Sothie Keo, J.D.

Dr. Sothie Keo serves as Secretary of State of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. In his role, he oversees legal and policy work as well as ASEAN affairs of the Ministry. He is co-leading the drafting of key laws and policies including the Draft Law on Cybersecurity, Draft Law on Personal Data Protection, and Cloud First Policy. Dr. Keo is also a Deputy Secretary of the General Secretariat of the National Council for Digital Economy and Society and a Deputy Secretary of the General Secretariat of the Digital Security Committee.

Dr. Keo is a licensed lawyer both in the Kingdom of Cambodia and the State of Colorado. His interest is in digital law, telecommunications law, international law, both public and private, and human rights. His past experience includes working four years as a Legal Officer for the Civil Party Lead Co-Lawyers Section, representing Civil Parties and victims in proceedings before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, also known as the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. Prior to settling down in Cambodia, he was a criminal defense trial lawyer in Colorado. During law school, he developed these interests working for the International Criminal Court, Human Rights Watch, and the International Arbitration Group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Singapore. He received his Juris Doctor and Master of Laws from Northwestern University School of Law and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Washington.