ADB appoints Mrs. Khempheng Pholsena, Lao PDR Vice-Minister, as Vice-President.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-8 March 2004-ADB: ADB appoints Mrs. Khempheng Pholsena, Lao PDR Vice-Minister, as Vice-President(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03052004 MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), acting on the recommendation of ADB President Tadao Chino, has appointed Mrs.

Khempheng Pholsena as Vice-President (Finance and Administration) with effect from 5 April 2004. Mrs. Khempheng, who is currently Lao PDR's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, in charge of international cooperation, succeeds Vice-President John Lintjer, who retired from the service of ADB on 17 January 2004. She is ADB's first female Vice-President. As a senior government official of the Government of Lao PDR, Mrs. Khempheng has been in...