Honorary Consul General of The Republic of Singapore
Minow's early contact to Singapore and Singaporean officials was through his law work at Sidley Austin, which opened a Singapore office in 1982. Even when he was FCC Chair, he worried about the increasing export of Hollywood programming overseas and the impact it would have on perceptions of the United States among citizens in other countries.
He was appointed Honorary Consul General in 2001. His office processes consular and visa applications while some Singaporean honorary consuls refer such matters to another embassy or consular office.
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