Meet the New Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Austria: H.E. Mr. Nom Piseth

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: September 20, 2019; 20:37 ♦ (Vindobona)

The new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Austria, H.E. Mr. Nom Piseth presented Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen with his letter of accreditation at the Vienna Hofburg.

The new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Austria, Belgium (Residence), The Netherlands, EU and Luxembourg: H.E. Mr. Nom Piseth / Picture: © www.bundespraesident.at / Carina Karlovits and Peter Lechner / HBF

On September 19, 2019, Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen welcomed the newly accredited Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Austria, H.E. Mr. Nom Piseth to the Presidential Chancellery of the Vienna Imperial Palace for the presentation of his letter of accreditation. 

Curriculum Vitae:
Date of Birth: November 8, 1977 (Takeo Prince, Kingdom of Cambodia)
Education:
1995-1999
Bachelor degree in public laws, Royal University of Laws and Economics,  Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
2000-2002 Post-graduate diploma in diplomacy, École Royale d'Administration (ERA),  Pnomh Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
2005-2008
MA in international relations, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies,  WASEDA University, Japan
Career History:
2002 Joined Foreign Service
2002-2004 Desk Officer, Press Department, MFAIC
2004-2008 Bureau Chief of Political and Security Cooperation, Political Division, General Department of ASEAN, MFAIC
2008-2009 Deputy Director Asia-1 Department, MFAIC
2009-2010 Deputy Director and head of ASEAN Political-Security Community Division, General Department of ASEAN, MFAIC
Mar 2012 Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to ASEAN, Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia
2010-2013 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to ASEAN, Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia
2013-2014 Deputy Director and Head of ASEAN Economic Community Division, General Department of ASEAN, MFAIC
2014-2017 Deputy Director-General, General Department of ASEAN, MFAIC
2017-present Director-General, General Department of Europe, America and Africa- Middle-East, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC)
Since 2019 Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Austria, Belgium (Residence), The Netherlands, EU and Luxembourg
Languages: Khmer (native), English, French
Family Status: Married, 3 children