List of ambassadors of Thailand to the United States

The Thai Ambassador in Washington, D.C. is the official representative of the Royal Thai Government in Bangkok to the Government of the United States. The position is held by Suriya Chindawongse.^[1]

Ambassador of Thailand to the United States Embassy of Thailand in Washington, D.C.
Incumbent Suriya Chindawongse since June 2024
Inaugural holder	Phra Suriya Nuvatr
Formation	November 1, 1893

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
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		In 1927 he headed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Thailand)	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. 1901–1904 studied at Malvern College, England. 1909 Bachelor of Laws, King's College, Cambridge, England. 1910 Barrister-at-law, Inner Temple, London, England. 1915 Teru. Barrister-at-law, Siam. From 1930 to 1932 he was Thai Ambassador to Italy, Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary of Siam to Rome. From 1 September 1933 – 22 September 1934 he was State councillor of Siam for foreign affairs, while Tom Bunnag was Foreign minister. In 1935 he became Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary of Siam to Washington, D.C. From 1933 to 1935 he was Member Assembly of People's Representatives. From July 8, 1948, to May 15, 1958, he was Thai Ambassador to China.[citation needed]	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		September 18, 1958 nine days after a riot in Bangkok concerning the Preah Vihear Temple, Thailand's deputy foreign minister Visutr Arthayukti told U. Alexis Johnson, the US ambassador in Bangkok, that the Thai government had word from the South Vietnamese that a "coup to overthrow Norodom Sihanouk would shortly take place. December 19, 1963 he was Thai Ambassador to Sweden.[7]	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 Srettha Tavisin	Joe Biden	May 2024
June 2024	June 17th, 2024	Suriya Chindawongse	สุริยา จินดาวงษ์		Srettha Tavisin Paetongtarn Shinawatra	Joe Biden

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• United States–Thailand relations

References

1. "Ambassador". สถานเอกอัครราชทูต ณ กรุงวอชิงตัน. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
2. 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.
3. "Phya Prabha Karavongse, Siam". loc.gov. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
4. Diplomatic list : July 1921
5. Liow, J.; Leifer, M. (2014). Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia. Taylor & Francis. p. 370. ISBN 9781317622338. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
6. Singh, C.H. (2008). South Asia Defence And Strategic Year Book. Pentagon Press. p. 283. ISBN 9788182743205. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
7. 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.
8. Chief of Protocol, , Web archiving, Embassy of Thailand in Washington, D.C., , The Eagle and the Elephant, Thai-American Relations Since 1833,