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English: H.E.Mr.THAY Bunthon (Khmer: ថៃ ប៊ុនថន) was born on 09 August 1971, serves as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Cambodia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organizations related to economy and trade in Geneva, Switzerland since June 2018. Previously, in 2015, he was appointed as the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Cambodia to the United Nations Office, the World Trade Organisation, and other international organizations in Geneva. He was Commercial Counselor during Cambodia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2012. Between 2006 and 2011, he served as the First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Cambodia in Geneva; responsible for the WTO; the World Intellectual Property Organization; and other negotiations. Mr.THAY Bunthon has held various positions with the Government of Cambodia since his first joining in 1996, including being the Deputy Chief of the Service Office at the Ministry of Commerce and member of ASEAN-India trade negotiations between 2003 and 2006. He holds a Master of Business Administration in the field of international business strategy from Hitotsubashi University of Japan, a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Faculty of Business in Cambodia, and studied 5 years (1989 to 1993) in the field of Economy and Law at Peoples' Friendship University of Russia in Moscow.