BUREAU OF INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ORGANIZATIONS Ms.Supasinee Khamasundara Advisor on Foreign Affairs...

BUREAU OF INTER-PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU OF INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONS

BUREAU OF INTER-PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU OF INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONS

Ms.Supasinee KhamasundaraMs.Supasinee KhamasundaraAdvisor on Foreign AffairsAdvisor on Foreign Affairs

Acting Director of Acting Director of Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary

OrganizationsOrganizations

Ms.Supasinee KhamasundaraMs.Supasinee KhamasundaraAdvisor on Foreign AffairsAdvisor on Foreign Affairs

Acting Director of Acting Director of Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary

OrganizationsOrganizations

http://www.ipu.org/english/whatipu.htm

http://www.aipo.org/default.htm

http://www.asgp.info/

http://www.appf.org.pe/svcs0.htm

Organization Chart of the Secretariat of the House of RepresentativesOrganization Chart of the Secretariat of the House of Representatives President of the House of RepresentativesPresident of the House of Representatives

Secretary GeneralSecretary General

Deputy Secretary General

Deputy Secretary General Deputy Secretary

General

Deputy Secretary GeneralDeputy Secretary

General


General


General


General


General

Deputy Secretary General

-Office of the Secretary to the Parliamentary Officials Commission

- Bureau of General Affairs Administration

- Bureau of Human Resources Development

-Office of the Secretary to the Parliamentary Officials Commission

- Bureau of General Affairs Administration

- Bureau of Human Resources Development

-Bureau of Finance and Budget

- Bureau of Printing Services

- Bureau of Security

-Bureau of Finance and Budget

- Bureau of Printing Services

- Bureau of Security

-Bureau of Public Relations

- The National Assembly Radio and Television Broadcasting Station

-Bureau of Public Relations

- The National Assembly Radio and Television Broadcasting Station

-Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary Organizations

- Bureau of International Relations

- Bureau of Foreign Languages

-Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary Organizations

- Bureau of International Relations

- Bureau of Foreign Languages

-Bureau of Academic Services

- Bureau of Information Technology

-Bureau of Academic Services

- Bureau of Information Technology

-Bureau of Parliamentary Proceedings

- Bureau of Legal Affairs

- Bureau of Minutes and Stenography

-Bureau of Parliamentary Proceedings

- Bureau of Legal Affairs

- Bureau of Minutes and Stenography

-Bureau of Committee 1


- Bureau of Committee 3



- Bureau of Committee 3

Advisors Advisors

First Vice President of the House of Representatives

First Vice President of the House of Representatives

Second Vice President of the House of Representatives

Second Vice President of the House of Representatives

Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives

Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives

-Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives

- Division of the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives

- Division of Policy and Planning

- Division of Internal Audit

-Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives

- Division of the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives

- Division of Policy and Planning

- Division of Internal Audit

Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary OrganizationsBureau of Inter-Parliamentary Organizations

DirectorDirector

General Administration Division

General Administration Division

The Inter-Parliamentary Union Division (IPU)

The Inter-Parliamentary Union Division (IPU)

The Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union Division

The Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union Division

The Special Affairs Division

The Special Affairs Division

The Association of Parliaments and the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments Division

The Association of Parliaments and the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments Division

The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization Division

The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization Division

Training programs for the officersTraining programs for the officers

Language Skill Training

Training (Field Practicing– Geneva)

Officer of Bureau of IPOs

Etc.

