| ກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ Ministère des affaires étrangères | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 1948; 78 years ago (1948) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Laos |
| Headquarters | Vientiane Laos |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | www |
TheMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Lao:ກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ,French:Ministère des affaires étrangères) is thegovernment ministry responsible for representingLaos to the international community. The ministry oversees theforeign relations of Laos, maintainsdiplomatic missions in other countries, and providesvisa services.[2]
As of 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs isThongsavanh Phomvihane.[3] The ministry'smain offices are located inVientiane.
Departments of the ministry include:[4]
Since July 2019, an e-Visa system has been launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which enables visitors to apply for a Laos tourist visa online.[5][6] Instead of applying through the Laotian 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 Laos. Tourists can apply for an online visa to Laos at the official website.
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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| ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ Ministre des affaires étrangères | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | The Prime Minister |
| Seat | Vientiane |
| Nominator | The Prime Minister |
| Appointer | Bounnhang Vorachit The President |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | PrinceBoun Oum |
| Formation | 1948; 78 years ago (1948) |
This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Laos:[8]
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Tenure |
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| Kingdom of Laos (1947–1975) | |||
| 1 | PrinceBoun Oum (1912–1980) |  | 1948–1950 |
| 2 | Phoui Sananikone (1903–1983) | .jpg) | 1950–1951 |
| 3 | Nhouy Abhay (1909–1963) |  | 1951–1954 |
| (2) | Phoui Sananikone (1903–1983) | | 1954–1956 |
| 4 | PrinceSouvanna Phouma (1901–1984) | .jpg) | 1956–1957 |
| (2) | Phoui Sananikone (1903–1983) |  | 1957–1958 |
| 5 | Khamphan Panya (1917–1994) | (Gerald_Ford_Library).jpg) | 1958–1959 |
| (2) | Phoui Sananikone (1903–1983) | | 1959 |
| (5) | Khamphan Panya (1917–1994) | | 1960 |
| (4) | PrinceSouvanna Phouma (1901–1984) | | 1960 |
| (1) | PrinceBoun Oum (1912–1980) | | 1960–1962 |
| 6 | Quinim Pholsena (1915–1963) | | 1962–1963 |
| (4) | PrinceSouvanna Phouma (1901–1984) | | 1963–1964 |
| 7 | Pheng Phongsavan (1910–1979) | | 1964–1965 |
| (4) | PrinceSouvanna Phouma (1901–1984) | | 1965–1974 |
| 8 | Phoumi Vongvichit (1909–1994) | | 1974–1975 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic (1975–present) | |||
| 9 | Phoun Sipaseuth (1920–1994) | | 1975–1993 |
| 10 | Somsavat Lengsavad (b. 1945) |  | 1993–2006 |
| 11 | Thongloun Sisoulith (b. 1945) |  | 2006–2016 |
| 12 | Saleumxay Kommasith (b. 1968) | _(cropped).jpg) | 2016–2024 |
| 13 | Thongsavanh Phomvihane (b. 1964) |  | 2024-present[7] |
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