Capacity Development for Regional Cooperation and Integration
ABOUT MI
Governance Structure
Mekong Institute (MI) operates under the MI Charter which came into force when it was signed by the six governments of the GMS in 2003. It states that the institute operates as an autonomous institution under the governance of the Council and Steering Committee.
The Council is the supreme decision-making body of the institute and its functions are to approve the strategic plan and budget and consider the recommendations submitted by the Steering Committee. This year, 2023, the Chairmanship is Cambodia.
CHAIRMAN AND REPRESENTATIVE OF CAMBODIA
MI Council Chairperson and Secretary-General
General Secretariat for Population and Development, Ministry of Planning
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
HONORARY ADVISORS
Secretary-General
The Thai Red Cross Society
Bangkok, Thailand
Dr. Jean-Pierre A. Verbiest
Policy Advisor,
Mekong Institute
Bangkok, Thailand
COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES
H.E. Mr. Wang Hao
Vice Governor
The People’s Government of Yunnan Province
Kunming, Yunnan Province, P. R. China
Director-General
Department of Economic Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Director General
Foreign Economic Relations Department
Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Director General
Thailand International Cooperation Agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bangkok, Thailand
Deputy Director General
Foreign Economic Relations Department
Ministry of Planning and Investment
Hanoi, Vietnam
ACADEMIC REPRESENTATIVES
Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D
President
Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen , Thailand
Hue University:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Anh Phuong
President
Hue University
Hue City, Viet Nam
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE
Chairman
MFC Asset Management Plc.
Bangkok, Thailand
DEVELOPMENT PARTNER REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Matthew Allen
First Secretary (Development)
Representative of New Zealand Aid Programme to
Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Thailand New Zealand Embassy Bangkok, Thailand
Director General
Southeast Asia Department (SERD)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Manila, Philippines
MEKONG INSTITUTE (NON-VOTING MEMBER)
Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn
Executive Director
Mekong Institute
Khon Kaen, Thailand
CHAIRMAN
Chairman
MFC Asset Management Plc.
Bangkok, Thailand
COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES
Deputy Secretary General
General Secretariat for Population and Development
Ministry of Planning
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of China to UNESCAP
Embassy of P. R. China
Bangkok, Thailand
Deputy Director General
Department of Economic Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Deputy Director General
Foreign Economic Relations Department
Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Deputy Director General
Thailand International Cooperation Agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, Thailand
Official
Foreign Economic Relations Department
Ministry of Planning and Investment
Hanoi, Vietnam
ACADEMIC REPRESENTATIVES
Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D
Acting President
Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen , Thailand
Hue University:
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Linh
President
Hue University
Hue City, Viet Nam
MEKONG INSTITUTE (NON-VOTING MEMBER)
Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn
Executive Director
Mekong Institute
Khon Kaen, Thailand
Led by the Executive Director, the main duties of MI Secretariat are to organize activities geared towards realizing MI’s goals and objectives by working with other reputable GMS and international institutions, to supply technical and professional support for the Council and Steering Committee, and to provide information to the GMS member countries on all areas of HRD for GMS development and cooperation.
COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES
General Secretariat for Population and Development, Ministry of Planning
Yunnan Research & Coordination Officefor Lancang-Mekong Subregional Cooperation
Economic Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Economic Relations Department, Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations
Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Economic Relations Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment