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25 January 2010	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet Hosted in Honour of His Majesty King Letsie III, King of the Kingdom of Lesotho
16 November 2009	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet Hosted in Honour of President Nguyen Minh Triet of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
15 November 2009	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet Hosted in Honour of President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation
11 November 2009	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet Hosted in Honour of President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China
22 October 2009	Speech by President S R Nathan at President's Challenge Thank You Reception and President's Social Service Award 2009
14 August 2009	Speech by President S R Nathan at the President's Scholarships Award Ceremony 2009
22 June 2009	Remarks by President S R Nathan at the dinner hosted in honour of President of the Republic of Botswana
10 June 2009	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet hosted by President Abdullah Gül of the Republic of Turkey
18 May 2009	Address by President S R Nathan at the Opening of Parliament.
12 May 2009	Speech by President S R Nathan at Honorary Degree Conferment Ceremony at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
11 May 2009	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Dinner hosted by Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan.
9 April 09	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Launch of President's Challenge 2009
26 January 09	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) Lunar New Year Gathering
17 November 08	Welcome Remarks by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet hosted in honour of Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
10 October 08	Address by President S R Nathan at the PBD Singapore Gala Dinner
7 August 08	Speech by President S R Nathan at the 2008 President’s Scholarships Award Ceremony
9 June 08	Toast by President S R Nathan at the State Dinner for HE Choummaly Sayasone, President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
22 May 08	Toast by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet hosted in honour of His Excellency Dr László Sólyom, President of the Republic of Hungary
28 April 08	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet hosted by the Governor General of New Zealand The Hon Anand Satyanand
19 April 08	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Launch of President’s Challenge 2008
10 March 08	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Academy’s Inaugural S Rajaratnam Lecture
25 February 08	Speech and Toast by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet hosted by His Excellency Nguyen Minh Triet, President of The Socialist Republic Of Vietnam
20 February 08	Toast by President S R Nathan in honour of Finnish President Tarja Halonen
13 November 07	Speech by President S R Nathan at President’s Challenge Thank You Reception and President’s Social Service Award 2007
5 October 07	President S R Nathan's Keynote Address at the Asia 21 Young Leaders' Summit
17 August 07	Speech by President S R Nathan at the 2007 President’s Scholarships Awards Ceremony
23 July 07	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Launch of the “Dynamic Governance” Book by Professors Neo Boon Siong and Geraldine Chen
25 June 07	President S R Nathan’s Address at the State Dinner for Republic of Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
1 June 07	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Patron’s Bowl
29 May 07	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Launch of President’s Challenge 2007
13 April 07	Speech by President Nathan at the Graduate Business Conference Student Leadership Awards Banquet
2 April 07	Opening Address by President S R Nathan at the Opening Ceremony of the Inaugural “Sea Asia"
25 January 07	Toast by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet held in honour of His Excellency Islam Karimov President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
18 January 07	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet in honour of His Excellency Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives
15 December 06	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Singapore Garden Festival Awards Gala Dinner
11 December 06	Speech by President S R Nathan at 10th Anniversary Celebration of IDSS and the Launch of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
7 November 06	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Lunch hosted in honour of His Excellency Festus Mogae, President of the Republic of Botswana
4 November 06	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Law Society Dinner & Dance
2 November 06	Address by President S R Nathan at the Opening of Parliament
1 November 2006	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet hosted in honour of His Excellency Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia
31 October 2006	Speech by His Excellency President S R Nathan at the 6th Singapore International Foundation Award Presentation Ceremony
30 October 2006	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Opening Ceremony of Global Entrepolis @ Singapore 2006
16 October 2006	Speech by President S R Nathan at the President's Challenge 2006 Thank You Reception
13 October 2006	Toast Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet held in honour of Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič and Mrs Silvia Gašparovičová
3 October 2006	Toast Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet held in honour of Czech President Václav Klaus and Mrs Livia Klausová
13 August 2006	Keynote Address by President S R Nathan at the Asean-CCI Gala Dinner held in conjunction with the Handover of Asean-CCI Presidency from Singapore to Thailand
11 August 2006	Speech by President S R Nathan at the 2006 President's Scholarship Awards Ceremony
26 July 2006	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Bluesky Festival Gala Dinner
22 July 2006	Speech by President S R Nathan at the 130th Anniversary and Official Opening Ceremony of the Victoria School New Campus at Siglap Link
9 June 2006	Toast by President S R Nathan to Emperor Akihito of Japan at the State Banque
30 May 2006	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Swearing-in of the new Cabinet 2006
26 May 2006	Speech by President S R Nathan at the launch of President’s Challenge 2006
16 May 2006	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Annual General Meeting Dinner of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce at Meritus Mandarin Singapore
29 March 2006	Toast Speech By President S R Nathan At The State Banquet Held In Honour Of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni Of The Kingdom Of Cambodia At The Istana
17 March 2006	Speech By The President At The State Banquet Hosted By The President And Mrs Nathan In Honour Of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Ii And His Royal Highness The Duke Of Edinburgh At The Istana On Friday
23 February 2006	Toast Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet held in honour of Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus and Mrs Alma Adamkiene
2 February 2006	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet held in honour of His Excellency Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, President of the Republic of India
23 January 2006	Speech by President S R Nathan at the State Banquet held in honour of Their Majesties The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin and The Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Fauziah
7 January 2006	Address by President S R Nathan at the Official Opening of the new Supreme Court Building
10 December 2005	Speech by President S R Nathan at the 59/05 Officer Cadet Course Commissioning Parade
14 November 2005	Speech by President S R Nathan at reception for "Creative 2005 - Reinvent Your Future"
14 November 2005	Speech by President S R Nathan at the Singapore 1:1 - City
1 September 2005	Speech by President S R Nathan at the swearing-in ceremony

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Press Releases

11 February 2010	Istana Open House on Monday, 15 February 2010
4 January 2010	Appointments to the Council of Presidential Advisers
14 October 2009	Istana Open House on Saturday, 17 October 2009
31 July 2009	Istana Open House on Sunday, 2 August 2009
28 April 2009	Istana Open House on Friday, 1 May 2009
23 January 2009	Istana Open House on Tuesday, 27 January 2009
3 November 2008	President's State Visit to the State of Kuwait.
30 September 2008	Istana Open House on Wednesday, 1 October 2008
31 July 2008	Istana Open House on Sunday, 3 August 2008
4 February 2008	Istana Open House on Friday, 8 February 2008
9 January 2008	Appointments to the Council of Presidential Advisers
11 Dec 2007	President's private visit to India
6 November 2007	Istana Open House on Thursday, 8 November 2007
10 October 2007	Istana Open House on Saturday, 13 October 2007
2 August 2007	Istana Open House on Sunday, 5 August 2007
27 April 2007	Istana Open House
27 December 2006	Istana Open House
18 December 2006	President's Private Visit to India
6 August 2006	Istana Open House on Sunday 6 August 2006
25 April 2006	Istana Open House
28 October 2005	Istana Open House
2 September 2005	Appointment of Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers
3 August 2005	Istana Open House
29 April 2005	Istana Open House and Launch of President's Challenge 2005
4 February 2005	Istana Open House
10 December 2004	President's Private Holiday
9 November 2004	Istana Open House
11 August 2004	Change of Leadership
28 July 2004	Istana Open House
15 May 2004	Appointment of Honorary Aides-de-Camp To The President

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Last updated on 12 February 2010

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