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Last Update January 10, 2001

 

BRUNEI

(Negara Brunei Darussalam)

His Royal Highness PrinceMohamed Bolkiah - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on 27 August 1947

Education : Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, 1961-63 / Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, United Kingdom, 1964.

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 01 January 1984)

International organization participation : APEC, ASEAN, C, CCC, ESCAP, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFRCS, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

 

CAMBODIA

(Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea)

Hor.Nam Hong - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on 15 November 1935, Phnom Penh

Education : Graduated in Law from Phnom Penh University, 1968 Diploma of High Ranking Official at L'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.

Also : Minister of State, Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Minister of International Co-operation

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 30 November 1998 - 2nd time)

International organization participation : ACCT, AsDB, ASEAN (observer), CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (applicant)

 

INDONESIA

(Republik Indonesia)

Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : 19 August 1946 Rappang, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Education : MA, University of Al-Azhar, Cairo, Egypt / Bachelor, Indonesia's Islamic Institute, Unjung Pandang, Indonesia.

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2 November 1999)

International organization participation : APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-15, G-19, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMIBH, UNMOP, UNMOT, UNOMIG, UNPREDEP, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

LAOS

(Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao)

Somsavat Lengsavad - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on 15 June 1945, Ban Lakkham, Luang Municipality

Education : 1961 Joined the revolutionary Movement / politic carrier.

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since February 1993)

International organization participation : ACCT, AsDB, ASEAN, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (observer)

MALAYSIA

(Marayan Union)

Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on 15 January 1944 on Kampong Malayu Air Hitam, Penang

Education : Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple, London.

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 8 January 1999)

International organization participation : APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, C, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, MONUA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMIBH, UNOMIL, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

MYANMAR

(Myanma Naingngandaw)

U Win Aung - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on 28 February 1944

Education : Graduated from the University of Yangon with Bachelor of Science Degree in 1964.

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 14 November 1998)

International organization participation : AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

PHILIPPINES

(Republika ng Pilipinas)

Domingo Lim Siazon Jr. - Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Born : in Aparri, Cagayan, on July 9, 1939

Education : MPA, John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

(Secretary of Foreign Affairs since November 1995)

International organization participation : APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO WMO, WToO, WTrO

SINGAPORE

(Republic of Singapore)

Shanmugam Jayakumar - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on 12 August 1939

Education : Bachelor of Law (Hons), University of Singapore, / Master of Law, Yale Law of School (US).

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1994)

International organization participation : APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, Australia Group (observer), BIS, C, CCC, CP, ESCAP, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNIKOM, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

THAILAND

(Kingdom of Thailand)

Surin Pitsuwan - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on 28 October, 1949 / Nakorn Si Thammarat Province, Thailand

Education : Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ph.D, 1982.

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 14 November 1997)

International organization participation : APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMIBH, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

EAST TIMOR

(Republic of Timor Loro Sae)

Ramos Horta - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on December 26, 1949, in Dili - East Timor

Education : He was educated in a Catholic mission in the retired village of Soibada. He also attended Antioch University in the U.S., the Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands, and the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, and he was a fellow in international relations at St. Anthony's College, Oxford, England. First UNPO prize, in feb.1996 . In December 1996, José Ramos-Horta shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Bishop Carlos Belo.

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 19 of October 2000)

VIETNAM

(Cong Hoa Chu Nghia Viet Nam)

Nguyen Di Nien - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on 9 December, 1935 in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam}

Education : Graduated from Banaras Hindu University, India.

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 28 January, 2000)

International organization participation : ACCT, APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, NAM, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (applicant)

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