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Mr.Thom Browne
Deputy Director Office of Anti-crime Program, Bureau for International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs (INL/C/CJ), US Department of State visits and meets with Thai Agencies at ONCB

ONCB, Bangkok : 7 December 2005. Mr. Thom Browne Jr., Deputy Director of Office of Anti-crime Programs, Bureau for International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs (INL/C/CJ), US Department of State, Mr. Terry Daru, Director of Narcotics Affairs Section [NAS] and Mr. Vichai Kiyaphatya of NAS paid a visit and held meeting at ONCB Headquarters in Bangkok to review the cooperative efforts on drug demand programs in Thailand. At the Meeting 3 government agencies comprising of ONCB, Thanyarak Institute of Ministry of Public Health and Thai International Development Cooperation Agency [TICA-Former DTEC],Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and 2 NGOs Comprising of ASPAC-NGO and NGO-ANCC/NCSW Thailand.

The reports from respective Thai agencies were briefed to him, he expressed his appreciation of the tasks carried out by Thai agencies [GOs and NGOs]. He also disclosed that US government will continue supporting drug demand reduction programs in Thailand. He also mentioned that Drug Demand Reduction Training Center will be established Additionally, INL is pleased to support the up-coming 16th IFNGO ASEAN NGOs Workshop for drug and Substance Abuse Prevention which will be jointly hosted by NGO-ANCC/NCSWT, ASPAC-NGO and ONCB in November 2006 in Bangkok.