CPG is pleased to announce that H.E. Kasit Piromya, CPG Senior Research Fellow and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, has been appointed Special Advisor to Mayors for Peace.

A long-standing advocate for peace, democracy, and human rights in Southeast Asia and beyond, H.E. Kasit has remained deeply engaged in regional and international forums on peaceful conflict resolution and democratic governance following his distinguished diplomatic and political career. As a Board Member of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), he continues to work with regional leaders to promote peaceful solutions to conflicts, most notably in Myanmar.

Mayors for Peace is a Hiroshima-based international non-governmental organization established in 1982 to promote the abolition of nuclear weapons and foster lasting world peace. Today, it brings together more than 8,500 member cities and towns across over 160 countries and regions.