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Pisan Manawapat Ambassador of Thailand
Mr. Manawapat has a master’s of science in economics with a major in international relations from the University of London and he also attended Thailand's National Defence College in 2003. He began his foreign service career in the ASEAN Department and his first posting was to Washington (1986-1990). He returned to headquarters briefly before being posted to Malaysia as minister-counsellor. He became director of personnel and deputy director-general of East Asian Affairs before becoming minister and deputy chief of mission in Japan (1999-2002). In February 2002, he was named director-general of international economic affairs (2002-2004). He served as ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU (2007-2011) and to India (2011 to 2013). He is married to Wanchana Manawapat and has one daughter. To Anh Dung Ambassador of Vietnam
Mr. To graduated in international relations and international law from Kiev University in 1988. He became a desk officer in the department of Southeast Asia, South Asia and the South Pacific in 1991 and, in 1993, he became an attaché at the embassy in the Philippines. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. To was secretary to the deputy prime minister at the ministry of foreign affairs and in 2000, became assistant to the director general at the ministry of foreign affairs. In 2001, he became a deputy director-general, a post he held until 2005 when he became ministercounsellor and deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Sweden. In 2008, he became deputy directorgeneral of the office of the deputy chief of the foreign ministry and in 2009, was promoted to director general before being sent to Canada. Mr. To speaks Vietnamese, Russian and English and is married with two children. CREDENTIALS PHOTOS COMPLIMENTS OF RIDEAU HALL
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