Hon. Kiat Sittheeamorn, received B.S. in Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, graduated in Business Management from Harvard Business School and M.A. in International Affairs from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.
Before being CALD Secretary General, Hon. Kiat served as the President of Thailand Trade Representative (TTR), acting as the special envoy of the Prime Minister on international trade and investment for Thailand. TTR is also responsible for developing strategies, negotiations and implementation of international agreements as well as an Advisor to the House and Senate Committees in the areas of foreign affairs, trade, investment and other economic issues.
Prior to his political career, he served as the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) of Thailand National Committee, a Director of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Deputy Secretary-General of the Board of Trade of Thailand. He played a crucial role in proposing policies and strategies to various governmental organizations related to trade and investment. He was also appointed as Thailand’s representative in the East Asia Vision Group to map out new architecture between ASEAN and China, Japan and Republic of Korea. In addition, he has had extensive work experiences in many countries in Asia, Europe and Middle East.
He has written many articles on trade and investment strategies and published the books entitled “As FTA Catches You” and “Government Budget Reform”. He has been a guest lecturer at several leading academic institutions and business fora.
Currently, he is a party-list candidate for the House of Representative under the Democrat Party of Thailand, and a Vice President of the Liberal International.
Hon. Kiat Sittheeamorn served as CALD Secretary General from 2016-2018.
