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The Embassy of Cambodia in Berlin |
The Ambassador
Amb. Widhya Chem
Amb. Widhya Chem holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and doctorate in Political Affairs from the Institute of International Relations in Potsdam, Germany. Amb. Chem began his diplomatic career in 1990 with a two-year tenure as Private Secretary to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, he then became Secretariat of Cambodia’s Supreme National Council for two years, and then he became Deputy Secretary-General to Cambodia’s Constituent Assembly.
Since 1993 he has served as Permanent Secretary of Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. In 1996 he was appointed as Undersecretary of State, and then as Secretary of State in 1997. I
n 2003 he was awarded the honours of Chevalier and Commandeur in the Royal Order of Mony Saraphoan. He was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the United Nations in New York from 2004-2006. He was also a Non-Resident Ambassador of his country to Canada from 2005-2006.
