Personal Data |
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Family Name |
SAVANPHET |
Given Name |
Thongphane |
Date of Birth |
28 June 1964 |
Place of Birth |
Bolikhamxay Province, Lao PDR |
Marital status |
Married with 3 daughters |
Education |
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1983 – 1988 |
M.A. in Public International Law, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), Moscow, Russia (Former Soviet Union) |
1997 – 1998 |
M.A. in Diplomatic Studies, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK |
Languages |
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English, Russian |
Professional Experience |
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1989 – 1993 |
Official, Department of International Organizations, MFA |
1993 – 1996 |
Third Secretary, Embassy of the Lao PDR, Canberra, Australia |
1996 – 2002 |
Director (2001-2002), Deputy Director (1999-2001) and Official (1996-1999), ASEAN Political and Security Cooperation Division, Department of ASEAN Affairs, MFA |
2002 – 2010 |
Assistant Director/Head, ASEAN Political Cooperation Division (2009 -2010) and ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan and Republic of Korea) Division (2007-2009); Senior Officer and Coordinator, ASEAN Plus Three Unit (2003-2006); and Senior Officer, Social Development Unit (2002-2003), ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia |
2010 – 2011 |
Deputy Director-General, Department of Economic Affairs, MFA |
2011 – 2013 |
Director-General, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Vientiane, Lao PDR |
2013 – 2016 |
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Lao PDR to the United Nations Office, WTO and other International Organizations in Geneva; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao PDR to Switzerland; and Non-resident Ambassador of the Lao PDR to the Hellenic Republic (Greece), the Republic of Italy, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Republic of Malta and the Republic of Turkey |
Sept 2016 – Present |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR |
Others |
- Governor for the Lao PDR to the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) (Singapore) - Council Director for the Lao PDR to the ASEAN-Japan Centre (Tokyo, Japan) - Council Member for the Lao PDR to the Mekong Institute (Khon Kaen, Thailand) |
Sports |
Badminton and Jogging |