TOUCH Sopharath
CURRICULUM VITAE
Date of Birth
27 Dec 1979
Place of Birth
Sangkat 5, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Marital Status
Married with two children

EDUCATION
2010
  • Master of International Affairs, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2008
  • Bachelor of Social Art and Humanity, University of Cambodia, Cambodia
2004
  • Diploma of High Ranking Civil Servant in Diplomacy (3rd Batch), Royal School of Administration (ERA), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2000
  • Bachelor of Law, Norton University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
1996
  • Graduated from Preh Sisowat High School, Phnom Penh 

WORK EXPERIENCES
July 2023 | Present
  • Under Secretary of State,                              Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
May 2020 | July 2023
  • Deputy Director General, General Department of International Cooperation,
Dec 2016 | May 2020
  • Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the Federal Republic of Germany, and Non-Resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Czech, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary
Jan | Dec 2016
  • Director, Mekong Cooperation Department, MFA-IC
2014 | 2016
  • Deputy Director, Mekong Cooperation Department, MFA-IC
2006 | 2014
  • Chief of Bureau, International Organization Department, MFA-IC
2004 | 2006
  • Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation


DECORATION

  • Royal Order of Cambodia Commander, 2023
  • Medal of Labor “Gold” in recognition for the contribution to the success of ASEAN Summit 2022
  • Royal Order of Cambodia Officer, 2018
  • Royal of Order of Monisaraphon Commander, 2017
  • Royal Order of Monisaraphon Officer, 2013

LANGUAGES

  • Khmer (native)
  • English