Dr. Suriya Chindawongse
Ambassador of Thailand to the United States of America
Education
| 1987
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Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude Major: International Affairs; Economics and Business Minor: Mathematics Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
| 1990
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Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D.), Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
| 1993 | Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University |
Work Experience
| 1992 | Assistant Manager, Global Finance Asia, Citibank N.A., Bangkok |
| 1993
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Third Secretary, East Asian Affairs Department and Speechwriter for and Assistant to the Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand |
| 1994 | Second Secretary, Assistant to the Permanent Secretary |
| 1995 | First Secretary, Department of European Affairs |
| 2000 | First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations in New York |
| 2004 | Counselor, Chief of Policy Unit, Department of ASEAN Affairs |
| 2005 | Counselor, Chief of UNSC Campaign Task Unit and Speechwriter, International Organizations Department |
| 2006 | Counselor and Speechwriter for the Foreign Minister |
| 2008 | Counselor, Department of ASEAN Affairs |
| 2010 | Minister Counselor, Department of ASEAN Affairs and Speechwriter and Interpreter for the Prime Minister |
| 2011 | Director, ASEAN Division 1, Department of ASEAN Affairs |
| 2014 | Minister Attached to Department of ASEAN Affairs |
| 2015 | Deputy Director-General, Department of ASEAN Affairs |
| 2017 | Director-General, Department of ASEAN Affairs and Secretary of the National Task Force for Thailand’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2019 |
| 2020 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to Singapore |
| 2021
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Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations in New York, Vice-President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (2021-2022), Vice-President of the Board of UN Women (2022-2023), Co-Chair of the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Outcome Document (2023), Chair of the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the UN (2023-2024) |
| 2024 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand to the United States |
| Interests: | Chess, Mathematics, Guitar Playing and Song Writing |
May 28, 2025 at the The Hay-Adams Hotel