Background
Piromya, Kasit was born on December 15, 1944 in Bangkok. Son of Somphob and Junjua Piromya.
Piromya, Kasit was born on December 15, 1944 in Bangkok. Son of Somphob and Junjua Piromya.
Attended, Bangkok Christian College. Attended, St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling, India. Attended, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.
Bachelor of Science in International Affairs, Georgetown University, Washington, 1968. Diploma in international relations, Institute Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands, 1972. Master of Science in Social Science, Institute Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands, 1972.
Graduate, National Defense College Thailand, 1990.
Third secretary, department international organizations Ministry Foreign Affairs, Thailand, 1968, third secretary news analysis division, 1969, third secretary Southeast Asia Treaty Organization division, 1972, third, second secretary Thai embassy and Thai mission to the European Community Brussels, 1975—1979, second. secretary international affairs division, 1979, first secretary office of director general, 1979, director commerce and industry division, 1981, director economic information division, 1983, director policy planning division, 1984, deputy director general, department economic affairs, ambassador attached to the minister, European affairs, 1988, director general, department international organizations, 1988, Thai ambassador to the Soviet Union and Mongolia Moscow, 1991, Thai ambassador to the Russian Federation and Mongolia, 1992—1993, Thai ambassador to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Jakarta, 1994—1996, Thai ambassador to Germany Bonn/Berlin, 1997—2001, ambassador attached to the ministry foreign affairs seconded to office of prime minister Thailand, 2001, advisor to the deputy prime minister and minister commerce Thailand, Thai ambassador to Japan Tokyo, 2001, Thai ambassador to the United States Washington, 2004—2005. Committee advisor Senate, Thailand, 2006. Minister foreign affairs Government of Thailand, since 2008.
Member Democratic Party, Thailand, since 2006, advisor to the leader, 2006—2008, shadow deputy prime minister, 2008, chairman committee on the promotion of democracy within the party.
Married Chintana Wajanabukka Piromya. Children: Ohm, Prae.