Saroj Thanasunti ( th, สาโรจน์ ธนสันติ) is a Thai diplomat. He has served in various diplomatic roles, and has been Ambassador of Thailand to Chile, to El Salvador, and to Costa Rica since 2016.

Career

Saroj studied economics, Finance and Banking at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, and has a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in Management and Human Relations from

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. During his diplomatic career Saroj served in the Thai embassies in

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and Washington, D.C., and in the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He worked in the ministry's Latin America Division, and in the American and South Pacific Affairs, European Affairs, and Protocol Departments, becoming assistant general director of the Protocol Department in 2011. Saroj was appointed Ambassador of Thailand to Chile, and presented his

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President of Chile The president of Chile ( es, Presidente de Chile), officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile ( es, Presidente de la República de Chile), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is re ...

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at La Moneda Palace on 3 March 2016, in the presence of

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. In this post he was also dually accredited as the

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to El Salvador, and to Costa Rica. He presented his letter of credence to

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Luis Guillermo Solís on 7 September 2016, and to

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on 23 August 2017. As of May 2020 he is currently also Minister Counsellor at the Thai embassy in Mexico, dually accredited to Belize. He is married to Ganista Thanasunti.

References

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