H.E. Ambassador Dr. Kobsak Chutikul , 

A retired ambassador and former member of the parliament of Thailand, with important and prestigious positions in important global organizations including

1.Cecretary-General of The Asian Peace and

Reconciliation Council (APRC)  

2 Special Adviser to the Director-General of

the World Trade Organization (WTO)

3 Secretary-General of the United Nations

Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

 

 Ambassador Dr. Kobsak Chutikul last served as Special Adviser to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva from 1995 to 2012.

Ambassador Dr. Kobsak Chutikul , Born in 1950 into a diplomatic family, he received his early primary schooling at St. David's School in London, then completed his Cambridge 'A' levels at the Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore where his parents were posted.

He received his Bachelor's degree at the Australian National University in Canberra, and completed his Master's and Ph.D at the Johns Hopkins University and Southeastern University in the United States.

Before resigning from the Foreign Ministry of Thailand to run for parliament as deputy leader of the then Chat Thai Party in the year 2000, Ambassador Kobsak had diplomatic postings in Washington, D.C. and the Thai Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York before becoming deputy Director-General of the Political Affairs Department, and then ambassador to the Czech and Slovak republics in 1990.

He also later served as Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's ASEAN Affairs Department, Economic Affairs Department, and Information Department (Foreign Ministry Spokesman). As a member of parliament, Ambassador Kobsak was Vice-Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee as well as Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister.

He is a recipient of the Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant of the Kingdom of Thailand.