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BONG Sovath
CURRICULUM VITAE
Date of Birth
18 Apr 1973
Place of Birth
Kampot Province, Cambodia
Marital Status
Married with two children
EDUCATION
2003
  • Ph.D. in Archaeology, the Department of Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA.
1998
  • M.A in Archaeology, the Department of Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA.
1989
  • B.A in Archaeology, Faculty of Archaeology, Royal University of Fine Arts, Cambodia.
WORK EXPERIENCES
2022 | Present
  • Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
August 2018 | 2022
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegate of the Kingdom of Cambodia to UNESCO Director of Cambodian House in Paris
December 2008 | August 2018
  • President of the Royal University of Fine Arts, Kingdom of Cambodia
June 2008 | December 2008
  • Vice-President of Royal University of Fine Arts, Kingdom of Cambodia
June 2007 | June 2008
  • Deputy Director General of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Kingdom of Cambodia
2005 | 2007
  • Deputy Director General of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Kingdom of Cambodia
2001
  • Co-Authored an article “Recent Research on Emergent Complexity in Cambodia’s Mekong. Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Bulletin 21(5):85- 98.
2000
  • Preliminary Report of Archaeological Investigation at Ba Phnom, Prey Veng Province, Cambodia, in Journal of Culture, Arts, and Science, Published by Royal University of Fine Arts, Cambodia.
1999
  • Co-Authored an article “Results of the 1995 – 1996 Archaeological Field Investigations at Angkor Borei, Cambodia, in Asian Perspectives 38 (1):7-36. The University of Hawaii Press.
DECORATION

  • Ambassador Fund for Cultural Preservation, US Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia ( October/2006 – November/2008 )
  • Research Grant from Toyota Foundation, Japan ( December/2002 – November/2003 )
  • Scholarship from Asian Cultural Council, New York, USA ( January – October/2002 ) 
  • Asia Pacific Tuition Waiver Awards from the Department of Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA ( January – December/1998 )
  • Scholarship from East West Center, Hawaii, USA ( August/1997 – December/2001 )
  • Scholarship from Asian Cultural Council, New York, USA ( August/1996 – June/1997 )
  • Scholarship from Henri Luce Foundation, Hawaii, USA ( September/1995 – May/1996 )
  • Scholarship from Indochina Initiative Fund, East West Center, Hawaii, USA ( September/1994 – June/1995 ) 

LANGUAGES

  • Khmer ( Native)
  • English
  • French