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My name is Naranhkiri Tith, I am holding both
US and European citizenship (French). I was educated in Europe and North America. I am an economist by profession, and I am
specialized in international economics and finance, and in country risks analysis.
I started my professional career as an international civil servant with
the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). I was an economic affairs officer assigned to the Middle
East and South Asia. Subsequently, I went to work at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where I was the head of
a division specialized in providing assistance in economic reform and institution building to countries in transition from
socialist to market-oriented economies, in Asia, Africa, and the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. In that capacity,
I have traveled extensively in these countries.
After I left the IMF, I joined the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
of the Johns Hopkins University, as an adjunct professor lecturing in courses in 'the methodology in country risks analysis,'
and 'international economics and finance,' in Washington DC. I am still working as a consultant in 'macro-economic
policies and practice' to the IMF Institute.
I am now the head of a consulting firm registered under the name of "Political
and Financial Risks Consultancy" which specializes in 'country risk analysis,' especially in Asia and Eastern Europe,
and the former Soviet Union.
I am married to Patricia Zakian, a great and lovely person , and have
one wonderful grown up daughter named Teri. I also have a lovable cat, named Mikka (female).
I love all kinds of sport, namely golf, tennis, and sailing. I also enjoyed reading
, writing, movies, concerts, ballet, theater, and good discussions.
And of course, Pat and I enjoy traveling very much.
I was born in a small and ancient Asian country
called Cambodia, known for its world famous temples - Angkor. I left that country long before the Khmer Rouge took over,
in 1960. I felt that I was not allowed to be myself and to fully participate in all forms of life in Cambodia.
No Cambodian outside the royal family was allowed
to reach their full potential, intellectually or otherwise. Any achievement in any field would be considered as an attempt
to compete with the king, Norodom Sihanouk.
Any success must be credited to Sihanouk and Sihanouk
alone. Sihanouk always considers Cambodia as his private property. As the French would say "l'Etat c'est Moi", or "the
State is Me."
Like the fate of many other Cambodian families, the rest of the members of my family,
with the exception of two brothers, one sister and their families, were all murdered or died of stravation during
the murderous Khmer Rouge regime during 1975-78
(For more details on my professional background, please, see
another page in this web site, entitled 'My professional background through
photos and documents' )
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| Award for top ten professors of the year, 1991 |
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| Letter of invitation from Wharton School Penn U |
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| Lecture on S.E.. Asian risks Analysis, Philadelphia |
| Testimony from Johns Hopkins on my performance |
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Columbia University
in the City of New York | New York, N.Y.
10027
EAST
ASIAN INSTITUTE
International Affairs Building
42O West 118th Street
Tel. (212) 854-2592 Fax (212) 749-1497
December 10, 1993
Professor Naranhkiri Tith
2501 M St. NW Apt.703
Washington,
DC20037
Dear
Kiri,
On behalf of the faculty and students of the East Asian Institute, I want to express our sincere appreciation
to you for your outstanding presentation "Perspectives for Economic Reconstruction and Development in Post-election Cambodia"
on Friday, November 12, 1993 as part of our Brown Bag Lunch Lecture series. Those attending your lecture were delighted to
have the benefit of your insights into this subject.
We were particularly grateful for your willingness to field questions for a considerable period of time. The
number and diversity of questions were themselves testimony to the deep interest of your audience.
I
hope that we can welcome you back here in the not too distant future for further discussion of this subject as well as other
areas on which you are working. Thank you again for performing such an outstanding service for the Institute.
Yours
sincerely,
Robert M. Immerman
Senior Research Associate
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Columia University
EAST ASIAN INSTITUTE
International Affairs Building
42O West 118th Street
New York City, New York, 10027
Tel. (212) 854-2592 Fax (212) 749-1497
November 21, 1993
Dr. Naranhkiri Tith, Chief of Asian Division The IMF Institute International Monetary
Fund Washington, D.C. 20431
Greetings 1 It was enlightening to have
the opportunity to hear your presentation here at the East Asian Institute at Columbia
University. It was a change
to see an economist and a fellow Cambodian on the subject of Cambodian economic reconstruction. Given the program weakness on the Southeast Asia, it is rare to hear such
insight.
