Thailand

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 1 January 1949

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

King of Thailand: His Majesty King BHUMIBOL Adulyadej
Prime Minister: H.E. Mr Abhisit VEJJAJIVA

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Viraphand Vacharathit
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to France, Permanent Delegate (9/2/2009)

Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Thailand to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO Bureau M3.10 1, rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.31.23
Fax: 01.45.68.31.24
E-mail: dl.thailande@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairman: Mr Jurin Laksanawisit
Vice-Chairperson: Mrs Charuaypon Torranin
Secretary-General: Mrs Sivika Mekthavatchaikul
Deputy Secretary-General: Ms Churairat Sangboonnum

Thailand National Commission for UNESCO
Bureau of International Cooperation Office of the Permanent Secretary for Education Ministry of Education Ratchadamnoen - Nok Avenue 10300 BANGKOK THAILAND
Telephone: (66-2) 628 56 46-9
Fax: (66.2) 281 09 53; (66.2) 281 37 77
E-mail: thainatcom@yahoo.co.th;
Web site: http://www.bic.moe.go.th

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	Mom Luang Pin Malakul	1952-1956	32-45
Member	Mr Kaw Swasdi Panich	1980-1985	111-122
Member	Mr Adul Wichiencharoen	1989-1993	133-142
Representative		1995-1999	148-157
Representative		2005-2009	172 - 181

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Intergovernmental Council of the "Management of Social Transformations" Programme
  Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication
  Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)


• Legal Committee
  Member elected by the General Conference at its 35th session


• Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme
  Vice-President : Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn

Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Committee on World Heritage
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member

UNESCO institutes and centres


• Council of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Celebration of anniversaries

Seven hundredth anniversary of the city of Chiang Mai in Thailand (12 April 1996).

Fiftieth anniversary of the accession to the throne of His Majesty the King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej (9 June 1996).

Hundredth anniversary of the birth of Somdet Phra Srinagarindra (2000)

Hundredth anniversary of the birth of Pridi Banomyong (2000)

150th anniversary of the birth of King Chulalongkorn, Rama V (2003)

100th anniversary of the birth of Mom Luang Pin Malakul (2003)

200th anniversary of the birth of King Mongkut, Rama IV (2004)Web site

100th anniversary of the birth of Kulap Saipradit (2005)

100th anniversary of the birth of the Venerable Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906-1993) (2006)

200th anniversary of His Royal Highness Krom Luang Wongsa Dhiraj Snid, scholar and poet (1808-1871) (2008)