Kantathi Suphamongkhon
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Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon (Thai
กันตธีร์ ศุภมงคล, born April 3, 1952) is the 39th Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand. He served as Foreign Minister during the administration of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from 11 March 2005 until the military coup d'état on 19 September 2006.
Suphamongkhon is now the University of California Regents' Professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) as well as Senior Fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA. He teaches diplomacy and international relations.
Suphamongkhon was Thailand's Trade Representative, a position with cabinet rank, at the time that he became Foreign Minister. His role as Thailand Trade Representative began in 2001, when the position was created by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his geographic responsibilities included Europe
, North
and South America
, Australia
and New Zealand
.
Suphamongkhon was Executive Director and one of the founding members of the Thai Rak Thai Party, as well as a former Spokesperson for the Party.
Suphamongkhon has also served as Special Adviser to Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn
of Thailand. In this role, he accompanied Her Royal Highness on trips to numerous countries around the world pertaining to medical research, the environment and various other international activities. He also served as Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Thailand (1996).
Suphamongkhon has been Chairman of Human Security Network. He has been a Member of the Thai Parliament for two terms (1995 and again 2001). Before entering politics, he served as a career diplomat in Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years (1985–1995) 4 of which were spent as a representative of Thailand to the United Nations in New York (1987–1992). His diplomatic career began in the Ministry’s International Organizations Department where he focused on multilateral diplomacy when Thailand was serving its two years as a member of the United Nations
Security Council
. Later on, Suphamongkhon served in the Ministry’s Political Affairs Department. In 1992, he served as Adviser on Foreign Affairs to the Speaker of the House Representatives in the Thai Parliament. Suphamongkhon served as Director of the Policy and Planning Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during 1993-1994.
Suphamongkhon has also worked in the private sector as Director of the Post Publishing Public Company, which publishes the Bangkok Post and the Post Today newspapers. He is currently Chairman of Kanta Enterprise International Limited, a company which focuses on international real estate development.
Suphamongkhon has taught various subjects including, International Law, International Relations, International Trade and Foreign Policy, Negotiations and Foreign Policy, International Politics and Globalization, Foreign Policy of Thailand, Southeast Asian Studies, Psychology and Foreign Policy.
in International Relations from the University of Southern California
, a Master of Arts
degree in International Studies from American University
in Washington, D.C.
His Bachelor of Arts
degree in Political Science was obtained at the University of California at Los Angeles.
กันตธีร์ ศุภมงคล, born April 3, 1952) is the 39th Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand. He served as Foreign Minister during the administration of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from 11 March 2005 until the military coup d'état on 19 September 2006.
Suphamongkhon is now the University of California Regents' Professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) as well as Senior Fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA. He teaches diplomacy and international relations.
Suphamongkhon was Thailand's Trade Representative, a position with cabinet rank, at the time that he became Foreign Minister. His role as Thailand Trade Representative began in 2001, when the position was created by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his geographic responsibilities included Europe
, North
and South America
, Australia
and New Zealand
.
Suphamongkhon was Executive Director and one of the founding members of the Thai Rak Thai Party, as well as a former Spokesperson for the Party.
Suphamongkhon has also served as Special Adviser to Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn
of Thailand. In this role, he accompanied Her Royal Highness on trips to numerous countries around the world pertaining to medical research, the environment and various other international activities. He also served as Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Thailand (1996).
Suphamongkhon has been Chairman of Human Security Network. He has been a Member of the Thai Parliament for two terms (1995 and again 2001). Before entering politics, he served as a career diplomat in Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years (1985–1995) 4 of which were spent as a representative of Thailand to the United Nations in New York (1987–1992). His diplomatic career began in the Ministry’s International Organizations Department where he focused on multilateral diplomacy when Thailand was serving its two years as a member of the United Nations
Security Council
. Later on, Suphamongkhon served in the Ministry’s Political Affairs Department. In 1992, he served as Adviser on Foreign Affairs to the Speaker of the House Representatives in the Thai Parliament. Suphamongkhon served as Director of the Policy and Planning Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during 1993-1994.
Suphamongkhon has also worked in the private sector as Director of the Post Publishing Public Company, which publishes the Bangkok Post and the Post Today newspapers. He is currently Chairman of Kanta Enterprise International Limited, a company which focuses on international real estate development.
Suphamongkhon has taught various subjects including, International Law, International Relations, International Trade and Foreign Policy, Negotiations and Foreign Policy, International Politics and Globalization, Foreign Policy of Thailand, Southeast Asian Studies, Psychology and Foreign Policy.
in International Relations from the University of Southern California
, a Master of Arts
degree in International Studies from American University
in Washington, D.C.
