Khamphao Ernthavanh (Lao: ຄໍາເພົາ ເອີນທະວັນ; born 20 November 1961) is Lao diplomat and politician who is a former Lao Deputy Director of the Department of International Finance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos. Since 2019, she has been the ambassador of Laos to China.

Khamphao Ernthavanh
Ambassador of Laos to China
Assumed office
22 November 2019
Personal details
Born (1961-11-20) 20 November 1961 (age 62)
Xiangkhouang Province, Laos

Biography

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Ernthavanh was born on 20 November 1961 in Xiangkhouang Province, Laos.[1][2]

In June 2015, Ernthavanh was appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos.[2] On 27 September 2019, Ernthavanh was appointed as the new Lao ambassador to China and arrived in Beijing.[3][4] On November 22, she presented her credentials to President Xi Jinping.[5]

Personal life

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In addition to her native Lao, Ernthavanh speaks Vietnamese, Russian and English. She is married with two children.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "ຊີວະປະຫວັດຫຍໍ້ ທ່ານ ນາງ ຄຳເພົາ ເອິນທະວັນ, ຮອງລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos (in Lao). Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  2. ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitae of Mrs. Khamphao ERNTHAVANH, Deputy-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  3. ^ ""热烈祝贺中国"". 人民日报海外网 (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  4. ^ "外交部礼宾司副司长何儒龙分别接受老挝、布基纳法索和加拿大新任驻华大使递交国书副本". Archived from the original on 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  5. ^ "习近平接受外国新任驻华大使递交国书". Archived from the original on 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2019-11-22.