Ampon Kittiampon PhD ’88
Winter 2006
Applied economics graduate Ampon Kittiampon of Bangkok,
Thailand, has served more than two decades as a distinguished civil
servant for the Thailand government. He’s currently Secretary
General of the National Economic and Social Development Board and a
member of the Board of the Bank of Thailand and also the chief economist
adviser in the cabinet.
He’s held a vital role in international agricultural trade talks
under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and in the handling
of such crises as the 2004 tsunami and bird flu.
Kittiampon continues to represent Thailand in international negotiations
as the head of the Thai delegation in agriculture and forestry concerns.
He remains connected to Clemson through his former adviser Edwin Faris,
professor emeritus of agricultural economics and rural sociology, and
his wife, Zorita, and his former teacher Myles Wallace, professor emeritus
of economics, and his wife, Susan, retired agronomy professor.