Prak sokhon biography sample

PHNOM PENH – Prak Sokhonn, the foreign minister since , says he has succeeded in his diplomatic missions and believes his successor Sok Chenda Sophea will provide leadership to boost economic diplomacy.

Sokhonn, 69, spoke at the handover ceremony with the new minister, leaders and other officials at the Foreign Ministry on Aug. 23 after 44 years of working for the government.

“Certainly, there were many necessary reforms,” he said of his tenure.

Three had been priorities, including material resources, team spirit and professionalism.

During the professionalism reform, the ministry established the National Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations, which was the ministry’s first institute to enhance the knowledge, professionalism and ethics of the diplomats as well as officials from other ministries.

“There is a meeting for information sharing and situation analysis, which is held twice a week; an analysis of the Information, Research, an