Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Laos)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Laos. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is H.E. Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith. The Ministry's main offices are located in Vientiane.[1]
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Organization
Departments of the Ministry include:[2]
- Personnel and Staff Department
- Asia, Pacific and Africa Department
- Europe and America Department
- ASEAN Department
- Economic Affairs Department
- International Organizations Department
- Law and Treaties Department
- Protocol Department
- Press Department
- Consular Department
- Economic Department
- Overseas Lao Affairs Department
- Institute of Foreign Affairs Department
- Diplomatic Service Bureau Department
- The Office of the National Boundary Committee
List of ministers
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | The Prime Minister |
| Seat | Vientiane |
| Nominator | The Prime Minister |
| Appointer | Bounnhang Vorachit The President |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Prince Boun Oum |
| Formation | 1948 |
This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Laos:[3]
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| 1 | Prince Boun Oum (1912–1980) |
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1948–1950 |
| 2 | Phoui Sananikone (1903–1983) |
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1950–1951 |
| 3 | Nhouy Abhay (1909–1963) |
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1951–1954 |
| (2) | Phoui Sananikone (1903–1983) |
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1954–1956 |
| 4 | Prince Souvanna Phouma (1901–1984) |
1956–1957 | |
| (2) | Phoui Sananikone (1903–1983) |
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1957–1958 |
| 5 | Khamphan Panya (1917–1994) |
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1958–1959 |
| (2) | Phoui Sananikone (1903–1983) |
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1959 |
| (5) | Khamphan Panya (1917–1994) |
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1960 |
| (4) | Prince Souvanna Phouma (1901–1984) |
1960 | |
| (1) | Prince Boun Oum (1912–1980) |
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1960–1962 |
| 6 | Quinim Pholsena (1915–1963) |
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1962–1963 |
| (4) | Prince Souvanna Phouma (1901–1984) |
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| 7 | Pheng Phongsavan (1910–1979) |
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1964–1965 |
| (4) | Prince Souvanna Phouma (1901–1984) |
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| 8 | Phoumi Vongvichit (1909–1994) |
1974–1975 | |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic (1975–present) | |||
| 9 | Phoune Sipraseuth (1920–1994) |
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1975–1993 |
| 10 | Somsavat Lengsavad (b. 1945) |
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1993–2006 |
| 11 | Thongloun Sisoulith (b. 1945) |
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2006–2016 |
| 12 | Saleumxay Kommasith (b. 1968) |
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2016–present |
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External links
- (in English and Lao) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
References
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, front page
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- "Foreign ministers L–R". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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