Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Khampheng Saysompheng and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sengphet Houngbounguang were the guests of honour and officially represented the Lao PDR at the cerebration of the 241 years anniversary of America independence, which was held on July 06, 2017, at the US Embassy in Vientiane.

On 4 July 2017, at the Taj Palace in New Delhi, India, His Excellency Sengphet HOUNGBOUNGNUANG, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR led the Lao delegation to attend the 9^th Delhi Dialogue under the theme “India and the ASEAN: Charting the Course for the next 25 years”.The meeting was co-chaired by Her Excellency Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs of India and His Excellency Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, and attended by dignitaries and representatives from ASEAN Member States and India.