Ambassadors in Cambodia
Chanratana Som
Chanratana has a Master of Arts degree in International Development Program (IDP) from the International University of Japan (IUJ), Japan and a Bachelor degree of Management from National University of Management (NUM), Cambodia.
Presently, Chanratana is lecturer of Economics at Department of International Studies (DIS) of the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia. He is also the Executive Director of Youth Council of Cambodia (YCC), a local youth NGO working to promote democracy and civic participations of young people through education, media and advocacy campaigns, and youth capacity building programs. Prior to these current jobs, he had also been engaged with both local and international organizations such as Somaly Mam Foundation, The Asia Foundation, and Commune Council Support Projects in various social protection projects including counter-trafficking in persons, protection of victims of human trafficking, good governance, and child rights.