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MR. KASIT PIROMYA
Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the United States of
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| BORN: |
December 15,
1944, Thonburi, Bangkok |
| MARITAL STATUS : |
Married, Mrs. Chintana (Wajanabukka) Piromya
Children
- Mr. Om Piromya (deceased 1974-1994)
- Miss Prae Piromya
(ne'1981) |
| EDUCATION : |
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- Attended Bangkok Christian College; St.Joseph's College,
Darjeeling, India; Faculty of Political Science (Legal Section),
Chulalongkorn University
- B.Sc.(International Affairs), School of Foreign Service,
Georgetown University (Class of '68)
- Diploma in International Relations and M.Sc. (Social
Science), Instute of Social Studies, the Hague, the Netherlands,
1971
- The
National Defense College of Thailand, 1990
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CAREER :
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1968 |
- Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Third Secretary,
Department of International Organizations
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1969 |
- Third Secretary, News Analysis Division, Department of
Information
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1972 |
- Third Secretary, SEATO Division, Department of
International Organizations
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1975 |
- Third Secretary and Second Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy,
Brussels and Thai Mission to the European Community (European
Union)
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1979 |
- Second Secretary, International Economic Affairs Division
Department of Economic Affairs
- First Secretary, Office of the Director-General, Department
of Economic Affairs
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1981 |
- Director, Commerce and Industry Division, ASEAN
Department
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1983 |
- Director, Economic Information Division, Department of
Economic Affairs
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1984 |
- Director, Policy and Planning Division, Office of the
Permanent Secretary
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1985 |
- Deputy Director-General, Department of Economic
Affairs
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1988 |
- Ambassador Attached to the Ministry, Office of the
Permanent Secretary (responsible for European Affairs)
- Director-General, Department of International
Organizations
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1991-1993 |
- Ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to
the Soviet Union and concurrently to the People's Republic of the
Mongolia(1991); to the Russian Federation and concurrently to the
newly indepent states (except the Baltic countries) and to the
People`s Republic of Mongolia (1992-1993)
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1994-1996 |
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to
the Replublic of Indonesia and concurrently to the Republic of
Papua New Guinea
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1997-2001 |
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to
the Federation Republic of Germany
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2001 |
- Ambassador Attached to the Ministry, Office of the
Permanent Secretary, and seconded to the Secretariat Office of the
Prime Minister, Government House.
(N.B.
1980-1982 concurrently seconded respectively to the Secretariat
Office of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture
and Cooperatives)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to
Japan
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2004 - Present |
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to
the United States of America
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DECORATIONS :
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2004 |
- The
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan
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2001 |
- The
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of
Germany (Das Grosse Verdienstkreuz mit Stem und
Shulterbond)
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1999 |
- Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted
Order of the White Elephant
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1994 |
- Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order
of the Crown of Thailand
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1993 |
- The
Chakrabarti Mala Medal
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1991 |
- Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order
of the White Elephant
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1988 |
- Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of
the Crown of Thailand
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1987 |
- Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Exalted Order
of the White Elephant
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1982 |
- Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Noble Order of
the Crown of Thailand
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1977 |
- Commander (Third Class) of the Most Noble Order of the
Crown of Thailand
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1974 |
- Commander (Fourth Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the
White Elephant
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SOURCE:
Royal
Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C.
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