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H.E. Dr. CHEM Widhya
CURRICULUM VITAE
Date of Birth
06 Dec 1958
Place of Birth
Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Marital Status
Married with 3 children
EDUCATION
1989
  • PhD on Political Science with the distinction ‘’magna cum laude’’, Institute of International Relation, Postdam-Babelsberg, German Democratic Republic
1986
  • Master Degree on Political Science with the distinction ‘’Excellent’’, Institute of International Relation, Postdam-Babelsberg, German Democratic Republic
WORK EXPERIENCES
Present
  • Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in charge of Europe and  Middle East
  • Eminent Person of Cambodia in the High-Level Taskforce (HLTF) on ASEAN Community’s Vision Post-2025
February 2020 | Present
  • Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in charge of Europe, America and Africa
2019 | 2020
  • Member of the Conseil d’administration du Groupe des Ambassadeurs francophones à Paris (GAFF)
January 2016 | July 2020
  •  Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to French Republic and concurrently, Non-Resident Ambassador to Andorra, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Serbia and Spain
April 2014 | November 2015
  • Member of the Governing Council of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR)
December 2013 | 2016
  • Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation  in charge of ASEAN 
September 2009 | September 2013
  • Adviser to the Royal Government of Cambodia with the Rank of Minister
August 2007 | December 2013
  • Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the Federal Republic of Germany and concurrently, Non-Resident Ambassador to Slovenia, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia Hungary, Malta, and Cyprus
November 2004 | December 2006
  • Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations, New York
May 2005 | December 2006
  • Non-Resident Ambassador to Canada
July 1995 | October 2003
  • ASEAN and ARF Senior Official (SOM) Leader for Cambodia
October 1993 | August 2004
  • Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia with the Rank of Secretary of State
June 1993 | September 1993
  • Deputy General Secretary to the Constituent Assembly
December 1991 | September 1993
  • Official Member of the Secretariat of the Supreme National Council of Cambodia (SNC)
January 1990 | December 1991
  • Private Secretary to the Prime Minister H.E. Hun Sen
April | October 1980
  • Cadre, United Front of the Salvation of Kampuchea
DECORATION

  • Grand Order of National Merit, 18 March 2020
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Kingdom of Cambodia,2nd March 2018
  • Commander of the Royal Order of Mony Saraphoan, 15th July 2003
  • Chevalier of the Royal Order of Mony Saraphoan, 23th January 2003

LANGUAGES

  • Khmer (native)
  • French (fluent)
  • English (fluent)
  • German (fluent)
  • Spanish (knowledge)
  • Russia (knowledge)