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Somjai Taphaopong
Consul General
Royal Thai Consulate General in New York
351 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

Phone: 212.754.1770
Email: somjai.t@mfa.go.th

Website: https://newyork.thaiembassy.org/

 

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About

 

Education:

• BA (English Literature and Language), Faculty of Humanities,
  Srinakarinwirot University (Bangsaen Campus)
• MA (International Relations), Faculty of Political Science,
  Thammasat University
• MA (International Relations and Trade), Australian National University

 

Training:

• Diplomatic Course (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia)
• Senior Diplomatic Course (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
  Indonesia)

 

Work Experience:

1992 – 1993       Third Secretary – Department of Consular Affairs

1993 – 1994       Third Secretary – Department of European Affairs

1996 – 1997       Second Secretary – Department of International Economic Affairs

1997 – 1999       Second Secretary – Royal Thai Embassy in Moscow, the Russian Federation

1999 – 2003      Second Secretary/First Secretary – Royal Thai Embassy in Brussels, Belgium

2003 – 2005      First Secretary – Department of International Organizations

2005 – 2009     First Secretary – Royal Thai Embassy in Yangon, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

2009 – 2014      First Secretary/Counselor – Department of East Asian Affairs

2014 – 2018      Minister Counselor – Royal Thai Embassy in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines

2018 – 2020     Department Secretary/Minister Counselor – Office of Secretariat Department, Department of East Asian Affairs

December 2020- July 2023   
                           Director – Information and Communication Technology Centre, Office of the Permanent Secretary

17 July 2023 – present   
                           Consul General – Royal Thai Consulate General, New York

 

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