SURAKIART Sathirathai

Chairman of the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council (APRC)
President of the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) 2014 – 2015

 

Education

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

Marital Status

Married to Thanpuying Dr. Suthawan Sathirathai, Daughter of M.L. Taweesan Ladawan and Thanpuying M.R. Busba Kittiyakorn Sathanapong, sister of H.M. Queen Sirikit of Thailand.

Political Experience

- 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 Funeral of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, April 2005

- ASEAN Candidate for the Position of Secretary General to the United Nations               (2005 – 2006)

- Co-Chair with Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter of the Delegation to observe election in Nepal (2007 and 2013)

- Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Visit of Foreign Royal Monarchs to Celebrates The 60th Anniversary of HM the King Accession to the Throne (2006)

Business Experience

-  Chairman of the Board of Directors, Siam Premier International Law Office Ltd. with offices in Laos and Myanmar

- Chairman of Pepsi-Cola (Thai) Trading Co., Ltd.

- Chairman of the Board, PTT Exploration and Production PLC (1998-2000)

 Academic Experience

  - Chairman of the University Council of the Rajamangala University of Technology Isan    

  - Chancellor of the Eastern Asia University

  - Member of the Advisory Council, Global Law and Policy Institute, Harvard Law School, U.S.A.

- Member of Asian Advisory Group of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, U.S.A.

- Dean and Associate Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University (August 1992- July 1995)

Special Awards

- Outstanding Alumni Awards of Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, 1996 and 2003

- Honorary Doctorate Degree in Public Administration from Eastern Asia University (2006)

- Honorary Doctorate Degree of Philosophy in Social Science from Mae Fah Luang University (2014)