| |
Curriculum Vitae Dr.
Surakiart Sathirathai | Present Positions
 |
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Siam Premier International
Law Office Ltd. |
 |
Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School, Harvard University,
U.S.A. |
 |
Visiting Professor, Watson Institute, Brown
University, U.S.A |
 |
Co-leaders with Former President Jimmy Carter and Mrs.Carter,
of the Delegation to observe election in Nepal (November
2007 until 30 April 2008) |
 |
Co-leaders with Former President Jimmy Carter and Mrs.Carter,
of the Delegation to monitor Constitution Drafting in
Nepal |
 |
Vice President, Centrist Democrats International (CDI)
Asia Pacific, 2009 |
 |
Adviser, International Conference on Asian Political
Parties (ICAPP) |
Cabinet Positions Held
 | Deputy
Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Culture ( Feb - Sept 2006) |  | Deputy
Prime Minister (March 2005 - Sept 2006) |  | Minister
of Foreign Affairs (Feb 2001 - March 2005) |  | Minister
of Finance (1995 - 1996) |
Special Assignments
 |
Representative of His Majesty the King at the Mourning
Ceremony of
His Highness The Amir of the State of Kuwait, January
2006 |
 |
Representative of His Majesty the King at the Funeral
of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, April 2005 |
 |
ASEAN Candidate for the Position of Secretary General
of UN (2005 - 2006) |
 |
Co-leaders with Former President Jimmy Carter and Mrs.Carter,
of the Delegation to observe election in Nepal (November
2007 until 30 April 2008) |
Marital Status
| | Married to Thanpuying Dr. Suthawan
Sathirathai One son Mr. Santitarn Sathirathai | Royal
Decorations
 |
Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant |
 |
Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand |
 | Grand
Companion (Third Class, higher grade) of the Most Illustrious Order of the Chula
Chom Klao |  | Knight
Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn |
 | The
Red Cross Awards Medal (First Class) | Foreign Decorations
 |
The Royal Order of Sahametrei - Grand Officer (Cambodia) 2002 |  |
The Most Honourable Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei (class S.P.M.B.) (Brunei
Darussalam) 2002 |  | Commander
Grand Cross (Sweden) 2003 |  | Grand
Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) 2004 |  | Bahrain
Decoration First Class (Bahrain) 2004 |  | The
Congressional Medal of Achievement, (Philippines) 2006 |
Education
 | S.J.D.
| Harvard Law School, U.S.A. |  | LL.M.
| Harvard Law School, U.S.A. |  | M.A.L.D.
| The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University,
U.S.A. |  | LL.B.
| (Honours) (Gold Medal Award) Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok,
Thailand | Honorary Degree and Awards
 | Hon.
Doctorate Degree in Public Administration Eastern Asia University, Bangkok.
2006
|  | Outstanding
Alumni of the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, in 1996 and
2003.
|
Experiences in Multilateral Conferences
 |
Vice President, Centrist Democrats International (CDI)
Asia Pacific, 2006, 2008 |
 | Chair,
Ministerial Meeting on Regional Cooperation on Tsunami Early Warning Arrangements,
Phuket, Thailand, 2005 |  | Chair,
ACMECS (Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy) Foreign Ministers'
Retreat, 2004 |  | Co-Chair,
ASEAN-SAARC Foreign Ministers' Informal Meeting, 2004 |
 | Co-Chair,
Second Asia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting (APMM) on HIV/AIDS, 2004 |
 | Co-Chair,
ASEAN-US Ministerial Conference, 2004 |  | Vice-President
of the Eleventh Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD X1), 2004 |  | Chair,
Sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
(BIMST-EC) Ministerial Meeting, 2004 |  | Chair,
Ministerial Meeting on the Current Poultry Disease Situation, 2004 |
 | Chair,
Forum for International Support for National Reconciliation in Myanmar (Bangkok
Process), 2003 |  | Chair,
Fifteenth Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting, 2003 |
 |
President of the Fifth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the
Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel
Mines and on their Destruction, as of September 2003 |  | Chair,
First Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Economic Cooperation Strategy (ECS) between
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Thailand, 2003 |  | Chair,
Five-Nation Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crimes, 2003 |  | Chair,
Second Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Ministerial Meeting, 2003 |