His Bachelor of Arts
degree in Political Science was obtained at the University of California at Los Angeles.
กันตธีร์ ศุภมงคล, born April 3, 1952) is the 39th Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand. He served as Foreign Minister during the administration of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from 11 March 2005 until the military coup d'état on 19 September 2006.
Suphamongkhon is now the University of California Regents' Professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) as well as Senior Fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA. He teaches diplomacy and international relations.
Suphamongkhon was Thailand's Trade Representative, a position with cabinet rank, at the time that he became Foreign Minister. His role as Thailand Trade Representative began in 2001, when the position was created by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his geographic responsibilities included Europe
, North
and South America
, Australia
and New Zealand
.
Suphamongkhon was Executive Director and one of the founding members of the Thai Rak Thai Party, as well as a former Spokesperson for the Party.
Suphamongkhon has also served as Special Adviser to Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn
of Thailand. In this role, he accompanied Her Royal Highness on trips to numerous countries around the world pertaining to medical research, the environment and various other international activities. He also served as Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Thailand (1996).
Suphamongkhon has been Chairman of Human Security Network. He has been a Member of the Thai Parliament for two terms (1995 and again 2001). Before entering politics, he served as a career diplomat in Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years (1985–1995) 4 of which were spent as a representative of Thailand to the United Nations in New York (1987–1992). His diplomatic career began in the Ministry’s International Organizations Department where he focused on multilateral diplomacy when Thailand was serving its two years as a member of the United Nations
Security Council
. Later on, Suphamongkhon served in the Ministry’s Political Affairs Department. In 1992, he served as Adviser on Foreign Affairs to the Speaker of the House Representatives in the Thai Parliament. Suphamongkhon served as Director of the Policy and Planning Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during 1993-1994.
Suphamongkhon has also worked in the private sector as Director of the Post Publishing Public Company, which publishes the Bangkok Post and the Post Today newspapers. He is currently Chairman of Kanta Enterprise International Limited, a company which focuses on international real estate development.
Suphamongkhon has taught various subjects including, International Law, International Relations, International Trade and Foreign Policy, Negotiations and Foreign Policy, International Politics and Globalization, Foreign Policy of Thailand, Southeast Asian Studies, Psychology and Foreign Policy.
in International Relations from the University of Southern California
, a Master of Arts
degree in International Studies from American University
in Washington, D.C.
His Bachelor of Arts
degree in Political Science was obtained at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Thai alphabet
Thai script , is used to write the Thai language and other, minority, languages in Thailand. It has forty-four consonants , fifteen vowel symbols that combine into at least twenty-eight vowel forms, and four tone marks ....
กันตธีร์ ศุภมงคล, born April 3, 1952) is the 39th Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand. He served as Foreign Minister during the administration of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from 11 March 2005 until the military coup d'état on 19 September 2006.
Suphamongkhon is now the University of California Regents' Professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) as well as Senior Fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA. He teaches diplomacy and international relations.
Suphamongkhon was Thailand's Trade Representative, a position with cabinet rank, at the time that he became Foreign Minister. His role as Thailand Trade Representative began in 2001, when the position was created by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his geographic responsibilities included Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, North
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Suphamongkhon was Executive Director and one of the founding members of the Thai Rak Thai Party, as well as a former Spokesperson for the Party.
Suphamongkhon has also served as Special Adviser to Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn
Chulabhorn Walailak
Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand or Chulabhorn Walailak , born 4 July 1957 in Bangkok, is a Princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej and HM Queen Sirikit of Thailand...
of Thailand. In this role, he accompanied Her Royal Highness on trips to numerous countries around the world pertaining to medical research, the environment and various other international activities. He also served as Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Thailand (1996).
Suphamongkhon has been Chairman of Human Security Network. He has been a Member of the Thai Parliament for two terms (1995 and again 2001). Before entering politics, he served as a career diplomat in Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years (1985–1995) 4 of which were spent as a representative of Thailand to the United Nations in New York (1987–1992). His diplomatic career began in the Ministry’s International Organizations Department where he focused on multilateral diplomacy when Thailand was serving its two years as a member of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Security Council
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
. Later on, Suphamongkhon served in the Ministry’s Political Affairs Department. In 1992, he served as Adviser on Foreign Affairs to the Speaker of the House Representatives in the Thai Parliament. Suphamongkhon served as Director of the Policy and Planning Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during 1993-1994.