The General Administration DivisionThe General Administration Division

Handling office supplies and equipment, finance, and the Handling office supplies and equipment, finance, and the budgets of the bureaubudgets of the bureau

Handling the bureau’s registration and personnel recordsHandling the bureau’s registration and personnel records Handling secretarial affairs and meetings of the bureauHandling secretarial affairs and meetings of the bureau Producing and disseminating documents and publicizing Producing and disseminating documents and publicizing

the work of the bureauthe work of the bureau Supporting and organizing international conferences Supporting and organizing international conferences

when the Thai Parliament is the hostwhen the Thai Parliament is the host

The Inter-Parliamentary Union DivisionThe Inter-Parliamentary Union Division

Performing work of the House of Representatives and the Performing work of the House of Representatives and the Thai IPU National GroupThai IPU National Group

Compiling data, studying, analyzing and monitoring political, Compiling data, studying, analyzing and monitoring political, economic and social situations for the consideration of IPU economic and social situations for the consideration of IPU meetingsmeetings

Serving as secretary to the delegation in their preparation for Serving as secretary to the delegation in their preparation for international conferencesinternational conferences

Following-up the execution of work according to the Following-up the execution of work according to the resolutions of the IPU meetings by coordinating with the resolutions of the IPU meetings by coordinating with the government sector and organizations, both local and government sector and organizations, both local and internationalinternational

Performing other assigned dutiesPerforming other assigned duties

The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization DivisionDivision

Performing the work of the House of Representatives and the Thai Performing the work of the House of Representatives and the Thai AIPO National GroupAIPO National Group

Compiling data, studying, analyzing and monitoring the political, Compiling data, studying, analyzing and monitoring the political, economic and social situation for the consideration of the AIPO economic and social situation for the consideration of the AIPO meetingsmeetings


Producing reports on trips and meetings, translating meeting Producing reports on trips and meetings, translating meeting documents and compiling meeting results for dissemination to the documents and compiling meeting results for dissemination to the public and related organizationspublic and related organizations

Following up the execution of work according to the resolutions of Following up the execution of work according to the resolutions of the AIPO meetings by coordinating with the government sector and the AIPO meetings by coordinating with the government sector and organizations, both local and internationalorganizations, both local and international


The Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union The Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union DivisionDivision

Performing the work of the House of Representatives and the Thai Performing the work of the House of Representatives and the Thai APPU National GroupAPPU National Group

Compiling data, studying, analyzing and monitoring the political, Compiling data, studying, analyzing and monitoring the political, economic and social situation for the consideration of the APPU economic and social situation for the consideration of the APPU meetingsmeetings


Producing reports on trips and the meetings, translating meetings Producing reports on trips and the meetings, translating meetings documents and compiling meeting results for disseminating to the documents and compiling meeting results for disseminating to the public and related organizationspublic and related organizations

Following up the execution of work according to the resolutions of Following up the execution of work according to the resolutions of the APPU meetings by coordination with the government sector and the APPU meetings by coordination with the government sector and organizations, both local and internationalorganizations, both local and international


The Association of Parliaments and the The Association of Parliaments and the Association of Secretaries General of the Association of Secretaries General of the Parliaments DivisionParliaments Division Handling work concerning Parliamentary Studies, meetings of the Handling work concerning Parliamentary Studies, meetings of the

Association of Parliaments, the Association of Secretaries General of Association of Parliaments, the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments, international conferences on Parliaments and othersParliaments, international conferences on Parliaments and others

Compiling data, studying, analyzing the work characteristics of the Thai Compiling data, studying, analyzing the work characteristics of the Thai Parliament and International Parliaments which are members of the ASGP, Parliament and International Parliaments which are members of the ASGP, monitoring international politics and organizations which support foreign monitoring international politics and organizations which support foreign Parliaments’ affairsParliaments’ affairs

Serving as secretary to the delegation in their preparation for international Serving as secretary to the delegation in their preparation for international conferences and meetings of the ASGPconferences and meetings of the ASGP

Producing reports on trips and meetings, translating meeting documents, Producing reports on trips and meetings, translating meeting documents, and compiling meeting results for disseminating to the publicand compiling meeting results for disseminating to the public

Exchanging or disseminating information for supporting studies, research Exchanging or disseminating information for supporting studies, research and the parliamentary studies of country members of the ASGPand the parliamentary studies of country members of the ASGP


