HE Dr Thong Khon, Secretary of State, Head of Steering Committee for the ADB Mekong Tourism Development, Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Before 1970
: Student at Tain Kok High School, Kampong Thom Province

1970
: Graduated Senior High School (Sisowath Senior High School)

1970 – 1975
: Medical Student (4th Year at the University of Medicine Phnom Penh)

1975 – 1978
: Lived in Pol Pot Regime

1991 – 1995
: Diploma of Doctor of Medicine, University of Medicine Phnom Penh, Cambodia

1995 – 1997
: Diploma of Postgraduate in Public Health and Community, Faculty of Medicine, Nancy, France

2003 - Present
: Secretary of State, Ministry of Tourism;

2005 – Present
: President of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (by election);

1998 - 2003
: Secretary of State, Ministry of Tourism;

1998-2005
: First Vice President of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (by election);

1993 - 1998
: Secretary of State, Ministry of Tourism;

1993-1998
: President of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (by election);

1990 - 1993
: Vice Minister, Ministry of Information and Culture;

1985 - 1990
: Mayor of Phnom Penh Municipality;
: (President of People Committee of Phnom Penh Municipality);

1983 - 1985
: Vice Mayor of Phnom Penh Municipality
: (Vice President of People Committee of Phnom Penh Municipality);

1981 - 1983
: Chief of Assignment Committee of Phnom Penh Municipality;

1979 - 1981
: Assignment Cadre and President of Party’s Assignment Committee of Phnom Penh Municipality

1981
: Entry of the membership of CPP’s Central Committee

2nd June 1980
: Entry of membership of the Cambodian People’s Party

OTHER TRAINING COURSES:

1999:
Graduated a Certificate of Advanced English from Australian Centre for Education

WORK EXPERIENCES:

2006-Present
: Permanent Vice Chairman Organizing Committee for Angkor-Gyeongju World Culture EXPO 2006.

2005-Present
: Permanent Vice Chairman of Interministerial Committee for Facilitating the Travel and Transport of Tourists and Travelers at Poi Pet International Border Check Points and other International Border Check Points.

2004-Present
:Permanent Vice Chairman Royal Government Task Force for Poverty Alleviation through Tourism
: Chairman of National Steering Committee for Mekong Tourism Development Project (MTDP).

2003
: Permanent Vice Chairman Organizing ASEAN Tourism Forum in Cambodia (ATF).

1989-1991
: Membre bureau de l’Association Internationale des Maire Francophone (AIMF)

1993-Present
: President of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia.
: First Vice Chairman of National Olympic Committee (NOC)

LANGUAGES
: English, French, Vietnamese