2025 Laos Delegates
Yong Chanthalangsy
Representative of Lao PDR to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, Lao PDR
H. E. Mr. Yong Chanthalangsy has been the Director General of the Institute of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lao PDR since 2012. He was Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Lao PDR to the United Nations Office in Geneva. He worked for 22 years for the Lao News Agency and five years at the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat in Jakarta. He served as the Director General of the Press Department and Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2009. He served as an official interpreter of the Lao Government for over 30 years. Ambassador Yong Chanthalangsy is fluent in English, French, Vietnamese, and Thai. His favorite hobbies are football, rugby, and badminton. Ambassador Chanthalangsy earned a degree in journalism. He has received several Distinction Medals from the Government of Lao PDR and the Chevalier de l’Ordre Nationale de Mérite from France.
H. E. Mr. Yong Chanthalangsy has been the Director General of the Institute of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lao PDR since 2012. He was Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Lao PDR to the United Nations Office in Geneva. He worked for 22 years for the Lao News Agency and five years at the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat in Jakarta. He served as the Director General of the Press Department and Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2009. He served as an official interpreter of the Lao Government for over 30 years. Ambassador Yong Chanthalangsy is fluent in English, French, Vietnamese, and Thai. His favorite hobbies are football, rugby, and badminton. Ambassador Chanthalangsy earned a degree in journalism. He has received several Distinction Medals from the Government of Lao PDR and the Chevalier de l’Ordre Nationale de Mérite from France.