The Special Affairs DivisionThe Special Affairs Division Handling work of the House of Representatives in relation to Handling work of the House of Representatives in relation to

activities held by activities held by

(1) international Parliaments and Organizations on the ad hoc (1) international Parliaments and Organizations on the ad hoc or continual topic of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum or continual topic of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF)(APPF)

(2) the General Assembly of the Asia Pacific Parliamentarians’ (2) the General Assembly of the Asia Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Environment and Development (APPCED)Conference on the Environment and Development (APPCED)

(3) the ASEF Young Parliamentarians Meeting (YPM)(3) the ASEF Young Parliamentarians Meeting (YPM)

(4) the workshop on North-South Relations in an Era of (4) the workshop on North-South Relations in an Era of Globalization, the Global Forum of Parliamentarians on HabitatGlobalization, the Global Forum of Parliamentarians on Habitat

(5) the Asia-Pacific Women Parliamentarians’ Conference on (5) the Asia-Pacific Women Parliamentarians’ Conference on Transformative Leadership for Good Governance and othersTransformative Leadership for Good Governance and others

Compiling data, studying, analyzing and monitoring the Compiling data, studying, analyzing and monitoring the political, economic and social situation of the UN and its political, economic and social situation of the UN and its agencies and integrated organizationsagencies and integrated organizations

The Special Affairs DivisionThe Special Affairs Division

Producing background information and case studies on Producing background information and case studies on topics which will benefit the parliamentary circletopics which will benefit the parliamentary circle

Serving as secretary to the delegation n their preparation Serving as secretary to the delegation n their preparation for international conferencesfor international conferences


ScopeScope Oversight ActivitiesOversight Activities Inter-Parliamentary ActivitiesInter-Parliamentary Activities Multilateral ProcedureMultilateral Procedure Role of Leadership of the Role of Leadership of the

President and the Vice President President and the Vice President of the National Assemblyof the National Assembly

Coordination and reportingCoordination and reporting

Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary OrganizationsOrganizations

Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary OrganizationsOrganizations Oversight ActivitiesOversight Activities

Constitutions of the Kingdom of Constitutions of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E.2550 Thailand, B.E.2550 “ “ the Government shall present its the Government shall present its

policies to the national Assembly policies to the national Assembly before taking office. Such national before taking office. Such national policy includes foreign policy. Other policy includes foreign policy. Other constitutional oversight activities are constitutional oversight activities are budget allocation to government budget allocation to government agencies supervising foreign policy or agencies supervising foreign policy or working on foreign policy related working on foreign policy related activities, legislations, etc.”activities, legislations, etc.”

Bilateral ActivitiesBilateral Activities Multilateral ActivitiesMultilateral Activities

Inter-Parliamentary ActivitiesInter-Parliamentary Activities

Inter-Parliamentary Inter-Parliamentary ActivitiesActivities Bilateral Bilateral

ActivitiesActivities Protocol Protocol Exchange of Exchange of

bilateral bilateral visitsvisits


Inter-Parliamentary ActivitiesInter-Parliamentary Activities Bilateral ActivitiesBilateral Activities

Exchange of bilateral visitsExchange of bilateral visits AIPA – EPAIPA – EP The Thai Parliament – European The Thai Parliament – European

ParliamentParliament Etc.Etc.


Multilateral Multilateral ActivitiesActivities Concern relations Concern relations

between the between the National Assembly National Assembly and international and international parliamentary parliamentary organizations organizations through its through its membership membership activitiesactivities



MultilateralActivities

MultilateralActivities

NationalGroups

NationalGroups

Non-NationalGroups

Non-NationalGroups

Non-Members

Non-Members

National GroupsNational Groups Thailand membership in Parliamentary Thailand membership in Parliamentary

Organizations as follows;Organizations as follows; Inter-Parliamentary Union – IPUInter-Parliamentary Union – IPU Asian - Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union – Asian - Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union –

APPUAPPU ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly - AIPAASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly - AIPA

