General Nothapol Boon-ngam, Ret. Is currently an Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand. Trained as career military person, Nothapol has served in key positions such as Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, Acting Secretary- General of the National Security Council, Director of Armed Forces Joint Intelligence and Military Attaché of Thailand to the US. Nothapol is a graduate of the Royal Thai Army Academy and the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI-APCSS).