• Date: October 12th, Thursday, 2023, 14:00 – 15:30 [in English]
• Location: Room 210 (Youngone Hall), SNUAC (Bldg. 101)

Speaker: H.E. Mr. Witchu Vejjajiva (Ambassador of Thailand to the Republic of Korea)

The intimate and dynamic relationship between Thailand and Korea that was formed with shared sacrifice and courage during the Korean War has continuously grown more robust and developed into a diverse strategic partnership that guarantees mutual benefit. As the year 2023 has arrived, which is the 65th year of Thai-Korea relations and the year that the human exchange was reborn between the two countries after being halted due to COVID-19, H.E. Mr. Witchu Vejjajiva will discuss the two countries’ relations and future tasks with this lecture. This lecture will begin by explaining how Thailand and Korea started to be connected and could be re-connected even after the rupture of COVID-19, and emphasize how the two countries’ solidarity can be even stronger with future cultural activities and mutual gratitude as the driving force in the current state of active human exchanges.

1997 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
1999 Second Secretary, Department of East Asian Affairs
2001 Second Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy, Phnom Penh
2003 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations and other international organizations, Geneva
2006 First Secretary, Department of ASEAN Affairs
2007 Counselor, International Security Unit, Office of Policy and Planning
2009 Counselor, Department of East Asian Affairs
2011 Minister Counselor, Royal Thai Embassy, Manama
2014 Director, North America Division, Department of American and South Pacific Affairs
2016 Deputy Director-General, Department of American and South Pacific Affairs
2019 Director-General, Department of American and South Pacific Affairs
2022 Ambassador of Thailand to the Republic of Korea