Hem Heng

Hem Heng is a Cambodian diplomat who was the Cambodian Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2015. Prior to his appointment, Heng served as an adviser to foreign minister Hor Namhong and has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has had more thanyears experience in foreign affairs.

Hem Heng was born on November 8, 1951 in Kampong Cham Province. A diplomat with more thanyears experience in foreign affairs, he studied at the Agricultural School of Prek Leap and graduated in 1970. His diplomatic career started in June 1979, following the overthrow of the Khmer Rouge, when he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. From 1983 to 1985, he worked as the bureau chief in the ministrys Protocol Department. Following this duty, his first foreign assignment took him to Hanoi, Vietnam, where he served as second secretary in the Cambodian embassy.

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