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