Speakers

Family

Born in 1959 and is married to Dr. Tanongsak Sahussarungsi.

She has one daughter and one son.

Education

- Diploma, Northwood High School, Maryland, USA.
- B.A. (International Relations) (Second Class Honours), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Master of International Studies, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, USA (Fulbright Scholarship)

Career

1981 - Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Attaché,
1984 - Received Fulbright Scholarship to pursue Master Degree at the Claremont Graduate University, California, USA.
1986 – 1991 - Attaché and Third Secretary, Broadcasting Division, Department of Information, Thailand then was assigned to the Royal Thai Embassy, Ottawa Canada as Third Secretary and Second Secretary
1991 - Second Secretary, Policy and Planning Division,
Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand 1993 - 1994 - First Secretary, The office of the Secretariat to the Prime Minister of
Thailand (Seconded to PM’s office), The Government House
1994 - First Secretary, Division of Economic Information, Department of Economic Affairs
1995 - First Secretary, Division of Economic Relations and Cooperation, Department of Economic Affairs
1999 - Counsellor, Division of International Economic Affairs, Department of Economic Affairs
2000 - Counsellor (US desk), North America Division, Department of the American and South Pacific Affairs
2004 - Director, Division of Economic Relations and Cooperation, Department of International Economic Affairs
2005 - Director, Division of Economic Information, Department of International Economic Affairs
2006 - Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations, New York, USA.
2011 - Director, Broadcasting Division, Department of Information, Thailand 2012 - Director, Division of International Economic Policy,
Department of International Economic Affairs November 2012 - Deputy Director-General, Department of International to May 2017 Economic Affairs
May 2017 - Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Republic of Poland

Training

1986 - United Nations Graduate Internship Program, the United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA.
2001 - Executive Course (Class of EC 01-1)
The Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS),
Under the United States Department of Defense in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Thai Executive Course

2009 - The Executive Course for the Diplomats (นบท.1)
Devawongse Varopakarn Institute of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, Thailand
2010 - The Civil Service Executive Development Program (สนบส.2)
Civil Service Executive College, Office of the Civil Service Commission Bangkok, Thailand

Awards

1984 - Fulbright Open Competition Scholarship Award for Graduate Studies, USA.
2003 - Received Distinguished Award and Recognition of the Government Officials of the Year from the Royal Thai Government
(while serving as Counsellor (US desk) in the North American Division) Department of the American and South Pacific Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Bangkok