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(Candidacy withdrawn 6 October 2006 in letters from Thailand and ASEAN)

Country: Thailand

Areas of Expertise:

Current Positions:

• Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (since March 2005)
• Chairman, National Commission on Combating of Human Trafficking

Past Positions:

• Minister of Foreign Affairs (Feb 2001 - March 2005)

• Vice-Chairman of the Advisory Council on Economic and Foreign Affairs for the Prime Minister until 1997
• Minister of Finance (1995 - 1996)

Education:

• LL.B. (Degree in Law) Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
• LL.M. Harvard Law School & S.J.D. Harvard Law School
• M.A.L.D. The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

General Information:

• Forced to resign after one year as Finance Minister
• Has expressed public opposition to the ICC