PERSONAL DATA

Family Name           

:

SISOUVONG

Given Name

:

Sayakane

Date of Birth

:

1^st March 1955

Place of Birth

:

Vientiane

Marital Status

:

Married ( with four children )

Religion

:

Position

:

Ambassador-at-Large and Lao SOM Leader Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

EDUCATION

1977-1983

Master Degree (Linguistic), Universidad Central de Las Villas (Cuba)

1993-1994

Graduate Diploma in Foreign Affairs and Trade the Australian University, Canberra, Australia.

1994-1995

Master Degree in International Relation the Australian University, Canberra, Australia.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1983-1986

USA and Canada Desk Officer, Department No. 2 Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1986-1991

Third, subseguently Second Secretary, Permanent Mission the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the United Nations, New York

1991-1993

Director, North America Division, Europe and America Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1995-1996

Director, ASEAN Division, Asia-Pacific and Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1996-1998

Deputy Director-General, ASEAN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1998-2007

Director-General, ASEAN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11 Oct 2007

-          Ambassador-at-Large and

-          Lao SOM Leader (Senior Official for ASEAN Political Afffairs), Ministry of Foreign Affairs

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

 1

 English

 2

 Spanish

 3

 French