Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Laos)

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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]

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
Incumbent Saleumxay Kommasith since 20 April 2016
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 (1948)

This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Laos:^[3]

Kingdom of Laos

• 1948–1950: Prince Boun Oum
• 1950–1951: Phoui Sananikone
• 1951–1954: Nhouy Abhay
• 1954–1956: Phoui Sananikone
• 1956–1957: Prince Souvanna Phouma
• 1957–1958: Phoui Sananikone
• 1959–1960: Khamphan Panya
• 1960–1962: Prince Souvanna Phouma
• 1962–1963: Quinim Pholsena
• 1963–1964: Prince Souvanna Phouma
• 1964–1965: Pheng Phongsavan
• 1965–1974: Prince Souvanna Phouma
• 1974–1975: Phoumi Vongvichit

Lao People's Democratic Republic

• 1975–1993: Phoune Sipraseuth
• 1993–2006: Somsavat Lengsavad
• 2006–2016: Thongloun Sisoulith
• 2016–present: Saleumxay Kommasith

See also

• Government of Laos

External links

• (in English) (in Lao) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

References