Asian Institute of Technology AIT Charter Proposed List of Invitations for Amendments on the AIT Charter I. Current Members of the Board A. Government Austria H.E. Mr. Arno Riedel Bangladesh Incoming Ambassador of Bangladesh Cambodia H.E. Mr. Ung Sean Canada H.E. Mr. David Sproule China Mr. Liu Baoli European Commission H.E. Dr. Friedrick Hamburger Finland H.E. Mr. Lars Backström France H.E. Mr. Laurent Bili Ambassador of Austria to Thailand (Chargé d’Affaires) Ambassador of Cambodia to Thailand Ambassador of Canada to Thailand Deputy Director-General, Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, Ministry of Education, China Head of Delegation, European Commission Ambassador of Finland to Thailand Ambassador of France to Thailand to Thailand India H.E. Miss Vijaya Latha Reddy Indonesia H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Yusuf Ambassador of India to Thailand Ambassador of Indonesia to Thailand Japan H.E. Mr. Hideaki Kobayashi Republic of Korea H.E. Mr. Han Tae-kyu Laos H.E. Mr. Ouan Phommachak Ambassador of Japan to Thailand Ambassador of the Republic of Korea toThailand Ambassador of Lao People’s Democratic Republic to Thailand Nepal Incoming Ambassador of Nepal (Chargé d’Affaires) The Netherlands H.E. Mr. Pieter Marres Ambassador of the Netherlands to Thailand Norway H.E. Mrs. Merete Fjeld Brattested Ambassador of Norway to Thailand Pakistan H.E. Lt. Gen. (Retd) Khateer Hasan Khan Ambassador of Pakistan to Thailand Philippines H.E. Mr. Antonio Rodriguez Ambassador of Philippines to Thailand Sri Lanka H.E. Professor J.B. Disanayaka, Ambassador Designate of Sri Lanka to Thailand Sweden H.E. Mr. Lennart Linnér Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand Thailand Secretary-General Higher Education Commission of Thailand Vietnam H.E. Mr. Nguyen Duy Hung Ambassador of Vietnam 1 B. International Organizations Asian Development Bank Mr. Jean-Pierre Verbiest UNESCO Professor Hubert Gijzen C. Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank Director of UNESCO in Jakarta Partners Professor Yongyuth Yuthavong Dr. Tongchat Hongladaromp Professor Surapon Nitikraipot General Dr. Boonsrang Niumpradit Mr. Deepak Seth Khunying Jada Wattanasiritham Minister of Science and Technology, Thailand President of the University Council, King Mongkut’s University of Technology (Thonburi) Rector, Thammasat University President, AIT Alumni Association Chairman, House of Pearl Fashion Ltd., India Director and Executive Director, Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd. 2 Asian Institute of Technology AIT Charter Proposed List of Invitations for Adoption on the AIT Charter I. Current Members of the Board A. Government Austria H.E. Mr. Arno Riedel Bangladesh Incoming Ambassador of Bangladesh Cambodia H.E. Mr. Ung Sean Canada H.E. Mr. David Sproule China Mr. Liu Baoli European Commission H.E. Dr. Friedrick Hamburger Finland H.E. Mr. Lars Backström France H.E. Mr. Laurent Bili Ambassador of Austria to Thailand (Chargé d’Affaires) Ambassador of Cambodia to Thailand Ambassador of Canada to Thailand Deputy Director-General, Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, Ministry of Education, China Head of Delegation, European Commission Ambassador of Finland to Thailand Ambassador of France to Thailand to Thailand India H.E. Miss Vijaya Latha Reddy Indonesia H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Yusuf Ambassador of India to Thailand Ambassador of Indonesia to Thailand Japan H.E. Mr. Hideaki Kobayashi Republic of Korea H.E. Mr. Han Tae-kyu Laos H.E. Mr. Ouan Phommachak Ambassador of Japan to Thailand Ambassador of the Republic of Korea toThailand Ambassador of Lao People’s Democratic Republic to Thailand Nepal Incoming Ambassador of Nepal (Chargé d’Affaires) The Netherlands H.E. Mr. Pieter Marres Ambassador of the Netherlands to Thailand Norway H.E. Mrs. Merete Fjeld Brattested Ambassador of Norway to Thailand Pakistan H.E. Lt. Gen. (Retd) Khateer Hasan Khan Ambassador of Pakistan to Thailand Philippines H.E. Mr. Antonio Rodriguez Ambassador of Philippines to Thailand Sri Lanka H.E. Professor J.B. Disanayaka, Ambassador Designate of Sri Lanka to Thailand Sweden H.E. Mr. Lennart Linnér Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand Thailand Secretary-General Higher Education Commission of Thailand Vietnam H.E. Mr. Nguyen Duy Hung Ambassador of Vietnam 3 B. International Organizations Asian Development Bank Mr. Jean-Pierre Verbiest UNESCO Professor Hubert Gijzen C. Director of UNESCO in Jakarta Partners Professor Yongyuth Yuthavong Dr. Tongchat Hongladaromp Professor Surapon Nitikraipot General Dr. Boonsrang Niumpradit Mr. Deepak Seth Khunying Jada Wattanasiritham II. Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank Minister of Science and Technology, Thailand President of the University Council, King Mongkut’s University of Technology (Thonburi) Rector, Thammasat University President, AIT Alumni Association Chairman, House of Pearl Fashion Ltd., India Director and Executive Director, Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd. Former Members Australia Belgium Denmark Germany Great Britain Italy Malaysia New Zealand Switzerland United States of America III. All Other Asian Countries Afghanistan Azerbaijan Bhutan Brunei Darussalam Iran Israel Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Russia Singapore Tajikistan Turkmenistan Turkestan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan 4 IV. Some New European Countries Hungary Ireland Poland Romania Spain Turkey V. African Countries Egypt Ethiopia Nigeria South Africa VI. Other Countries Argentina VII. International entities World Bank SAARC ASEAN Revised 31 October 2007 5