We established national groups as We established national groups as required by the Statues of the Affiliated required by the Statues of the Affiliated inter-parliamentary organizations to look inter-parliamentary organizations to look after activities of Thailand via Executive after activities of Thailand via Executive Committee Committee



President of President of National GroupsNational Groups The President of The President of

the National the National Assembly and Assembly and the President of the President of the Senate (NLA) the Senate (NLA) are President are President and Vice and Vice President of the President of the National GroupNational Group

National Group

President of

National Group

Vice

President

of

National

Group

President of

National Assembly

President of the

Senate

Members of National Groups Members of National Groups

Every member of the National Assembly Every member of the National Assembly is a member of the National Group.is a member of the National Group.

Member of the Executive Committee of Member of the Executive Committee of the National Group are chosen from the the National Group are chosen from the House of representatives and the House of representatives and the Senate in proportional representation.Senate in proportional representation.


Multilateral Activities through Multilateral Activities through Non-National GroupNon-National Group

The Thai Parliament is a member The Thai Parliament is a member of various inter-parliamentary of various inter-parliamentary organizations, but not established organizations, but not established Thai National Group.Thai National Group.

(Because it was not required for (Because it was not required for by the Statues)by the Statues)


Non-National Groups are as followsNon-National Groups are as follows;; The Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum – APPFThe Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum – APPF The General Assembly of the Asia Pacific The General Assembly of the Asia Pacific

Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development – APPCEDand Development – APPCED

The Asia Parliamentary Assembly – APAThe Asia Parliamentary Assembly – APA The Asian – Europe Young Parliamentarians The Asian – Europe Young Parliamentarians Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against

Corruption - GOPAC Corruption - GOPAC The International Parliamentarians’ Association The International Parliamentarians’ Association

for Information Technology – IPAITfor Information Technology – IPAIT The Association of Secretaries General of The Association of Secretaries General of

Parliaments - ASGPParliaments - ASGP


Non-Members Non-Members

The Thai Parliament is not a member of The Thai Parliament is not a member of certain inter-parliamentary organizations certain inter-parliamentary organizations but has sent parliamentary delegations but has sent parliamentary delegations to participate in the international to participate in the international conferences by invitations. Such as the conferences by invitations. Such as the Organization for security and Corruption Organization for security and Corruption in Europe-Parliamentary Assembly – in Europe-Parliamentary Assembly – OSCE PAOSCE PA


International Conference International Conference ParticipationParticipation In case of National GroupIn case of National Group In case of Non-National GroupIn case of Non-National Group


Decision to attend the meetingsDecision to attend the meetingsIn Case of National GroupIn Case of National GroupDecision to attend the meetingsDecision to attend the meetingsIn Case of National GroupIn Case of National Group

INVITATION LETTERINVITATION LETTER

Bureau of IPOsBureau of IPOs President ofNational Group

President ofNational Group

Meeting ofNational Group

Meeting ofNational Group

President ofNLA

President ofNLA

Thai Delegation Selection Process


Set up StandingPoints of Delegation


Cooperate with-Internal Gov. Agencies-External Gov.Agencies

Cooperate with-Internal Gov. Agencies-External Gov.AgenciesPREPARE

-All Substance-Documentationfor the Meetings-Speech for Delegation

-All Logistic-Air Tickets-Accommodation-Cars-Passport/Visa-Trip Budget

AND-Work as Secretary to Delegation

PREPARE-All Substance

-Documentationfor the Meetings-Speech for Delegation



Propose for approval

Approval

SecretaryGeneral

SecretaryGeneral

Decision to attend the meetingsDecision to attend the meetingsIn Case of Non National Group / Non MemberIn Case of Non National Group / Non MemberDecision to attend the meetingsDecision to attend the meetingsIn Case of Non National Group / Non MemberIn Case of Non National Group / Non Member

