Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2010) – The White House Office of the Press Secretary announced last week that President Barack Obama has nominated two individuals to Department of State posts. The President states that he intends to nominate Kristie A. Kenney as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand; and Jo Ellen Powell as Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

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The U.S. Embassy in Thailand reports that more than 300 U.S. and Thai Sailors and Marines, along with U.S. Coast Guardsmen, participated in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2010 that ran from May 14 to May 21.

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The U.S. State Department issued a Travel Warning for Thailand, May 15, 2010, and advises American Citizens to defer all travel to Bangkok and defer non-essential travel to the rest of Thailand. The situation will be constantly reviewed and updated as conditions change.

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Three volunteers that will be honored at a May 28 banquet: Satit “Joe” Leela-thawornchai, graduate student returning to Thailand in May; Oranuch Prutipibuthan “Juud”, a Ph.D. student graduating in May, and lead teacher for the Thai language class; and Utana “Ae” Worawut (Ae), a Ph.D. student who returned to Thailand on April 29. (Contributed photos)

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Elk River, Minn. (April 18, 2010) – More than 200 members of the Minnesota Thai community gathered at Wat Thai Minnesota in Elk River two weeks ago to celebrate Songkran tradition 2010 – Thai New Year Day.

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Thida Doungdao Asian Concert

The Thai community will hold an Asian Charity Concert and Volunteer Recognition on May 28, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to Midnight. Thida Doungdao, a famous Thai pop singer now living in Florida, will perform at Buasavanh Restaurant & Banquet Hall, 7324 Lakeland Avenue N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428. Tickets are $15 or get a free ticket for a $150 table of 10. For tickets call Ta at 612-205-8674 or Noi at 763-447-1573, Burapa at 612-636-7309 – 952-201-4110, Pang at 763-548-4370, or call the restaurant for tickets and directions to 763-315-1966 or Thomas at 612-581-2248.

Bangkok, Thailand (Feb. 11, 2010) – The U.S. Embassy in Bankok reports that U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission James Entwistle joined Deputy Chief of Defense Forces General Kittipong Keskowit, and representatives from the embassies of Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and Republic of Korea for the Cobra Gold 2010 (CG10) closing ceremony at the Royal Thai Army Training Area, Moungkom, Lop Buri on February 11.

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