Although I had been to the Vatican a few times, this was my first as
Foreign Minister.  I had a good discussion with my counterpart, Secretary
for External Relations, Archbishop Mamberti on 20 April 2010 .  We
discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations and also the Vatican’s
relations with China and Vietnam.  I also visited the Pontifical Council
for Justice and Peace.  At the recommendation of former US Amb to
Singapore, Steve Green, I called on Cardinal Bernard Law at one of Rome’s
great basilicas, Santa Maria Magiorre.  He received me warmly and invited
me to join him for Mass the following morning at his private chapel.  In
the evening, I hosted dinner at a Chinese restaurant for some of our
Catholic religious working or studying in the Vatican – a diocesan priest,
a Dominican brother and three Canossian nuns – most of whom I knew in
Singapore.

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