swap_horiz Surin Pitsuwan Alternatives

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Gareth Evans

Gareth Evans was a prominent Australian diplomat specializing in Asia Pacific affairs. He notably led Australia’s involv...

Asia Pacific Historical Multilateral Landmines

9.2 Excellent

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George Yeo

Singaporean politician George Yeo served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2011, playing a significant role i...

Asia Pacific Historical Asean Multilateral

8.8 Great

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Julie Bishop

Australian Liberal politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018, the first woman to hold that...

Asia Pacific Historical Multilateral Australian Foreign Minister

7.8 Good

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Thongloun Sisoulith

Thongloun Sisoulith is a Laotian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2016 before becoming...

Asia Pacific Historical Asean Multilateral

7.7 Good

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Ong Keng Yong

Singaporean diplomat Ong Keng Yong served as Secretary-General of ASEAN from 2003 to 2007, having previously served as P...

Asia Pacific Singapore Historical Multilateral

7.6 Good

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Alexander Downer

Australian Liberal politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 2007, making him Australia's longe...

Asia Pacific Historical Multilateral Australian Foreign Minister

7.5 Good

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Don McKinnon

New Zealand National Party politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1999 and then as Commonweal...

Asia Pacific Historical Multilateral New Zealand Foreign Minister

7.5 Good

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Phil Goff

New Zealand Labour politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2002, later led the Labour Party, a...

Asia Pacific Historical Labor Multilateral

7.1 Good

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Hor Namhong

Hor Namhong is a Cambodian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 2016 and held the title...

Asia Pacific Historical Asean Multilateral

7.1 Good

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Bob Carr

Australian Labor politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2013, having previously served as Pr...

Asia Pacific Historical Labor Multilateral

6.6 Fair

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Lim Jock Hoi

Bruneian diplomat Lim Jock Hoi served as Secretary-General of ASEAN from 2018 to 2022, previously holding the post of Pe...

Asia Pacific Historical Brunei Multilateral

6.6 Fair

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Don Pramudwinai

Thai diplomat Don Pramudwinai served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2023 under the military-backed governme...

Asia Pacific Historical Asean Multilateral

6.6 Fair

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Saleumxay Kommasith

Saleumxay Kommasith is a Laotian politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos since 2016 and lat...

Asia Pacific Historical Asean Multilateral

6.6 Fair

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Tang Jiaxuan

Chinese diplomat who served as Foreign Minister from 1998 to 2003, later overseeing foreign affairs as State Councilor u...

Asia Pacific Historical Multilateral Us China

6.5 Fair

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Murray McCully

New Zealand National Party politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2017, during which New Zeal...

Asia Pacific Historical Pacific Multilateral

6.5 Fair

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Le Luong Minh

Vietnamese diplomat Le Luong Minh served as Secretary-General of ASEAN from 2013 to 2017, previously serving as Vietnam'...

Asia Pacific Historical Vietnam Multilateral

6.5 Fair

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Prak Sokhonn

Prak Sokhonn is a Cambodian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Inter...

Asia Pacific Historical Multilateral Cambodian Foreign Minister

6.5 Fair

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Kao Kim Hourn

Cambodian diplomat and academic Kao Kim Hourn became Secretary-General of ASEAN in 2023, previously serving in senior ro...

Asia Pacific Cambodia Current Multilateral

6.1 Fair

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Wunna Maung Lwin

Wunna Maung Lwin is a Myanmar diplomat who served as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2016 under P...

Asia Pacific Historical Asean Multilateral

5.5 Mediocre

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Hisham bin Ibrahim

Hisham bin Ibrahim is a diplomatic figure, potentially a name variation or misspelling of Malaysian politician Hishammud...

Asia Pacific Historical Asean Multilateral

4.4 Poor