Saleumxay Kommasith (; born 31 October 1968) is a Laotian politician who has been

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of Laos since April 2016. He is one of 13 members of

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. He was reelected as Minister of Foreign Affairs for second term at the

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in March 2021.

Life and career

Saleumxay was born in

Houaphan Houaphanh province ( Laotian: ຫົວພັນ ; Romanization of Lao: ''Houaphan'') is a province in eastern Laos. Its capital is Xam Neua. Houaphanh province covers an area of . The province is bordered by Vietnam to the north, east, and ...

Province, Laos. He gained his MA in International Relations at the Moscow State University of International Relations in Moscow, Russia from 1986 to 1992. He continued his education in

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, Australia for another MA in International Study and Development from 1996 to 1997. In addition to Lao, he also speaks Russian, French and

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. Throughout his years in the government, he has an extensive list of appointments. He was Director General of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2011. From 2011 to 2012, he was Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs. From 2012 to 2013, he served as Permanent Representative of Laos to the

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. He was Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2016. He was elected as Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2016. In March 2021, he was reelected as Minister of Foreign Affairs for second term by the 9th National Assemble of the Lao PDR.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos
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Life and career

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