Source: United Nations 4
The new Permanent Representative of Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the United Nations, Thongphane Savanphet, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
(As provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service)
Date of Birth: 28 June 1964
Place of Birth: Bolikhamxay Province, Lao PDR
Marital Status: Married to Mrs. Dalavanh SAVANPHET and has three daughters
Education and Training:
1997-1998 – M.A. in Diplomatic Studies, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
1983-1988 – M.A. in Public International Law, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), Moscow, Russia (Former Soviet Union)
1990 – English Training Course, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
1982-1983 – Russian Language, Institute of Foreign Languages, Kiev, Ukraine (Former Soviet Union)
1970-1982 – Primary and High Schools completed in Bolikhamxay Province, Lao PDR
Employment:
Sept 2016-Present – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
2013- 2016 – Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Lao PDR to the United Nations Office, WTO and other International Organizations in Geneva;
– Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao PDR to Switzerland; and Non-resident Ambassador of the Lao PDR to the Hellenic Republic (Greece), the Republic of Italy, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Republic of Malta and the Republic of Turkey
2011-2013 – Director-General, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Vientiane, Lao PDR
2010-2011 – Deputy Director-General, Department of Economic Affairs, MFA
2002-2010 – Assistant Director/Head, ASEAN Political Cooperation Division (2009 -2010) and ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan and Republic of Korea) Division (2007-2009); Senior Officer and Coordinator, ASEAN Plus Three Unit (2003-2006); and Senior Officer, Social Development Unit (2002-2003), ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia
1996-2002 – Director (2001-2002), Deputy Director (1999-2001) and Official (1996-1999), ASEAN Political and Security Cooperation Division, Department of ASEAN Affairs, MFA
1993-1996 – Third Secretary, Embassy of the Lao PDR, Canberra, Australia
1989-1993 – Official, Department of International Organizations, MFA
Others:
– Governor for the Lao PDR to the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) (Singapore) (2011-2013)
– Council Director for the Lao PDR to the ASEAN-Japan Centre (Tokyo, Japan) ) (2011-2013)
– Council Member for the Lao PDR to the Mekong Institute (Khon Kaen, Thailand) ) (2011-2013)
Foreign Languages: English, Russian