Given the several professors I have met from SAIS,
including you, Frederick Brown, and James Clad, I am beginning to wonder if I am in the right school. Nevertheless, I am here
and almost completing my last year at the School of International and Public Affairs. The concern
I am having at this point is getting employment in the area of my interest. That
is economic development of Cambodia. I have spoken to various governmental representatives in New
York, and they do not seem to be too enthused in their response concerning involvement of expatriates in the economic
development of Cambodia. The message they clearly conveyed was that the government essentially does not have any money to hire someone
like me. Their advice was that I should look elsewhere.
I have begun to look into other options such as the NGOs and the various UN programs,
but I have not gone far because of time constraint. As part of this search, I
would like to have the opportunity to have a brief moment with you for some recommendations of where and how to approach my
choices. However, it seems impossible to do so at this point, given the distance
and time conŽstraint between you and myself. For me the only time possible is
when this term is over, and that is probably difficult for you since your are probably gone or getting ready to go. If you have not already left and you do have some time, I am wondering if it is possible for me to meet
you in Washington and gain some insight. If not this year, I hope to have the opportunity in the near future.
Until then, I hope you the very best. Please let me know of any new development
in your proposal of the Cambodian Economic Development Council. I can be reached
at the East Asian Institute or at my home addresses on the resume enclosed.
Sincerely
Sokunthea Oum
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| China State Planning Commission; PR China |
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| Letter of thank for IMF assistance mission in 1995 |
| China State Planning Commission; PR China |
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| Letter of thank for my mission assistance in 1995 p.2 |
| People's Bank of China, Beijing, PR China |
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| Letter of thank for my IMFassistance in 1991 |
| People's Bank of China, Beijing, PR of China |
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| Letter of thank for my IMF assistance, 1991, p2 |
| Senior IMF official testimony on my performance |
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| Senior IMF Official Testimony on my performance |
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| Senior IMF Official testimony on my Performance |
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| Paris along the Seine river near Notre Dame, 2003 |
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| Sitting in one of those charming and relaxing Parisian cafes along the Seine river |
| Acapulco, Mexico 2000 |
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| With my wife Pat having dinner at the restaurant at the hotel where we were staying |
| In Budapest Hungary, 1991 |
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| Strolling in old Buda side |
| The highland Papua New Guinea, 1990 |
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| My wife Pat with some "friends" from the highland of PNG |
| Moorea Taihiti French Polynesia, 1990 |
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| A view of our hotel in moorea with its magnificent blue lagoon |
| Beijing China, 1989 |
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| Visiting the Summer Palace with a friend from the People's Bank of China |
| Shanghai, China, 1989 |
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| At the famous private mandarin Garden in Shanghai |
| Zagorsk near Moscow, 1992 |
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| With our Russain friends visiting Zagorsk an old religious and political center of Tzarist Russia |
| Moscow Red Square, 1992 |
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| The Red Square is the best know Russian public place where the tomb of Lenin is |
| Moscow, Russia, 1992 |
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| with my wife Pat in the Red Square near the Kremlin |
| Riga Latvia, the Baltic land, 1991 |
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| With my wife Pat walking around Riga the capital of Latvia |
| Wailea, Mauii, Hawaii, 2003 |
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| Teeing off at the gold course in Wailea, Hawaii |
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| Beijing China, 1991 |
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| With my wife Pat touring the Great Wall of China near Beijing China. A real marvel and treat |
| Alma Ata Kazakstan, Former Soviet Union, 1992 |
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| Visiting Alma Ata for an IMF seminar for goernment officials |
| The Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 1992 |
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| The Kremlin, the political capital of Russia since the Tzarist time |
| Wailea, Maui Hawaii, 2003 |
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| Sunset at the Wailea Marriott Mauii, one of our favorite vacation spots |
| Carmel Valley Ranch, Monteret Pen California, 2001 |
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| Golfing with Tom at the Hotel course, What a beatiful place to relax and enjoy the weather & scenery |
| Dalian, Northeast China |
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| Pat and I visiting the beach of Dalian, China |
| Moscow, Russia, 1992 |
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| Pat and I were walking in the Kremlin. The big Bell was made from cannons captured from Napoleo army |
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| With my wife Pat in Bilbao, Spain in 2002 |
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| Visiting the Gugenheim museum in Bilbao. What a beautiful building! |
| Bilbao, nothern Spain, 2002 |
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| Another interesting view from the back of the Guggenheim Museum |
| Paris near Notre Dame de Paris |
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