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 Senior Fellow, John F.Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,U.S.A.

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)

Marital Status

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.

Multilateral Conference

	Vice President, Centrist Democrats International (CDI) Asia Pacific, 2006
	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

	Member of Parliament (Party List)
	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

	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
	Honorary Adviser, Eastern Asia University's Council.
	Chairman of Foundation for the Saranrom Institute of Foreign Affairs