PERSONAL DATA

Family Name           

:

SAYAVONGS

Given Name

:

Mai

Date of Birth

:

 05 June 1962

Place of Birth

:

Houaphan Province, Laos

Marital Status

:

 Married with Two Children

Religion

:

 Buddhist.

Position

:

 Deputy Director-General

EDUCATION

1988

-

MA in International Relations, Moscow Institute of International Relations, Russian.

 1990

-

English Language Training Course, Canberra University, Australia.

1996

-

MA in Asia and International Studies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1982

:

Government official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bureau of the Diplomatic Services,

1989-1997

:

Desk Officer in the Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vientiane, Laos

1991-1993

:

Member of the Lao-Myanmar Boundary Demarcation Committee.

1996

:

Member of the Permanent Secretary of the Lao National Commission for Drug Control and Supervision, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vientiane.

1997-2001

:

Third Secretary at the Lao Embassy in Washington, DC

2001-2003

:

Second Secretary at the Lao Embassy in Washington, DC

2003-2004

:

Director of the Americans Division, Department of the Europe-Americans Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vientiane, Laos.

2004-2007

Deputy Director General, Europe And America Department, MOFA , Laos

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

1.

 Thai

2.

 English

3.

 Russia