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Don Pramudwinai 
Don Pramudwinai 

Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand

Don Pramudwinai 
- 1974: joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- 1992: was appointed director-general of the Department of East Asian Affairs
- 1994 to 1998: was posted as Thailand's ambassador to Switzerland, Vatican City, and Liechtenstein
- 1999 to 2000: was the Foreign Ministry spokesperson
- 2000 to 2004: served as ambassador to China, North Korea, and Mongolia
- 2004 to 2007: served as ambassador to the European Union
- 2007 to 2009: served as permanent representative to the United Nations in New York
- 2009 to 2010: served as ambassador to the United States
- 2014: was appointed deputy foreign minister to Foreign Minister Thanasak Patimaprakorn
- 2015: was elevated to minister of foreign affairs
- 2020: was also appointed as deputy prime minister in addition to his position as minister of foreign affairs
- 2022: he has been instrumental in pushing for the restoration of Thai-Saudi relations, this marks the first high-level visit in three decades between the two countries