List of ambassadors of Thailand to the United States
Ambassador of Thailand to the United States Embassy of Thailand in Washington, D.C. | |
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![]() Suriya Chindawongse since June 2024 | |
Inaugural holder | Phra Suriya Nuvatr |
Formation | November 1, 1893 |
The Thai Ambassador in Washington, D.C. is the official representative of the Government in Bangkok to the Government of the United States. The position is held by Suriya Chindawongse.[1]
List of representatives
Agrément/designated | Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Thai name | Observations | List of prime ministers of Thailand | List of presidents of the United States | Term end |
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November 1, 1893 | Phra Suriya Nuvatr | พระสุริยานุรัตน์ | Chargé d'affaires After the Paknam incident he was sent from London to Washington, D.C. to search for Arbitration in the Franco-Siamese crisis, Listed as SIAM,[2] | Chulalongkorn | Grover Cleveland | ||
April 1, 1894 | Legation replaced | Chulalongkorn | Grover Cleveland | June 1, 1894 | |||
June 2, 1894 | Marquis de Maha Yotha | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Chulalongkorn | Grover Cleveland | |||
August 1, 1895 | Legation replaced | Chulalongkorn | Grover Cleveland | December 1, 1898 | |||
November 12, 1898 | Visuddha Suriyasakti | In 1903 he was Thai Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1903: M. Phya Visuddha Suriyasakti, Son Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à la Haye et à Londres. Phya means Marquis | Chulalongkorn | William McKinley | |||
December 1, 1899 | April 16, 1900 | Phya Prasiddhi | with residence in London. Thai Ambassador to the United Kingdom | Chulalongkorn | William McKinley | ||
December 13, 1901 | Akharaj Varadhara | Phya =Marquis de | Chulalongkorn | Theodore Roosevelt | |||
May 22, 1912 | Prince Traidos Prabandh |
| Vajiravudh | William Howard Taft | |||
December 8, 1913 | Phya Prabha Karavongse | [3] | Vajiravudh | Woodrow Wilson | |||
May 26, 1921 | May 26, 1921 | Sanpakitch Preencha [es] | พระยาสรรพกิจปรีชา | Chargé d'affaires[4] | Vajiravudh | Warren G. Harding | |
April 27, 1923 | Phya Buri Navarasth | พญาบุรีนวรัฐ | (Died February 7, 1926) | Vajiravudh | Calvin Coolidge | ||
February 8, 1926 | Pra Sundara Vachana | Chargé d'affaires | Prajadhipok | Calvin Coolidge | |||
October 15, 1926 | Phya Vijitavongs | พลโทพญาวิจัชวงศ์ | Lt. Gen. | Prajadhipok | Calvin Coolidge | ||
May 29, 1929 | Prince Amoradat Kridakara | พลเอกเจ้าอาวาสรามาธิบดี | Maj. Gen. | Prajadhipok | Herbert C. Hoover | ||
January 5, 1932 | Phya Subarn Sompati | Phraya Manopakorn Nititada | Herbert C. Hoover | ||||
April 11, 1933 | Prince Pridi Debyabongs Devakula | พลตรี หม่อมเจ้าปรีดิเทพย์พงศ์ เทวกุล | From 1930 to 1931 he was Thai Ambassador to Germany | Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
August 15, 1935 | August 21, 1935 | Phya Abhibal Rajamaitri | (* March 7, 1885 in Bangkok) Son of Chao Phya Surawongs and Yai Bunnag.
| Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena | Franklin D. Roosevelt | June 24, 1940 | |
August 1, 1939 | Listed as THAILAND | Phibul Songkhram | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||||
June 18, 1940 | June 24, 1940 | Seni Pramoj | th:หม่อมราชวงศ์เสนีย์ ปราโมช | October 1945Listed as SIAM | Phibul Songkhram | Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
January 16, 1949 | Thanat Khoman | Chargé d'affaires[5] | Phibul Songkhram | Harry S. Truman | |||
March 26, 1947 | Legation raised to Embassy, Effective date of elevation of Mission was date of President's approval of agreement. | Kuang Abhayawongse | Harry S. Truman | ||||
April 14, 1947 | April 18, 1947 | Wan Waithayakon | th:พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าวรรณไวทยากร กรมหมื่นนราธิปพงศ์ประพันธ์ | Kuang Abhayawongse | Harry S. Truman | ||
November 8, 1947 | relations served after the Siamese coup d'état of 1947[6] | Kuang Abhayawongse | Harry S. Truman | March 6, 1948 | |||
June 5, 1952 | June 12, 1952 | Pote Sarasin | th:พจน์ สารสิน | Phibul Songkhram | Harry S. Truman | ||
September 10, 1947 | October 14, 1957 | Thanat Khoman | th:ถนัด คอมันตร์ | Kuang Abhayawongse | Harry S. Truman | ||
May 12, 1959 | June 1, 1959 | Visutr Arthayukti |
| Sarit Dhanarajata | Dwight D. Eisenhower | ||
October 29, 1963 | December 19, 1963 | Sukich Nimmanheminda | Thanom Kittikachorn | Lyndon B. Johnson | |||
December 20, 1967 | January 19, 1968 | Bunchana Atthakor | Thanom Kittikachorn | Lyndon B. Johnson | |||
