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buddhist bangkok , thailand 150px professor , diplomat , politician thai rak thai minister member of parliament of foreign affairs of thailand thailand trade representative april 3 , 1952 april 2005 march 2001 2001 dr.kantathi suphamongkhon - thailand.jpg kantathi suphamongkhon
 september 19 , 2006 march 2005 2005 kantathi suphamongkhon u. ma u. of california los angeles -lrb- ucla -rrb- , of ba dept. of defense h.s. , weisbaden , germany southern california , phd american university ,
kantathi suphamongkhon

kantathi suphamongkhon -lrb- thai กันตธีร์ ศุภมงคล , born april 3 , 1952 -rrb- is a thai diplomat , politician and university professor .
he served as foreign minister during the administration of prime minister thaksin shinawatra from 11 march 2005 until the military coup d'état on 19 september 2006 .
suphamongkhon is now the university of california regents ' professor at the university of california , los angeles -lrb- ucla -rrb- as well as senior fellow at the burkle center for international relations at ucla .
he teaches diplomacy and international relations .
