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	The Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
	2222 S. Street, N. W. Washington, D.C. 20008	Tel: (202) 332-6416 Fax: (202) 332-4923

His Excellency Phanthong PHOMMAHAXAY
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
to the United States of America

Date of birth :    March 2, 1941
Place of birth:    Vientiane, Laos
Civil Status:       Married to Mrs. Amphanh née Luangrath, with four children ( three boys and one girl )
Education:         Graduated in Foreign Affairs from the Centre National d'Etudes Politiques
                         Administratives et Juriques in Vientiane, Laos, and Diploma of Foreign
                         Affairs from London, UK.
Languages:        French and English
Hobby:              Reading, Golf.

Career Highlights: Diplomatic Service

1962: joined the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MoFA), Vientiane

1965 - 1968: Lao Embassy Attaché in Beijing, China

1968 - 1973: Head of Passport Section, Head of Political Section, MoFA, Vientiane

1974 - 1978: Second Secretary, First Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires of the Lao Embassy in Paris.

1978 - 1980: Director of the NGO Section, Department for International Organizations, MoFA, Vientiane.

1980 - 1984: First Secretary, Deputy Head of Mission in Bangkok, Thailand.

1984 - 1990: Deputy Director General, Director General of the Press Department, MoFA, Vientiane.

1990 - 1994: Ambassador of the Lao PDR to Indonesia.

1994 - 1995: Director General of the Asia Pacific and Africa Department, MoFA, Vientiane.

1995 - 1998: Ambassador of the Lao PDR to Australia and New Zealand.

1998 - 2001: Ambassador of the Lao PDR to Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria.