Veteran diplomat, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister
Place of Birth: Bangkok
Date of Birth: Wed Jan 25, 1950
Age: 74
Family Background:
Born to Mr. Liang and Mrs Nongluk Pramudwinai
Education:
- High School Suankularb Wittayalai
- 1967-68 Studied at Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
- 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. - 1993 The National Defense College (Class 36)
Career:
- 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
- 2020 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Marital Status:
Married to Nareerat Tangsubut with one sone, Mr. Puan Pramudwinai