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Don Pramudwinai
(ดอน ปรมัตถ์วินัย)

Don Pramudwinai<br>(ดอน ปรมัตถ์วินัย)

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