Kasit Piromya | |
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กษิต ภิรมย์ | |
.jpg) Kasit Piromya inNew York, 2009 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 20 December 2008 – 9 August 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
| Preceded by | Sompong Amornwiwat |
| Succeeded by | Surapong Tovichakchaikul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944-12-15)15 December 1944 (age 80) |
| Political party | Democrat Party (until 2019) |
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Kasit Piromya (Thai:กษิต ภิรมย์;RTGS: Kasit Phirom; born 15 December 1944 inThonburi) served as a Thai diplomat,Democrat Party politician, and activist in thePeople's Alliance for Democracy ("Yellow Shirts").[1] He wasForeign Minister ofThailand underAbhisit Vejjajiva from 2008 to 2011.[2]
Kasit was born on 15 December 1944 inThonburi. He received early education atBangkok Christian College and studied atSt. Joseph's College, Darjeeling, India. He studied at the Faculty of Political Science,Chulalongkorn University for a period of time before attending theSchool of Foreign Service,Georgetown University, USA, where he received a bachelor's degree in International Affairs. He then received a master's degree in international relations at the Institute of Social Studies, the Hague, the Netherlands. Later on, he studied at theNational Defense College, Class 32.
He has served as theambassador to theSoviet Union andMongolia,Russia and the formerSoviet republics,Indonesia andPapua New Guinea,Germany,Japan, and theUnited States.[3]
Kasit has received the following royal decorations in theHonours System of Thailand:
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Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most ExaltedOrder of the White Elephant[4]_ribbon.svg)
Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most NobleOrder of the Crown of Thailand[5]