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ICJ Candidate Rena Lee

Curriculum Vitae 2

Learn about Ambassador Rena Lee's professional background, international roles, and key appointments as Singapore's Ambassador for International Law and Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.

Last updated 25 May 2026

CURRICULUM VITAE OF AMBASSADOR RENA LEE

Smiling woman with glasses and short black hair wearing a navy coat over a light pink top, standing against a gray wall.

Ambassador for International Law of the Republic of Singapore
Chief Executive, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

PERSONAL INFROMATION
Birth date: 28 July 1969
Nationality: Singaporean

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION APPOINTMENTS

2024 – present

Member
Panel of Conciliators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
Singapore’s designated member under Article 12 of the ICSID Convention.

2022 – present

Member
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Singapore’s appointed member under Article 44 of the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes.

2020 - present

Member
List of Arbitrators for the Protocol to the ASEAN Charter on Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Singapore’s appointed member under Annex 4 of the Protocol.

2018 – 2023

President
United Nations Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
Presided over the successful conclusion of negotiations over five years on a new international agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.