Normaly very good informend Insider from Asia told that after the European and Arabien Secretary General of UNWTO now should be an Asian to guide the Global UNWTO. Also they give us the name of the candidate: Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat from Thailand.He is a former Minister of Tourism and Sports and now he is leading two Organisations as Chairmann. One is TCEB and the second one is a social Organisation. He is also a speaker at the coming World Tourism Day on monday in Bangkok. The reason for an Asian Candidate is the huge number of Tourists in Asia, his great network and he is also expert in the MICE Tourism- which must get a larger awarness inside the UNWTO
In the following we would like to present Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat to the people which do not know him so much:
Weerasak Kowsurat
His Excellency Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat, Former Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand
Former Chairman of the Board of Sports Authority of Thailand and also Chairman of the Board of Tourism Authority of Thailand. His political experience includes Deputy Leader of the Chartthai Political Party, Vice Minister for Culture and Vice Minister for Social Development and Human Security.
Weerasak Kowsurat is very closely speaking with intenational MICE-Journalists
He once served as Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister in International Affairs. Twice elected Member of the Thai Parliament, he was recorded as the youngest Secretary to the President of the Thai National Assembly and ex-officio Speaker of the Senate and Chairman of the Constitution Tribunal at the age of 24.
Received an honour when he finished his Law degree (LL.B.) from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Weerasak later graduated with a master’s degree of law (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School in the US. Voted Man of the Year in 2004 by the Gender Equality Promotion Association and received
an Executive Award from UNIFEM for promoting the campaign to stop violence against Women & Children In the same year, Weerasak was also announced Child Rights Protection Goodwill Ambassador by the Thai NGOs on Children Protection Network.
Always promoting Thailand Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat
Weerasak had also been Executive Director of the International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD), a public organisation jointly established by UNCTAD in Geneva and the Royal Thai Government.
At present, Weerasak is the Secretary-General for the Federation of Thai Film, Motion Pictures and Contents Association. He also serves as Chairman, Board Member and Advisor to Boards of Directors of many corporations such as the International Law Office Finance and Securities Company, automobile makers, oil and gas flow technology service providers, etc.He is also Chaiman of TCEB, the Thailand Convention Bureau
Weerasak Kowsurat with national and international experience