INVITATION LETTERINVITATION LETTER

Bureau of IPOsBureau of IPOs President ofNLA

President ofNLA





Cooperate with-Internal Gov. Agencies-External Gov.Agencies

Cooperate with-Internal Gov. Agencies-External Gov.AgenciesPREPARE

-All Substance-Documentationfor the Meetings-Speech for Delegation



PREPARE-All Substance

-Documentationfor the Meetings-Speech for Delegation



Propose for approval

Approval

SecretaryGeneral

SecretaryGeneral

Multilateral ProcedureMultilateral Procedure

All activities regarding IPU, APPU and AIPA All activities regarding IPU, APPU and AIPA have to be filtered by the Secretary General of have to be filtered by the Secretary General of the House of Representatives and Secretary the House of Representatives and Secretary General of the Thai National Group and by the General of the Thai National Group and by the Executive Committee of the three bodies as well Executive Committee of the three bodies as well as by the Vice-President before final approval by as by the Vice-President before final approval by the President of the National Assembly.the President of the National Assembly.

Other than these are the direct responsibility of Other than these are the direct responsibility of the President of the National Assembly.the President of the National Assembly.


Multilateral Procedure Multilateral Procedure

In case of the President is absent or cannot In case of the President is absent or cannot perform his duties, he can assign his Vice-perform his duties, he can assign his Vice-President to consider the representatives to join President to consider the representatives to join the conference.the conference.

There were also case of when the National There were also case of when the National Assembly may assign the Ministry of Foreign Assembly may assign the Ministry of Foreign Affaires to send the representatives from the Affaires to send the representatives from the Thai Embassy in the country of the conference Thai Embassy in the country of the conference venue to follow-up the conference on behalf of venue to follow-up the conference on behalf of the National Assembly and then report the result the National Assembly and then report the result back to the National Assembly. (In case of the back to the National Assembly. (In case of the Thai National assembly cannot attend the Thai National assembly cannot attend the Conference)Conference)


Role of Leadership of the President Role of Leadership of the President and the Vice-President of the and the Vice-President of the National Assembly National Assembly

The President or the vice-president of the The President or the vice-president of the National Assembly performs his duties as National Assembly performs his duties as leader of the parliamentary delegation to leader of the parliamentary delegation to pay an official visit to other countries or pay an official visit to other countries or attend the inter- parliamentary attend the inter- parliamentary conferences.conferences.


Coordination and reporting are Coordination and reporting are done as follows:done as follows:

Preparatory meeting between the Preparatory meeting between the representatives of the Thai National representatives of the Thai National Group in the inter-parliamentary Group in the inter-parliamentary organizations with the government and organizations with the government and public agencies ,public agencies ,

Reporting the result of the conferences Reporting the result of the conferences and other activities to the Executive and other activities to the Executive Committee or to the President of the Committee or to the President of the National Assembly. National Assembly.


Coordination and reporting are Coordination and reporting are done as follows:done as follows:

The annual general assembly of the The annual general assembly of the three Thai National Groups, three Thai National Groups,

Reporting the result of the conferences Reporting the result of the conferences and related activities to the Standing and related activities to the Standing Committee of both Houses and Committee of both Houses and monitoring their implementations ,monitoring their implementations ,


Coordination and reporting are done as follows:Coordination and reporting are done as follows:

Conveying the result of the conference and Conveying the result of the conference and related activities of the Thai National Assembly related activities of the Thai National Assembly to government agencies and monitoring their to government agencies and monitoring their implementations. implementations.


Network of multilateral activities before Network of multilateral activities before attending the parliamentary meetingsattending the parliamentary meetings

Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary Organizations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Hosting Organizations

Related agencies/ministries

Bureau of International Relations

Network of multilateral activities after Network of multilateral activities after attending the parliamentary meetingsattending the parliamentary meetings

Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary Organizations

Related agencies/ministries

Related Committees

Bureau of Public Relations / Bureau of Information Technology

Bureau of International Relations

Other forums of parliaments which share the interests

THE ENDTHE END

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