Rena Lee

Rena Lee

Rena Lee is the ambassador for Singapore Oceans and Law of the Sea issues, special envoy of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and ambassador for international law. She is also the chief executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), having taken over from Daren Tang. She was included in the Leaders category of Time Magazine's 2024 list of the 100 most influential people for her chairing of successful final negotiations, leading to an agreed text for the first international agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) more simply known as the High Seas Treaty.[1][2][3][4][5] 

  1. ^ Flavia (2022-09-26). "H.E. Rena Lee". Protecting the Ocean - Moving forward at 50: London Convention & Stockholm Declaration. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  2. ^ "Rena Lee: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024". TIME. 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  3. ^ Xuan, Leow Wen (2024-04-18). "S'pore oceans ambassador Rena Lee makes Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people of 2024". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  4. ^ McVeigh, Karen (2023-03-05). "High seas treaty: historic deal to protect international waters finally reached at UN". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  5. ^ "Interview - Rena Lee - Pre-Issue-2023". inta.foleon.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.