Personal Data

Family Name

PHANDANOUVONG

Given Name

Bounleua

Date of Birth

12 August 1966

Place of Birth:

Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR

Marital status

Married, and has one son

Education

1986 – 1992:

Bachelor & Master, Institute of International Relations, in Moscow, Russia

1996:

English training in Wellington, New Zealand

2005:

Security training at the APCSS, Hawaii, United States

Languages

Russian, Vietnamese and English

Professional Experience

1993–1999:

Desk official, Consular Department, MoFA

2000–2003:

Attache, Lao Embassy in Washington, DC

2003–2004:

Third Secretary, Lao Embassy in Washington, DC

2004–2010:

Deputy Director of Americas Division, Europe-Americas Department, MoFA

2010–2011:

Director of Americas Division, Europe-Americas Department, MoFA

2011–2012:

Deputy Director General, Europe - Americas Department

2012– 2015:

Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs

July 2015:

Director General and Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Oct 2015–July 2018:

Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

August 2018– May 2020:

Director General of Consular Department

13 May 2020- Present:

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

Sports

Soccer and Golf