Suphamongkhon has also worked in the private sector as Director of the Post Publishing Public Company, which publishes the Bangkok Post and the Post Today newspapers. He is currently Chairman of Kanta Enterprise International Limited, a company which focuses on international real estate development.
Suphamongkhon has taught various subjects including, International Law, International Relations, International Trade and Foreign Policy, Negotiations and Foreign Policy, International Politics and Globalization, Foreign Policy of Thailand, Southeast Asian Studies, Psychology and Foreign Policy.
Education
Suphamongkhon holds a Ph.D.Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in International Relations from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree in International Studies from American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
His Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Political Science was obtained at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Memberships and Affiliations
- UC Regents' Professor (2007-8)
- Senior Fellow, Burkle Center for International Relations
- Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS)
- American Society of International Law
- Asia Society (International Council Member)
Awards and decorations
- Thai Royal Decoration: Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
- El Sol del Peru: conferred on behalf of the President of Peru in October 2005
Speeches
Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon (ThaiThai alphabet
Thai script , is used to write the Thai language and other, minority, languages in Thailand. It has forty-four consonants , fifteen vowel symbols that combine into at least twenty-eight vowel forms, and four tone marks ....
กันตธีร์ ศุภมงคล, born April 3, 1952) is the 39th Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand. He served as Foreign Minister during the administration of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from 11 March 2005 until the military coup d'état on 19 September 2006.
Suphamongkhon is now the University of California Regents' Professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) as well as Senior Fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA. He teaches diplomacy and international relations.
Suphamongkhon was Thailand's Trade Representative, a position with cabinet rank, at the time that he became Foreign Minister. His role as Thailand Trade Representative began in 2001, when the position was created by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his geographic responsibilities included Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, North
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Suphamongkhon was Executive Director and one of the founding members of the Thai Rak Thai Party, as well as a former Spokesperson for the Party.
Suphamongkhon has also served as Special Adviser to Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn
Chulabhorn Walailak
Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand or Chulabhorn Walailak , born 4 July 1957 in Bangkok, is a Princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej and HM Queen Sirikit of Thailand...
of Thailand. In this role, he accompanied Her Royal Highness on trips to numerous countries around the world pertaining to medical research, the environment and various other international activities. He also served as Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Thailand (1996).
Suphamongkhon has been Chairman of Human Security Network. He has been a Member of the Thai Parliament for two terms (1995 and again 2001). Before entering politics, he served as a career diplomat in Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years (1985–1995) 4 of which were spent as a representative of Thailand to the United Nations in New York (1987–1992). His diplomatic career began in the Ministry’s International Organizations Department where he focused on multilateral diplomacy when Thailand was serving its two years as a member of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Security Council
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
. Later on, Suphamongkhon served in the Ministry’s Political Affairs Department. In 1992, he served as Adviser on Foreign Affairs to the Speaker of the House Representatives in the Thai Parliament. Suphamongkhon served as Director of the Policy and Planning Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during 1993-1994.
Suphamongkhon has also worked in the private sector as Director of the Post Publishing Public Company, which publishes the Bangkok Post and the Post Today newspapers. He is currently Chairman of Kanta Enterprise International Limited, a company which focuses on international real estate development.
Suphamongkhon has taught various subjects including, International Law, International Relations, International Trade and Foreign Policy, Negotiations and Foreign Policy, International Politics and Globalization, Foreign Policy of Thailand, Southeast Asian Studies, Psychology and Foreign Policy.
Education
Suphamongkhon holds a Ph.D.Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in International Relations from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree in International Studies from American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
His Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Political Science was obtained at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Memberships and Affiliations
- UC Regents' Professor (2007-8)
- Senior Fellow, Burkle Center for International Relations
- Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS)
- American Society of International Law
- Asia Society (International Council Member)
Awards and decorations
- Thai Royal Decoration: Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
- El Sol del Peru: conferred on behalf of the President of Peru in October 2005
Speeches
Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon (ThaiThai alphabet
Thai script , is used to write the Thai language and other, minority, languages in Thailand. It has forty-four consonants , fifteen vowel symbols that combine into at least twenty-eight vowel forms, and four tone marks ....
กันตธีร์ ศุภมงคล, born April 3, 1952) is the 39th Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand. He served as Foreign Minister during the administration of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from 11 March 2005 until the military coup d'état on 19 September 2006.
Suphamongkhon is now the University of California Regents' Professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) as well as Senior Fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA. He teaches diplomacy and international relations.