September 16, 1969 | October 10, 1969 | Sunthorn Hongladarom [de] | th:สุนทร หงส์ลดารมภ์ | Thanom Kittikachorn | Richard Nixon | ||
September 13, 1972 | October 2, 1972 | Anand Panyarachun | th:อานันท์ ปันยารชุน | Thanom Kittikachorn | Richard Nixon | ||
January 19, 1976 | February 9, 1976 | Upadit Pachariyangkun [fr] | th:อุปดิศร์ ปาจรียางกูร | Seni Pramoj | Gerald Ford | ||
October 22, 1976 | Sukho Suwansiri | Chargé d'affaires | Seni Pramoj | Gerald Ford | |||
April 26, 1977 | May 13, 1977 | Arun Panupong | อรุณ ภาณุพงศ์ | Kriangsak Chomanan | Jimmy Carter | ||
January 17, 1978 | Sukho Suwansiri | Chargé d'affaires | Kriangsak Chomanan | Jimmy Carter | |||
July 24, 1978 | August 2, 1978 | Klos Visessurakarn | Kriangsak Chomanan | Jimmy Carter | |||
June 26, 1980 | August 22, 1980 | Prok Amaranand | Prem Tinsulanonda | Jimmy Carter | |||
November 9, 1982 | November 22, 1982 | Kasem S. Kasemsri [de] | th:หม่อมราชวงศ์เกษมสโมสร เกษมศรี | Kasemsamosorn Kasemsri | Prem Tinsulanonda | Ronald Reagan | |
September 30, 1985 | November 24, 1985 | Arsa Sarasin | th:อาสา สารสิน | Prem Tinsulanonda | Ronald Reagan | ||
April 13, 1988 | July 5, 1988 | Vitthya Vejjajiva | Chatichai Choonhavan | Ronald Reagan | |||
May 23, 1991 | June 11, 1991 | Birabhongse Kasemsri | th:หม่อมหลวงพีระพงศ์ เกษมศรี | Anand Panyarachun | George H. W. Bush | ||
June 23, 1994 | Manaspas Xuto | มนัสพาสน์ ชูโต | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Bill Clinton | |||
January 25, 1996 | February 6, 1996 | Nitya Pibulsonggram | th:นิตย์ พิบูลสงคราม | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Bill Clinton | ||
April 7, 2000 | June 14, 2000 | Tej Bunnag | th:เตซ บุนนาค | Chuan Leekpai | Bill Clinton | ||
November 27, 2001 | December 12, 2001 | Sakthip Krairiksh | ศักดิ์ทิพย์ ไกรฤกษ์ | Thaksin Shinawatra | George W. Bush | ||
July 12, 2004 | July 15, 2004 | Kasit Piromya | th:กษิต ภิรมย์ | Thaksin Shinawatra | George W. Bush | ||
February 10, 2006 | March 13, 2006 | Virasakdi Futrakul | th:วีระศักดิ์ ฟูตระกูล | Surayud Chulanont | George W. Bush | ||
April 26, 2007 | July 25, 2007 | Krit Garnjana Goonchorn | th:กฤษณ์ กาญจนกุญชร | Surayud Chulanont | George W. Bush | ||
July 17, 2009 | July 20, 2009 | Don Pramudwinai | th:ดอน ปรมัตถ์วินัย | Samak Sundaravej | Barack Obama | ||
December 6, 2010 | December 7, 2010 | Kittiphong Na Ranong | th:กิตติพงษ์ ณ ระนอง | Samak Sundaravej | Barack Obama | ||
April 18, 2012 | May 2, 2012 | Chaiyong Satjipanon | th:ชัยยงค์ สัจจิพานนท์ | Yingluck Shinawatra | Barack Obama | ||
October 25, 2013 | December 3, 2013 | Vijavat Isarabhakdi | th:วิชาวัฒน์ อิศรภักดี | Yingluck Shinawatra | Barack Obama | May 7, 2014 | |
February 18, 2015 | February 23, 2015 | Pisan Manawapat | พิศาล มาณวพัฒน์ | Prayut Chan-o-cha | Barack Obama | August 22, 2023 | |
June 2018 | Virachai Plasai | th:วีรชัย พลาศรัย | Died March 16, 2019 | Prayut Chan-o-cha | Donald Trump | March 16, 2019 | |
August 2019 | January 6, 2021 | Thani Thongphakdi | ธานี ทองภักดี | Prayut Chan-o-cha | Donald Trump | September 2020 | |
2021 | Manasvi Srisodapol | มนัสวี ศรีโสดาพล | Prayut Chan-o-cha | Joe Biden | September 2022 | ||
November 2022 | December 12, 2022 | Tanee Sangrat | ธานี แสงรัตน์ | Prayut Chan-o-cha | Joe Biden | May 2024 | |
June 2024 | Suriya Chindawongse | สุริยา จินดาวงษ์ | Srettha Tavisin | Joe Biden |
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References
- ^ "Ambassador". สถานเอกอัครราชทูต ณ กรุงวอชิงตัน. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ In July 1893, to diminish the demand of France, Siam undertook a demarche in Washington. As there was no diplomatic representation in Washington before, Phra Suriya Nuvatr was sent to Washington from London as a special envoy to ask the US to act as an arbitrator in this issue.[1]
- ^ "Phya Prabha Karavongse, Siam". loc.gov. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ Diplomatic list : July 1921
- ^ Liow, J.; Leifer, M. (2014). Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia. Taylor & Francis. p. 370. ISBN 9781317622338. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ Singh, C.H. (2008). South Asia Defence And Strategic Year Book. Pentagon Press. p. 283. ISBN 9788182743205. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ Rust, W.J. (2016). Eisenhower and Cambodia: Diplomacy, Covert Action, and the Origins of the Second Indochina War. University Press of Kentucky. p. 161. ISBN 9780813167442. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ Chief of Protocol, [2], [3]Web archiving, Embassy of Thailand in Washington, D.C., [4], The Eagle and the Elephant, Thai-American Relations Since 1833, [5]