 | Chair,
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Health Ministers' Meeting on Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), 2003 |  | Chair,
Boao Forum for Asia Tourism Conference, 2002 |  | Vice-Chair,
Second International Conference on Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), 2002. |
 | Chair,
WSSD side event on " Capacity Building in Trade and Sustainable Development",
hosted by UNCTAD and UNEP, 2002 |  | Chair,
Inaugural Meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Ministerial Meeting,
2002 |  | President
of the Mid-term Review Conference of UNCTAD Ten, April 2002 |  | Host,
ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat, 2002 |  | Chair,
First Quadrilateral Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crimes, 2001 |
 | Chair,
Third Ministerial Meeting on the ASEAN-Mekong Basin Development Cooperation (AMBDC),
2001 |  | Co-Chair,
First Quadripartite Ministerial Meeting (East-West Economic Corridor), 2001 |
 | Co-Chair,
ASEAN-Russia Ministerial Conference, 2001 - 2003 |
Political Experience
 |
Chairman of the Policy and Strategy Council of Puea
Pan Din Party |
 |
Member of Parliament (Party List) 2001 |
 |
Vice Chairman of the Prime Minister's Advisory Council
on Economic and Foreign Affairs (Chaired by the late General
Chatichai Choonhavan, former Prime Minister) |
 |
Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister on Economic Affairs |
 |
Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister |
 |
Adviser to the National Assembly |
Academic Experience
 |
Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International
Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University (March December 2007) |
 |
Dean and Associate Professor of Law, Faculty of Law,
Chulalongkorn University |
 |
Vice Dean for Foreign Relations, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn
University |
 |
Director, Law and Development Research Centre, Faculty
of Law, Chaulalongkorn University |
 |
President, Institute of Social and Economic Policy (ISEP) |
 |
Co-teaching a graduate course with Professor Frederick
E. Snyder at Harvard Law School |
 |
Establishing undergraduate and graduate courses on International
Economic Law at the Faculty of Law |
 |
Books: "Third World Attitudes Toward International
Law: An Introduction" with Professor Frederick Snyder
published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (1997), "Thailand
and International Trade Law" (Sasin Graduate Institute
of Business Administration) |
 |
English and Thai publications in the area of international
economic law in various journals i.e. World Bank Economic
Review, Harvard Journal of International Law, Harvard
Human Rights Journal, Texas International Law Journal
|
Experience with Government Committees and Boards
 | Chairman
of the Executive Board of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) |
 |
Chairman of the Board, PTT Exploration and Production Pcl. (PTTEP) |
 | Councillor
of State, Office of the Council of State |  | Chairman
of the Crown Property Bureau (1995-1996) |  | Chairman
of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) (1995-1996) |  | Chairman
of the House Selected Committee on Budget Scrutiny 1996, House of Representatives |
 | Chairman,
Committee to Amend Revolutionary Decree on Economic Matters (e.g. Alien Business
Law) |  | Member,
Public/Private Sector Joint Consultative Committee to Resolve Economic Problems,
Prime Minister's Office |  |
Member, Board of Investment (BOI) | Business Experience
 |
Chairman of the Representative of Planner and Plan Administrator of Thai Oil Co.,
Ltd. |  | Chairman
of the Executive Board, Thai Oil Co., Ltd. |  | Member
of the Board, Thai Oil Power Co., Ltd. |  | Chairman
of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Board of Laem Thong Bank Public Company
Limited | Charity Work (Present)
 |
Secretary General, Foundation for the Memorial of King
Rama V at Chula Chom Klao Fort |
 |
President of the Foundation for the Saranrom Institute
of Foreign Affairs |
 |
Vice President of the Sala Chalermkrung Foundation |
 |
President of the Foundation for the Promotion of Business
Lawyers |
 |
President of Surakiart Sathirathai Foundation |
 |
Advisor,The International Insitute for Trade and Development
(Public Organization) |
 |
Honorary Adviser, Eastern Asia University's Council.
|
 |
Advisory Chairman of Economic Committee, Thai-Chinese
Culture and Economic Association |
| |