His Royal Highness Prince Norodom Sirivudh is the son of His Majesty King NORODOM SURAMARIT. Prince Sirivudh serves by appointment as Supreme Privy Counselor to His Majesty King NORODOM SIHNOUK, and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (C.I.C.P.), which he founded in 1994. HRH holds a degree in Mathematics and a Masters in Economics. The Prince has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-Deputy Prime Minister of CambodiaÕs provisional government and also actively taken part in numerous organizations including the GRUNCFUNK (Gouvernement Royale DÕUnion Nationale de Cambodge: United National Front of Kampuchea); and the National, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC), where he has been Chief Representative of HRH Prince Norodom Ranaridh in Paris, Chief of Humanitarian Department, and Secretary-General. HRH Prince Norodom Sirivudh, despite spending many years in exile, most recently from 1995-1999, plays a dedicated and active role in promoting collaboration, peace, cooperation, understanding, appreciation of human-rights and democracy for the development of the Kingdom of Cambodia. He is a very staunch supporter of democratic reforms and an active participant in the forums of ASEAN and through CICP, instigates and promotes the Distinguished Lecture series, focusing on the many issues concerning Cambodia and the Region.
Dr. Kao Kim Hourn is currently Executive Director of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace. He serves concurrently as a member, with the rank of Minister, of the Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC) of Cambodia; as Secretary General of Cambodia Committee for the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP Cambodia); on the Board of Directors of the Human Rights Vigilance of Cambodia; and as an advisor to the Institute of Technology and Management. He was advisor to CambodiaÕs Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Affairs in charge of ASEAN affairs. He hold degrees from the United States in Asian Studies, International Affairs and Political Science. Among his recent publications are The Greater Mekong Subregion and ASEAN: From Backwaters to Headwaters (Phnom Penh:CICP, 2000), Grassroots Democracy in Cambodia: Opportunities and Prospects (Phnom Penh:CICP, 1999), and ASEAN's Non-Interference Policy: Principles under Pressure? (London: ASEAN Academic Press, 2000). He is also published as a contributor to numerous compilations.
