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Ambassador at large
Bit biker and bit rock guitarist, Danish envoy also wields excellent common touch
He roams the streets of Bangkok and suburbs on his 3,000-horsepower motorbike. While posted in Vietnam he formed a rock band with himself as the guitarist. He was ambassador to Iraq for two years before moving to Bangkok last year. Mikael Hemniti Winther, Denmark's point man in Thailand, has a lifestyle that few would expect of a high-ranking diplomat.
PHOTO: YINGYONG UN-ANONGRAK
Graduating from business school in 1983, he embarked on a trip of self discovery to Asia, and Thailand was his first destination.
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- Writer: Sippachai Kunnuwong
