The Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC) was established on September 07^th 2001 to advise the Prime Minister (PM) of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) on socio-economic policy including governance. It is attached to the PM’s Cabinet and is administratively placed under the Council of Ministers. By Royal Decree, the SNEC has four principal functions: (i) coordinate policymaking for domestic and international economic issues, (ii) coordinate economic policy advice for the PM, (iii) ensure that policy decisions and government programs are consistent with the RGC's economic goals, and (iv) monitor implementation of the PM's socioeconomic policy agenda (Rectangular Strategy or RS). SNEC’s organization was strengthened and restructured in 2008. The posts of Permanent Vice Chairman, Secretary General and Deputy Secretaries General created in this initiative will be helpful to improve internal supervision and management and the inter agency coordination activities of SNEC. At present SNEC’s work is conducted by four specialist divisions – administration, governance, economic policy, and social policy each headed by a Director with the rank equivalent to Director General.