
Finance, office administration, logistics support and public relations are all functions performed by the General Office.
(d) Human Resource Section
This section manages staff service conditions, training and development.