Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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VIJAVAT ISARABHAKDI
Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand
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| Date and Place of Birth | 28 June 1957, Bangkok, 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) | |||
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Oct. 2017
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Retired from the Thai Foreign Service | ||
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Feb. 2015 - Sep. 2017
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to Canada | ||
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May 2015 - Sep. 2017
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Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Thailand to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal | ||
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Nov. 2015 - Sep. 2017
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Non-resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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Jun. 2016 - Sep. 2017
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Non-resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to Jamaica | ||
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Oct. 2013 - Feb. 2015
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the United States of America | ||
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Oct. 2012 - Sep. 2013
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Deputy Permanent Secretary (Bilateral Affairs), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
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Feb. 2011 - Sep. 2012
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Director-General, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
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Feb. 2008 - Jan. 2011
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Ambassador / Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland. | ||
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Apr. 2006 - Jan. 2008
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Minister / Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland. | ||
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Feb. 2001 - Mar. 2006
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Minister-Counsellor / Minister; Foreign Affairs Coordinator, Office of the Prime Minister. On secondment to the Secretariat of the Prime Minister. Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
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May 1998 - Feb. 2001
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First Secretary / Counsellor / Personal Assistant to the Foreign Minister Secretariat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
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Jan. 1998 - Apr. 1998
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First Secretary (Malaysia Desk Officer). East Asia III Division, Department of East Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, Thailand. | ||
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Oct. 1994 - Dec. 1997
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First Secretary (Political). Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C., United States of America. | ||
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May 1994 - Aug. 1994
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Congressional Fellow. Office of U.S. Senator Hank Brown (R-Colorado), Washington, D.C., United States of America. | ||
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Jan. 1994 - Apr. 1994
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Congressional Fellow. Office of U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-California), Washington, D.C., United States of America. | ||
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Oct. 1992 - Oct. 1993
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Second Secretary / Personal Assistant to the Foreign Minister. Secretariat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand. | ||
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May 1992 - Sep. 1992
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Third Secretary (China Desk Officer). East Asia III Division, Department of East Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand. | ||
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Feb. 1990 - Apr. 1992
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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 |
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• 4th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Istanbul, Turkey, 9-13 May 2011 | ||
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• Plenary Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT), Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 30 Jun. 2011 | ||
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• 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 Nov. - 1 Dec. 2011 | ||
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• 64th Session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva, Switzerland, 30 Sep. - 4 Oct. 2012 | ||
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• Senior Officials’ Meeting of the 9th ASEM Summit, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 1-4 Nov. 2012 | ||
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• Political Consultations with South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Switzerland, Estonia, etc. | ||
| Education | |||
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1985-1989
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in International Relations The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
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1982-1984
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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. |
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1976-1980
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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 | ||
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• Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, 2011 | ||
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• Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, 2008 | ||
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• Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, 2005 | ||
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• Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, 2000 | ||
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• Commander (Third Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, 1998 | ||
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• 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) | ||
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• Congressional Fellowship sponsored by the American Political Science Association and the Asia Foundation (1993-1994) | ||
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• Award for Outstanding Civil Servant of the Year (2000) | ||
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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) | ||
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• 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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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
443 Sri Ayudhya Road Bangkok 10400
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(Except public and offcial holidays)
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