Phan Wannamethee

Phan Wannamethee
แผน วรรณเมธี
6th Secretary General of ASEAN
In office 16 July 1984 – 15 July 1986
Preceded by	Chan Kai Yau
Succeeded by	Roderick Yong
Personal details
Born	(1923-01-30) 30 January 1923 (age 101) Bangkok, Thailand
Spouse	Hiranyika Ladawan
Alma mater	Oberlin College University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Diplomat

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.^[1]

Thai Red Cross Society

Phan was former Secretary-General of the Thai Red Cross Society until resigning from the position in 2021.^[2]

Royal decorations

• Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn^[3]

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.

Political offices
Preceded by Chan Kai Yau	Secretary–General of ASEAN 1984–1986	Succeeded by Roderick Yong