Kasit Piromya
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| Kasit Piromya | |
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| กษิต ภิรมย์ | |
| File:Kasit Piromya NY 2009-9-28.jpg
Piromya in New York, 2009
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| Foreign Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 2008–2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
| Preceded by | Sompong Amornwiwat |
| Succeeded by | Surapong Tovichakchaikul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1944 Thonburi, Thailand |
| Political party | Democrat Party |
| Alma mater | International Institute of Social Studies Georgetown University |
Kasit Piromya (Thai: กษิต ภิรมย์; rtgs: Kasit Phirom; born 15 December 1944 in Thonburi) is a Thai diplomat, Democrat Party politician, and former People's Alliance for Democracy ("Yellow Shirts") activist.[1] He was Foreign Minister of Thailand under Abhisit Vejjajiva from 2008 to 2011.[2]
He has served as the ambassador to the Soviet Union and Mongolia, Russia and the former Soviet republics, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, Germany, Japan, and the United States.[3] Most recently he has appeared on government opposition channels to denounce the current government as well as to denounce the US for interfering in Thai affairs.
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- Democrat Party (Thailand) politicians
- Foreign ministers of Thailand
- Ambassadors of Thailand to the Soviet Union
- Abhisit cabinet
- People's Alliance for Democracy activists
- Living people
- Ambassadors of Thailand to Mongolia
- Ambassadors of Thailand to Russia
- Ambassadors of Thailand to Indonesia
- Ambassadors of Thailand to Papua New Guinea
- Ambassadors of Thailand to Japan
- Ambassadors of Thailand to Germany
- Ambassadors of Thailand to the United States
- 1944 births
