The Washington Diplomat

Appointments - September 2009

The Bahamas
Chet D. Neymour departed the post of counselor (economic and commerce) in June.

Thailand
Don Pramudwinai became ambassador of Thailand to the United States on July 17. Ambassador Don comes to the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington after serving as Thailand’s permanent representative to the United Nations in New York since 2007. In addition, he has served as ambassador to Belgium Luxembourg and the European Union (2004-07) as well as ambassador to China (2000-04) and to Switzerland (1994-99). At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Bangkok, he held the posts of first-ever director-general for East Asian affairs (1992-94), and director-general for information and ministry spokesman (1999-2000), director of the Southeast Asia Division in the Department of Political Affairs (1985-88), among other postings. He has also served as a minister at the Royal Thai Embassy in London and counselor and first secretary at the Thai Embassy in Bonn, Germany. Ambassador Don received a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in international relations from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He also earned a master’s degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He is married to Narirat Pramudwinai.

Togo
Limbiye Edawe Kadangha Bariki became ambassador of Togo to the United States on July 14, having previously served as a member of the governmental delegation to the Foundations of Social Dialogue in Togo since January 2006. Prior to that, Ambassador Bariki served as a technical counselor in charge of economic, commercial and cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (2004-06). In 2004, he was also a member of the Togolese National Negotiating Committee on Economic Partnership Agreements between West Africa and the European Union. In addition, he was chief of staff to the minister of foreign affairs and cooperation from 2000 to 2003, chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Togo in Gabon from 1998 to 2000, and chief of diplomatic affairs in the presidency of Togo from 1996 to 1997. Ambassador Bariki, who joined the Togolese Diplomatic Service in 1991, has also held positions in the Directorate of Economic and Technical Affairs and the Directorate of Political and Legal Affairs (1991-96). Ambassador Bariki is a graduate of the University of Benin in Togo and the National School of Administration in Lome, Togo. He is married with three children.