Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Cambodia)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

ក្រសួងការបរទេស និងសហប្រតិបត្តិការអន្តរជាតិ Ministère des affaires étrangères et de la coopération internationale
Royal Arms of Cambodia
Building of the Ministry
Ministry overview
Formed	1957; 64 years ago (1957)
Jurisdiction	Government of Cambodia
Headquarters	3 Samdech Hun Sen St., Phnom Penh 12207
Minister responsible	Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Website	www.mfaic.gov.kh

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Khmer: ក្រសួងការបរទេស និងសហប្រតិបត្តិការអន្តរជាតិ; French: Ministère des affaires étrangères et de la coopération internationale) is the government ministry responsible for representing Cambodia to the international community. The ministry oversees the foreign relations of Cambodia, maintains diplomatic missions in other countries, and provides visa services.

As of 2016 the Minister of Foreign Affairs was Prak Sokhonn. The ministry offices are in Phnom Penh.

e-Visa system[]

The official Cambodian e-Visa logo

Presently an e-Visa system has been launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, which enables visitors to apply for a Cambodia tourist visa online.^[1] Instead of applying through the Cambodian Embassy, all that is needed to be done is to complete the online application form and pay with a credit card. After receiving the Visa through email, it should be printed and brought along when traveling to Cambodia. Tourists can apply for an online visa to Cambodia at the official website.

List of ministers[]

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងការបរទេសនិងកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការអន្តរជាតិ Ministre des affaires étrangères et de la coopération internationale
Royal arms of Cambodia
Incumbent Prak Sokhonn since 5 April 2016
Style	His Excellency
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	The Prime Minister
Seat	Phnom Penh
Nominator	The Prime Minister
Appointer	Norodom Sihamoni The King
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Sim Var
Formation	1957; 64 years ago (1957)

This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia:^[2]

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure
Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)
1	Sim Var (1906–1989)		1957–1958
2	Samdech Penn Nouth (1906–1985)		1958
3	Truong Cang (1913–?)		1958
4	Son Sann (1911–2000)		1958–1960
5	Tep Phan (1905–1978)		1960–1961
6	Nhiek Tioulong (1908–1996)		1961–1962
7	Prince Norodom Kantol (1920–1976)		1962–1964
8	(b. 1928)		1964
9	Koun Wick (1917–1999)		1964–1965
(7)	Prince Norodom Kantol (1920–1976)		1965–1966
10	Prince (b. 1926)		1966
11	Prince Norodom Phurissara (1919–1976)		1966–1970
Khmer Republic (1970–1975)
12	Yem Sambaur (1913–1989)		1970
(9)	Koun Wick (1917–1999)		1970–1972
13	Son Ngoc Thanh (1908–1977)		1972
14	Long Boret (1933–1975)		1972–1973
15	Keuky Lim (b. 1937)		1973–1975
Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1979)
16	Sarin Chhak (1922–1979)[a]		1975–1976
17	Ieng Sary (1925–2013)		1976–1979
People's Republic of Kampuchea and State of Cambodia (1979–1993)
18	Hun Sen (b. 1952)		1979–1986
19	Kong Korm (b. 1941)		1986–1987
(18)	Hun Sen (b. 1952)		1987–1990
20	Hor Namhong (b. 1935)		1990–1993
Kingdom of Cambodia (1993–present)
21	Prince Norodom Sirivudh (b. 1951)		1993–1994
22	Ung Huot (b. 1945)		1994–1998
(20)	Hor Namhong (b. 1935)		1998–2016
22	Prak Sokhonn (b. 1954)		2016–present

See also[]

• Politics of Cambodia
• Foreign relations of Cambodia

Notes[]

External links[]

• (in English, French, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation - directory of Diplomatic Missions of Cambodia

References[]

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