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