Curriculum Vitae
Ms. Areewan HAORANGSI
Title
Secretary General, Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (since 9 February
2015)
Date of Birth
9 August 1959
Place of Birth
Samut Prakan, Thailand
Education
March 1981
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (International Relations),
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
April 1994
Master of Business Administration (Management of Technology),
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Professional Career
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT)
Oct 2014
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Dec 2012
Principal Adviser for Foreign Affairs
Jan 2011
Executive Director, Policy and Strategy Bureau and Acting
Principal Adviser for Communications
Jan 2004
Executive Director, International Affairs Bureau, Office of the
Permanent Secretary
Jul 2003
Senior Foreign Relations Official, International Affairs Bureau,
Office of the Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC)
2002
Director of International Transport Group, Land Transport System
Management Bureau, Department of Land Transport
1996 – 1997
Acting Head of Technical and Plan Group
Jun 1991-2002
Head of Foreign Affairs Group, Land Transport System
Management Bureau, Department of Land Transport
Dec 1981
Transport Technical Officer, Department of Land Transport
2
Major International Activities
 Vice Chairperson of the Management Committee of the Asia Pacific
Telecommunity (2011 - 2012 and 2013-2014)
 Chairperson of the APT Policy and Regulatory Forum (PRF) (2014-2015)
 Head of Delegation of Thailand to the 11th Session of the General Assembly (GA11) of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2008
 Deputy Head of Delegation of Thailand to the 12th Session of the General
Assembly (GA-12) of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity in Jeju, Republic of Korea,
2011
 Head of Delegation of Thailand to the 34th - 37th Sessions of the Management
Committee of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
 Deputy Head of Thai Delegation to the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2010 (PP10) in Guadalajara, Mexico
 Head of Thai Delegation to the Fifth World Telecommunication Development
Conference 2010 (WTDC-2010) in Hyderabad, India
 Chairperson of ASEAN Telecommunication and IT Services Sectoral Working
Group under the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Services (since 2007 present)
 Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic Transformation, People
Empowerment & Engagement, Innovation and Human Capital Development under
the ASEAN Telecommunication and IT Senior Officials’ Meeting (2010- 2012)
 Head of Thai Delegation to the APEC Telecommunications and Information
Working Group
 Head of Negotiating Group on Telecommunication Services (and E-Commerce) of
Thai Delegation for various bilateral meetings between Thailand and other
countries
 Member of Thai Delegation to the ITU Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings