Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

 

Mr. Don Pramudwinai
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Kingdom of Thailand		  
     
Date of Birth        25 January 1950
Marital Status  

 Married to Mrs. Narirat Pramudwinai,
 with one son
     
Education    

 

  

 - B.A. (Political Science) (Hons.),
   University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A
 - M.A. (International Relations),
   University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A
 - M.A. (International Relations),
   The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, U.S.A.
     
Work Experience    
1974
    Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1980
  

 Chief , Commerce and Industry Division Office of ASEAN - Thailand
1981
  

 First Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy, Bonn
1984
  

 Counselor, Royal Thai Embassy, Bonn
1985
  

 Director, Southeast Asia Division , Department of Political Affairs
1988
    Minister, Royal Thai Embassy, London
1991
    Ambassador attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1992
  

 Director-General, Department of East Asian Affairs
1994
  

 Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Swiss Federation,
 Holy See and Principality of Liechtenstein     
1999
  

 Director-General, Department Information
2000
  

 Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand
 to the People’s Republic of China,
 Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Mongolia
2004
  

 Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the European Union,
 Kingdom of Belgium, and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg                               
2007
  

 Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Thailand
 to the United Nations, New York, United States of America
2009
    Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand
 to the United States of America
2014
 

 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand
2015
    Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand                 
5 Aug 2020 - present    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
 of the Kingdom of Thailand
     
Decorations    
2004
  

 Knight Commander of the Most Illustrious
 Order of Chula Chom Klao
2003
  

 Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted
 Order of the White Elephant
1999
  

 Grand Companion of the Most Illustrious
 Order of Chula Chom Klao
1998
  

 Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Noble
 Order of the Crown of Thailand
1995
  

 Knight Grand Cross of the Most Exalted
 Order of the White Elephant
1992
  

 Knight Grand Cross of the Most Noble
 Order of the Crown of Thailand
1989
  

 Knight Commander of the Most Exalted
 Order of the White Elephant  
1984
  

 Knight Commander of the Most Noble
 Order of the Crown of Thailand
1982
  

 Commander of the Most Exalted
 Order of the White Elephant
1979
  

 Commander of the Most Noble
 Order of the Crown of Thailand 
     
Training    
1993    The National Defense College 

 

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