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Mr. Sakchai Preechajarn

Mr. Sakchai Preechajarn

Bangkok,10

Phone and E-mail Address

Phone: (6685) 918-6620

E-mail: preechaj_05@yahoo.com

Summary

  • Consultant
  • Personal investor

Overview

44
44
years of post-secondary education
37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Agricultural Specialist

USDA/FAS/Bangkok
Bangkok
01.1989 - 07.2020
  • Mainly responsible for reporting trade policy development by the Thai government which may affect the U.S. exports to Thailand and other scheduled and voluntary commodity reports
  • Recommending actions designed to support and enhance U.S. agricultural objectives in Thailand
  • Developing procedures for providing U.S. official, exporters, and local importers with prompt service for obtaining the latest and most complete information on agricultural development in Thailand.
  • Covered commodities under his reporting include oilseeds, poultry, livestock, biotechnology, biofuels, climate change, food security, and etc.

Economist

Bank of Thailand
Bangkok
06.1983 - 01.1989
  • Gather agricultural economic data as a part of Thailand's GDP forecast.
  • Develop industry update reports on oilseeds, grains, and livestock.
  • Conduct agricultural surveys.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Economics

Kasetsart University
Bangkok
05.1977 - 05.2021

Master of Arts - Economics

Thammasart University
Bangkok

Skills

Public speaking

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Experience and Training

  • Training with USDA/FAS's Orientation Program (USA. 1994)
  • Lead Thai delegates to participate in FAS's Cochran Fellowship Program in the U.S.in areas of dairy management (1996), feed ingredients (1998 and 2001), agricultural trade policy and negotiations (2002, 2003, 2006, 2016), DDGS (2012), agricultural biotechnology (2015), and ad climatic resilience (2017).
  • Accompany Thai government delegates to conduct a beef audit (2013) and a beef offal audit (2018) in the U.S.
  • Participate in High Level Dialogue on Agricultural Biotechnology (HLDAB) funded by USDA/FAS in Malaysia, Vietnam, and the U.S.
  • Participate in USSEC's Regional Cooperators Conference in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia, and Malaysia.

Accomplishment

  • Successfully convinced the Thai government's Customs Department to revoke its plan to adopt reclassification of imported wheat that saved US$ 240 million market for U.S. wheat in Thailand
  • Facilitate a reopen for U.S. boneless beef market in 2006 which was totally banned in 2005
  • Work with the Thai government's Department of Livestock Development to revise its minimum protein content to a level that the U.S. industry can meet the requirement in 2012
  • Facilitate an audit of U.S. production facilities which led to a reopen for U.S. bone-in beef in 2014

Accomplishments

  • A Winner for USDA/FAS's Annual Worth Award for Trade Policy (2019)
  • A runner-up for USDA's Annual Worth Award (2013)
  • USDA/FAS Honorary Award for Excellent in Reporting (2009)
  • United Stats Department of State's Award in recognition of sustained high level performance of official duties (2004)

Timeline

Senior Agricultural Specialist

USDA/FAS/Bangkok
01.1989 - 07.2020

Economist

Bank of Thailand
06.1983 - 01.1989

Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Economics

Kasetsart University
05.1977 - 05.2021

Master of Arts - Economics

Thammasart University

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