PERSONAL DATA

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Family name          :         PHANDANOUVONG

First name              :         Bounleua

Date of birth          :         12 August 1966

Place of birth         :         Xiengkhouang Province

Marital status         :         Married, and has one son

Languages             :         Russian, Vietnamese and English

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

WORK 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

7/2015                        :         Director General and Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs

10/2015-7/2018         :         Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

8/2018-5/2020           :         Director General of Consular Department

13/05/2020-present    :        Deputy minister of Foreign Affairs