HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...On the Appointment of Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister of Laos hide On the Appointment of Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister of Laos Press Statement Ned Price, Department Spokesperson January 5, 2023 The United States congratulates Sonexay Siphandone on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. We are committed to our Comprehensive Partnership with Laos, and we look forward to working with the Prime Minister to continue to deepen our bilateral relationship. Tags Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Laos Office of the Spokesperson