Biography
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MR. KASIT PIROMYA

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the United States of America
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 :   
      • 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
   
CAREER :

1968
  • Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Third Secretary, Department of International Organizations

1969
  • Third Secretary, News Analysis Division, Department of Information

1972
  • Third Secretary, SEATO Division, Department of International Organizations

1975
  • Third Secretary and Second Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy, Brussels and Thai Mission to the European Community (European Union)

1979
  • Second Secretary, International Economic Affairs Division Department of Economic Affairs
  • First Secretary, Office of the Director-General, Department of Economic Affairs

1981
  • Director, Commerce and Industry Division, ASEAN Department

1983
  • Director, Economic Information Division, Department of Economic Affairs

1984
  • Director, Policy and Planning Division, Office of the Permanent Secretary

1985
  • Deputy Director-General, Department of Economic Affairs

1988
  • Ambassador Attached to the Ministry, Office of the Permanent Secretary (responsible for European Affairs)
  • Director-General, Department of International Organizations

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)

1994-1996
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to the Replublic of Indonesia and concurrently to the Republic of Papua New Guinea

1997-2001
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to the Federation Republic of Germany

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

2004 - Present

  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to the United States of America

 
DECORATIONS :

2004
  • The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan

2001
  • The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Das Grosse Verdienstkreuz mit Stem und Shulterbond)

1999
  • Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant

1994
  • Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

1993
  • The Chakrabarti Mala Medal

1991
  • Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant

1988

  • Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

1987
  • Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant

1982
  • Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

1977
  • Commander (Third Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

1974
  • Commander (Fourth Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
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Last Update : July 2004