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Excellency,

                I have the honour to extend to Your Excellency my sincere congratulations and warmest wishes on Your Excellency’s appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada.
                Thailand and Canada have enjoyed a long history of friendship. I am confident that there is high potential to tap and expand in many areas of our cooperation.  I look forward to working closely with Your Excellency in further strengthening our partnership both at bilateral and multilateral levels for the mutual benefits of our two countries and peoples. I wish Your Excellency every success in all your endeavours.
                Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

                                                                       General Tanasak Patimapragorn
                                                          Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs