Portrait of Birabhongse Kasemsri, New Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations

The portrait of Ambassador Birabhongse Kasemsri, the new Permanent Represeatative of Thailand to the United Nations. He presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim at UN Headquarters on 18 July. From 1975 to 1980, Mr. Kasemari served as Director General of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Thailand. Prior to that, he served in Thailand's Permanent Mission to the UN as First Secretary and Charge d'Affaires ""ad interim"" from 1972 to 1974, as Counsellor in 1974, and as Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative, 1974-75. He began his diplomatic career in 1964. He received M.A., M.A.L.D. and Ph.D degrees in international relations at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, United States. He was also awarded B.A. Honours and M.A. in Jurisprudence at Christ Church College, Oxford University, United Kingdom. Mr. Kasemsri was born in Bangkok on 24 September 1935. He is married and has three children.