Present Positions

• Chairman of the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council (APRC)
• Advisory Vice Chairman and Chairman of The Executive Board of The Friends in Need (of “Pa”)

Volunteers Foundation, Thai Red Cross (HRH Princess Soamsawali, Advisory Lifetime Chairperson, HRH Princess, Bajrakitiyabha, Chairperson) (present)

Education 

• S.J.D. 1985 Harvard Law School, U.S.A. 
• LL.M.  1982 Harvard Law School, U.S.A. 
• M.A.L.D. 1981 The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy,ufts University, U.S.A.
• LL.B.  1979 (Honours) (Gold Medal Award) Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand 

Special Recognition

• Honorary Doctorate Degree in Law, Chulalongkorn University 
• Honorary Doctorate Degree of Science in Business  Economics and Management, King Mongkut Institute of Technology at Ladkrabang
• Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Ramkhamhaeng University
• Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Science, Mae Fah Luang University 
• Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration (Management), Rajamangala University of Technology Isan
• Honorary Doctorate Degree in Public Administration, Eastern Asia University 
• Outstanding Alumni Awards of Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University  in 1996 and 2003
     

Political Experience

• Deputy Prime Minister overseeing Foreign Affairs, Education and Culture (March 2005 - September 2006), and concurrently Acting Minister of Culture 
• (February - September 2006)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs (Feb 2001 – March 2005)
• Minister of Finance (1995 – 1996)

Business Experience 

• Chairman of the Advisory Board of Directors, Siam Premier International Law Office Ltd. (present) 
• Chairman of PepsiCo Services Asia Limited (2012-present)
• Advisory Chairman for Asia and Member of International Strategic Advisory Board of SICPA S.A. Switzerland (May 2016 - present)
• Chairman of the Advisory Committee for South-East Asia for the CEO of Zone Asia, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa (AOA), Nestle S.A. Switzerland. February 2021-present)
• Advisory Chairman on ESG for ASEAN, Nestle S.A., Switzerland
• Chairman of the Board of Directors, Lao Premier International Law Office Ltd., Lao PDR

Special Assignments.

• Representative of His Majesty the King at the Mourning Ceremony of His Highness The Amir of the State of Kuwait, January 2006
• ASEAN Candidate for the Position of Secretary General to the United Nations (2005 – 2006)
• Chairman of the Organizing Committee of APEC summit 2003
• Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Visit of Foreign Royal Monarch to Celebrates The 60th Anniversary of HM the King Accession to the Throne (2006)
• Co-Chair with Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter of the Delegation to observe election in Nepal (November 2007 until 30 April 2008), (2013) and (2017)

 Academic and International Experiences

• Chairman of the Board of Trustee of CMKL University, (Carnegie Mellon and King Mongkut at Ladkrabang Universities) Thailand. (2018 - present) 
• Member of the University Council of Chiangmai University (present)
• Honorary Advisory Chairman, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan (present)
• Member of the Board, Boao Forum for Asia (2014 - present)

Member of “Leaders for Peace” Chaired by Former Prime Minister of France (Jean-Pierre Raffarin) 

• (2017-present)
• Chairman of the Joint Meeting of 9 Rajamangala University of Technology Council Chairmen and Presidents (2020-2021)
• Chairman of the University Council of the Rajamangala University of technology Isan, Thailand (2015-2021)