Kasit Piromya

Kasit Piromya
Kasit Piromya
กษิต ภิรมย์
	Kasit Piromya in New York, 2009
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 20 December 2008 – 9 August 2011
Prime Minister	Abhisit Vejjajiva
Preceded by	Sompong Amornwiwat
Succeeded by	Surapong Tovichakchaikul
Personal details
Born	15 December 1944 (age 79); Thonburi, Thailand
Political party	Democrat Party (until 2019)
Alma mater	International Institute of Social Studies; Georgetown University;
Profession	Politician; diplomat;

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]

Early life and education

Kasit was born on 15 December 1944 at Thonburi. He received early education at Bangkok Christian College and then went to study at the high school level at St Joseph's College, Darjeeling. After that, he returned to higher education at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. He admitted to Chulalongkorn University for a period of time and applied for a bachelor's degree in International Affairs at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA. After that, Kasit received an international relations study at the Institute of Social Studies, the Netherlands and the National Defense College, Class 32.

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.

Kasit has received the following royal decorations in the Honours System of Thailand:

Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant^[4]

Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand^[5]