KAN Pharidh
CURRICULUM VITAE
Date of Birth
19 Nov 1956
Place of Birth
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Marital Status
Married with 4 childrens

EDUCATION
1999
  • Master of Arts in Foreign Affairs and Trade (MAFAT), Monash University, Australia
1999
  • Certificate in the EU Integration experiences and the GMS Countries, Ecole National Administration, Paris, France
1994
  • Diploma in Promotion of International Cooperation for Cambodia, Kyushu International Cooperation Center, Japan

WORK EXPERIENCES
July 2023 | Present
  • Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
February 2020 | June 2023
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to United Kingdom (Residence), Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Ireland
April 2018 | July 2020
  • Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 
  • ASEAN-Cambodia SOM Leader
  • Cambodia's Representative to the Steering Committee of ARMAC  
July 2015 | July 2018
  • Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 
Sept. 2015 | July 2020
  • Cambodia’s ARF Expert and Eminent Persons (EEPs)
14 Jan. 2009 | June 2015
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the Republic of Indonesia
05 March 2009 | June 2015
  •  Concurrently, Permanent Representative of Cambodia to ASEAN
July 2006 | Dec. 2008
  • Director-General, ASEAN-Cambodia General Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
July 2006
  • Deputy Director-General, ASEAN-Cambodia General Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in charge of Political and Security Affairs
2003 | July 2006
  • Minister Counselor/ Deputy Chief of Mission, Royal Embassy of Cambodia to Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia 
2002 | 2003
  • Deputy Director General, ASEAN-Cambodia General Department, Ministry or Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in charge of Economic and Functional Cooperation

 

1999 | 2002
  • Deputy Director of the General Department of ASEAN-Cambodia, Ministry or Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in charge of Dialogue Partners with ASEAN
1994 | 1997
  • Assistant to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 
1989 | 1992
  • Second Secretary to the Embassy of Cambodia to India
1982 | 1989
  • Department Relations with International Organizations of Ministry of Foreign Affairs


DECORATION

  • Royal Order of the Kingdom of Cambodia,GRAND CROSS Class,
  • Royal Order of the Kingdom of Cambodia, MOHASENA Class, 
  • Royal Order of Monisaraphon, Commander,
  • Medal of Labor, Gold.

LANGUAGES

• Khmer (native)
• English
•Japanese and French
  (Beginning)