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Foreign
Minister: Nitya Pibulsonggram
Nitya, 65, received his higher education at
Dartmouth College, where he graduated with
a Bachelor of Arts in the field of Government.
He continued his graduate studies at Brown
University, where he received a Master of
Arts in Political Science.
Nitya was a career diplomat, beginning his
diplomatic service in 1968 when he joined
the Foreign News Division of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs’ Information Department.
His first foreign posting was from 1976 to
1980 when he was assigned to Thailand’s
Permanent Mission to the United Nations in
New York, where he served as First Secretary
and was later promoted to Minister-Counsellor
and then Deputy Permanent Representative in
the last two of the four years.
In 1980, he returned to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs as Deputy Director-General of the
Information Department and, the following
year, was appointed Deputy Director-General
of the Department of Political Affairs.
From 1983 to 1987, he held the post of Director-General
of the International Organizations Department.
Then, he moved to New York City where he served
for eight years as the Permanent Representative
of Thailand to the United Nations in New York.
From 1996 to 2000, He was Ambassador to the
United States.
Prior to his retirement from diplomatic service,
he served as Permanent Secretary to foreign
affairs from 2000-2001.
He is married to Pacharin Pibulsonggram, who
was born in Massachusetts.
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