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(September
18, 2007/ Bangkok) The Democrat Party of Thailand and the
Regional Office for East and Southeast Asia of the Friedrich
Naumann Foundation (FNF) hosted last night a dinner reception in
honor of Mr. John Joseph S. Coronel, outgoing CALD Executive
Director at Paisano Restaurant in the Thai capital.
The event
was attended by senior DP officials, FNF officials and staff and
other guests.
Among those
is attendance were Prince Sukhumbhand Paribatra, former CALD
Chairman and Thai Deputy Foreign Minister; Hon. Alongkorn
Ponlaboot, DP Deputy Leader and Hon. Ong Art Klampaiboon, DP
Spokesperson who both served as CALD Secretaries General. DP
Deputy Spokesperson and former MP, Dr. Buranaj Smuthraks,
former Thai Ambassador to the United States and the United
Nations, H.E. Kasit Piromya; former parliamentarian Isra
Sunthornvut; Ms. Sirinun Senakant; and, Mr. Somphon Potisophon.
Also in
attendance were Mr. Hubertus von Welck, FNF Regional Director
for East and South East Asia Office; CALD Secretary General, Dr.
Nereus Acosta; Mr. Siegfried Herzog, Resident Representative of
the FNF Philippine Office. Dr. Busarin Dusadeeisariyawong, FNF
Malaysia Project Officer; Mr. Khim Sophanna, FNF Cambodia
Project Officer; Mr. Bjorn Wirembeck; and Ms. Krittiya
Sintupongphan, FNF Regional Program Assistant were also present.
Other guests
included Dr. Boonmark Sirinaovakul of Rangsit University, Dr.
Carina Chotirawe of Chulalongkorn University, CALD Program
Officer Carlo, Mr. Religioso accompanied by his wife; and
former CALD Program Officer and now IUCN Project Officer Brian
Gonzales.
From the
Bangkok-based National Council of the Union of Burma, Messrs.
Nyo Oh Myint and David Taw attended.
Please click
here for the text of the
testimonial given by Prince Sukhumbhand and the response of Mr.
Coronel. |
