| H.E. MR. SURIN PITSUWAN |
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| BORN: | 28 October 1949 Nakorn Sri Thammarat | |
| AGE: | 50 | |
| MARITAL STATUS: | Married to Alisa | |
| EDUCATION: | Claremont Men's College, Claremont, California, B.A. (Cum Laude), 1972 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, M.A., 1974 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ph.D, 1982 | |
| CAREER: | 1975-86 | Lecturer, Faculty of Political Science,Thammasat University. |
| 1980-84 | Correspondent and Analyst, ASEAN Forecast. | |
| 1980-84 | Columnist, Nation Review | |
| 1982-83 | Advisor, United Nations Funds for Population Activities (UNFPA),Bangkok | |
| Dec 83- 1984 | Legislative Assistant to Congresswoman Geraldine A Ferraro, US Congress, Washington. | |
| 1983-86 | Advisor to the Minister of Education (Democrat Party) | |
| 1984 | Columnist, Matichon | |
| Apr- Sep 1984 | Foreign Policy staff member, The Senate Republican Conference, US Senate, Washington | |
| 1984-92 | Columnist, Bangkok Post | |
| Jul 86- 1984 | Member of Parliament, Democrat Party, Nakorn Sri Thammarat | |
| Aug 86- 1988 | Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee | |
| 1986-88 | Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| Aug 86 | Member, House Foreign Affairs, Committee, to date House of Representatives | |
| 1986 | Member of the Haj Promotion Committee to date Ministry of Education | |
| 1988-90 | Assistant Secretary to Minister of Interior (Democrat Party) | |
| 1988-91 | Spokesman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs | |
| 1990 | Deputy Director, Office of the Secretary-General, Democrat Party Headquarters | |
| Aug 91 | Marketing Consultant, Caltex (Thailand) Co.,Ltd Director, Asia Link (Thailand) Ltd | |
| Sep 92- Jul 95 | Deputy Foreign Minister | |
| Nov 97- Feb 01 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |