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Phan Wannamethee (born 30 January 1923) is a Thai diplomat who served as the sixth secretary-general of ASEAN between 1984 and 1986.

Education

Phan Wannamethee graduated from Oberlin College with a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in international relations from the University of California, Berkeley.

Secretary-General of ASEAN

As Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), he played an important role and is behind the draft of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.

Thai Red Cross Society

Phan was former Secretary-General of the Thai Red Cross Society until resigning from the position in 2021.

Royal decorations

• Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn

References

1. "บทสัมภาษณ์ ดร.แผน วรรณเมธี ว่าด้วยเรื่อง สนธิสัญญา Treaty of Amity (TAC)". ศูนย์ข้อมูลข่าวสารอาเซียน.
2. โปรดเกล้าฯแต่งตั้ง 'เตช บุนนาค' เป็นเลขาฯสภากาชาดไทย มีผล 1 พ.ค.64
3. "เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่สรรเสริญยิ่งดิเรกคุณาภรณ์" [Subject: Awarding of the most highly praised royal decorations] (PDF) (in Thai). The Office of the Prime Minister of Thailand.

• 1923 births
• Living people
• Thai diplomats
• Secretaries-general of ASEAN
• Thai expatriates in the United States
• Oberlin College alumni
• University of California, Berkeley alumni