CURRICULUM VITAE

Name & Surname : Seng SOUKHATHIVONG

Date of Birth : February 10, 1955

Marital Status : Married, Two Children ( daughter and son )

• Education Background :

1972-1975 : Baccalaureate in Economic & Social Sciences, Lycee Luang-Prabang

1976-1982 : Master Degree of Arts in Foreign Languages, ( English & Russian ) in Russia.

1998 : Attended Class 98-2 in Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii – USA.

2009 : Diploma in Politics and Public Administration in Vientiane.

• Professional Career :

1982 - 1983 : Desk Officer in the Cabinet of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1984 - 1988 : Third Secretary, Lao Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.

1988 – 1990 : Second Secretary, Lao Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.

1991 – 1993 : Secretary to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretariat of

Lao - Thai Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation.

1993 – 1996 : First Secretary, Lao Embassy in Washington DC, USA.

1996 – 1999 : Counselor, Lao Embassy in Washington DC, USA.

1999- 2001 : Deputy Director-General, Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of

Foreign Affairs.

2001-2006 : Minister Counselor and Deputy Chief of Mission, Lao Embassy in

Washington DC, USA.

2006-2007 : Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2007-2010 : Director-General, Department of Asia-Pacific and Africa,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2010-2015 : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao PDR to

The United States of America, Canada and Mexico with residence

in Washington DC, USA.

2015-2017 : Director-General, Department of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2017-Present : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao PDR to the

Kingdom of Thailand in Bangkok.

Hobbies : Reading and Sports (Golf, Badminton)

Languages : English, French, Russian and Thai