BANGKOK, March 16 (TNA) – Thailand’s Ambassador to the U.S.,Virachai Plasai died of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) at the age of 58 on Saturday in Washington.
MDS is a type of cancer, in which the bone marrow does not produce healthy cells.
Mr. Plasai assumed his current position as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the United States in June 2018.
Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Plasai was the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations since March 2015.
Among a number of notable achievements while serving at the United Nations, he successfully led the Group of 77, the largest grouping of countries at the United Nations, as Chair of the Group of 77 for the year 2016.
From 2009-2015, Mr. Plasai was Ambassador of Thailand to the Netherlands, after serving his country in a variety of international economic, legal and diplomatic capacities.
Among Mr. Plasai’s experiences in international litigation for Thailand, he served as the country’s Agent in the International Court of Justice for the case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia vs. Thailand, Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 1962) for which a judgement was rendered in 2013. (TNA)