Suphamongkhon was Thailand's Trade Representative, a position with cabinet rank, at the time that he became Foreign Minister. His role as Thailand Trade Representative began in 2001, when the position was created by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his geographic responsibilities included Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, North
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Suphamongkhon was Executive Director and one of the founding members of the Thai Rak Thai Party, as well as a former Spokesperson for the Party.
Suphamongkhon has also served as Special Adviser to Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn
Chulabhorn Walailak
Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand or Chulabhorn Walailak , born 4 July 1957 in Bangkok, is a Princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej and HM Queen Sirikit of Thailand...
of Thailand. In this role, he accompanied Her Royal Highness on trips to numerous countries around the world pertaining to medical research, the environment and various other international activities. He also served as Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Thailand (1996).
Suphamongkhon has been Chairman of Human Security Network. He has been a Member of the Thai Parliament for two terms (1995 and again 2001). Before entering politics, he served as a career diplomat in Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 10 years (1985–1995) 4 of which were spent as a representative of Thailand to the United Nations in New York (1987–1992). His diplomatic career began in the Ministry’s International Organizations Department where he focused on multilateral diplomacy when Thailand was serving its two years as a member of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Security Council
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
. Later on, Suphamongkhon served in the Ministry’s Political Affairs Department. In 1992, he served as Adviser on Foreign Affairs to the Speaker of the House Representatives in the Thai Parliament. Suphamongkhon served as Director of the Policy and Planning Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during 1993-1994.
Suphamongkhon has also worked in the private sector as Director of the Post Publishing Public Company, which publishes the Bangkok Post and the Post Today newspapers. He is currently Chairman of Kanta Enterprise International Limited, a company which focuses on international real estate development.
Suphamongkhon has taught various subjects including, International Law, International Relations, International Trade and Foreign Policy, Negotiations and Foreign Policy, International Politics and Globalization, Foreign Policy of Thailand, Southeast Asian Studies, Psychology and Foreign Policy.
Education
Suphamongkhon holds a Ph.D.Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in International Relations from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree in International Studies from American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
His Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Political Science was obtained at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Memberships and Affiliations
- UC Regents' Professor (2007-8)
- Senior Fellow, Burkle Center for International Relations
- Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS)
- American Society of International Law
- Asia Society (International Council Member)
Awards and decorations
- Thai Royal Decoration: Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
- El Sol del Peru: conferred on behalf of the President of Peru in October 2005
Speeches
- Harberger Lecture with Regents Professor and Burkle Senior Fellow Dr. Suphamongkhon May 19, 2008 "http://www.international.ucla.edu/burkle/calendar/showevent.asp?eventid=6359
- Burkle Senior Fellow Dr. Suphamongkhon's Letter to the Next US President May 8, 2008 "http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/5330="
- Thailand: What is Going On?: An Informal Discussion on the Current Situation in Thailand, Apr 22, 2009" "http://international.ucla.edu/asia/events/showevent.asp?eventid=7406"
Press and Publications
- The Temple of Preah Vihear: An Insider’s Recollection, Issue 7, April-May 2011" "http://www.businessreportthailand.com/preah-vihear-kantathi-suphamongkon-12484"
- Stop Thailand's Free Fall Into the Abyss Now, May 17, 2010" "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kantathi-suphamongkhon/stop-thailands-free-fall_b_578560.html"
- Can Thailand Avoid the Abyss?, Apr 21, 2009" "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kantathi-suphamongkhon/can-thailand-avoid-the-ab_b_189797.html"
- International community coming to realize 'the responsibility to protect', Apr 15, 2009" "http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/international-community-coming-88897.aspx"
- "Dear Mr. President", Bangkok Post, November 2, 2008 http://www.bangkokpost.com/021108_Spectrum/02Nov2008_spec20.php
- What the World Expects from the next US President", BBC World News Service, September 9, 2008 "http://www.international.ucla.edu/burkle/news/article.asp?parentid=96603"
- Globalization: Can Poor Nations Catch Up? UCLA Today Online, May 27, 2008" "http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92858"
- International Institute Commencement Address: 14 Points for Success June 17, 2008"http://www.international.ucla.edu/burkle/podcasts/article.asp?parentid=93836"
- An Icelandic Dinner with Bobby Fisher January 2, 2007 "http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=86372"
Audio links
- Thai TV Program on Air 23 Mar 2011 part I
- Thai TV Program on Air 23 Mar 2011 part II
- Audio Clips :p.com/radio/new1Free Speech Radio News 90.7 FM interview: Thaipoliticalcrisis.http://www.kantagroup.com/radio/new1.wav
- Audio clips from Jamaica Radio
