Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
| VIJAVAT ISARABHAKDI Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand |  | |
| Date and Place of Birth | 28 June 1957, Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| Present Positions | • Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand | ||
| • Chairman of the Thailand-U.S. Educational Foundation (TUSEF / Fulbright Thailand) | |||
| • Member of the Advisory Board of the International Studies Center (ISC), Devawongse Varopakarn Institute of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand | |||
| Previous Positions | • Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand | ||
| • Member of the Sub-Committee on the Promotion and Protection of Thailand’s Image and Interests Overseas, Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Legislative Assembly | |||
| • Thailand’s Representative on the APEC Vision Group | |||
| • Board Member of the International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD) | |||
| Work Experience | |||
| Oct. 2017 | Retired from the Thai Foreign Service | ||
| Feb. 2015 - Sep. 2017 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to Canada | ||
| May 2015 - Sep. 2017 | Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Thailand to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal | ||
| Nov. 2015 - Sep. 2017 | Non-resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Jun. 2016 - Sep. 2017 | Non-resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to Jamaica | ||
| Oct. 2013 - Feb. 2015 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the United States of America | ||
| Oct. 2012 - Sep. 2013 | Deputy Permanent Secretary (Bilateral Affairs), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
| Feb. 2011 - Sep. 2012 | Director-General, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
| Feb. 2008 - Jan. 2011 | Ambassador / Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland. | ||
| Apr. 2006 - Jan. 2008 | Minister / Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland. | ||
| Feb. 2001 - Mar. 2006 | Minister-Counsellor / Minister; Foreign Affairs Coordinator, Office of the Prime Minister. On secondment to the Secretariat of the Prime Minister. Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
| May 1998 - Feb. 2001 | First Secretary / Counsellor / Personal Assistant to the Foreign Minister Secretariat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
| Jan. 1998 - Apr. 1998 | First Secretary (Malaysia Desk Officer). East Asia III Division, Department of East Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
| Oct. 1994 - Dec. 1997 | First Secretary (Political). Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C., United States of America. | ||
| May 1994 - Aug. 1994 | Congressional Fellow. Office of U.S. Senator Hank Brown (R-Colorado), Washington, D.C., United States of America. | ||
| Jan. 1994 - Apr. 1994 | Congressional Fellow. Office of U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-California), Washington, D.C., United States of America. | ||
| Oct. 1992 - Oct. 1993 | Second Secretary / Personal Assistant to the Foreign Minister. Secretariat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand. | ||
| May 1992 - Sep. 1992 | Third Secretary (China Desk Officer). East Asia III Division, Department of East Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand. | ||
| Feb. 1990 - Apr. 1992 | Third Secretary / Attaché (United States Desk Officer). Americas Division, Department of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand. | ||
| International Conferences | |||
| Headed Thailand’s delegation to the following multilateral and bilateral conferences: • 4th Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 9-12 Nov. 2010 | |||
| | • 4th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Istanbul, Turkey, 9-13 May 2011 | ||
| | • Plenary Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT), Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 30 Jun. 2011 | ||
| | • 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 Nov. - 1 Dec. 2011 | ||
| | • 64th Session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva, Switzerland, 30 Sep. - 4 Oct. 2012 | ||
| | • Senior Officials’ Meeting of the 9th ASEM Summit, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 1-4 Nov. 2012 | ||
| | • Political Consultations with South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Switzerland, Estonia, etc. | ||
| Education | |||
| 1985-1989 | Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in International Relations The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | ||
| 1982-1984 | Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D.) The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | ||
| 1976-1980 | Bachelor of Arts (B.A., First Class Honours). Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
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| Decorations | |||
| • Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, 2014 | |||
| | • Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, 2011 | ||
| | • Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, 2008 | ||
| | • Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, 2005 | ||
| | • Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, 2000 | ||
| | • Commander (Third Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, 1998 | ||
| | • Commander (Third Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, 1996 | ||
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| Honours | |||
| • Fulbright Scholarship for graduate studies in the United States of America (1982-1984) | |||
| | • Congressional Fellowship sponsored by the American Political Science Association and the Asia Foundation (1993-1994) | ||
| | • Award for Outstanding Civil Servant of the Year (2000) | ||
| | • Award for Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University (2019) | ||
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| Publications | |||
| • Translated A Diplomatic History of Thailand by H.R.H. Prince Wan Waithayakon Krommun Naradhip Bongsprabandh, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand (1990) | |||
| | • Translated The Birth of the ThaiHealth Fund, Thai Health Promotion Foundation (2002) | ||
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| Marital Status | • Married to Wannipa Isarabhakdi, with one daughter, Natasha | ||
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