Hor Namhong

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Hor Namhong (born November 15, 1935) is the foreign minister of Cambodia since 1998. He was also foreign minister from 1990 until 1993. He is a member of the Cambodian People's Party.

Date / Place of Birth: 15 November 1935, Phnom Penh

Marital Status: Married, 5 Children

[edit] Education

· Diploma of Ecole Royale d' Administration (Diplomatic Section) · Master of Law at the Faculty of Law in Paris · Diploma of the Institute of High International Studies (University of Paris)

[edit] Appointments

• 1967 - 1973 Royal Embassy of Cambodia and Mission of GRUNC in Paris
• 1973 - 1975 Ambassador to Cuba
• 1975 - 1979 Prisoner of the Khmer Rouge
• 1980 - 1982 Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1982 - 1989 Ambassador to the former USSR
• 1987 - 1991 One of the key negotiators in the peace talks to end the "Cambodia Conflict"
• 1989 - 1990 Minister of the Council of Ministers in charge of Foreign Affairs
• 1990 - 1993 Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1991 - 1993 Member of the Supreme National Council of Cambodia and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• October 1991 Signatory to the Paris Peace Accord
• 1993 Senior Minister of the Provisional National Government
• 1993 - 1998 Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to France
• 1998 - 2004 Member of the National Assembly, Senior Minister,
• Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
• 2004 Member of the National Assembly, Deputy Prime Minister,
• Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

[edit] Awards

• Cambodia

• Grand Officer of Monisaraphon
• Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia

• French

• Grand Officer of the National Order du Mérite of France

• Thailand

• Grand Cross of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant of Thailand