List of ambassadors of the United States to Thailand

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Ambassador of the United States of America to Thailand
เอกอัครราชทูตสหรัฐอเมริกาประจำประเทศไทย
US Department of State official seal.svg
Seal of the United States Department of State
Robert F. Godec, U.S. Ambassador.jpg
Incumbent
Robert F. Godec
since October 7, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder John A. Halderman
as Minister Resident/Consul General
FormationJuly 13, 1882
Website U.S. Embassy - Bangkok

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Thailand.

Contents

Thailand has had continuous bilateral relations with the United States since 1882. Relations were interrupted during World War II when Bangkok was occupied by Japanese forces. Normal relations were resumed after the war in 1945.

The United States Embassy to Thailand, which was designed by Gerhard Kallmann of Kallmann McKinnell & Wood, [1] is located in Bangkok.

Ambassadors

NamePortraitCareer statusTitleAppointedPresentation

of credentials

Termination of missionComment
John A. Halderman [2] Minister Resident/Consul GeneralJuly 13, 1882October 23, 1882Left post April 1, 1885
Jacob T. Child Minister Resident/Consul GeneralMarch 9, 1886June 5, 1886Presented recall, January 17, 1891Note: President Harrison nominated Alexander C. Moore for the ministerial post on July 9, 1890, but Moore declined the appointment.
Sempronius H. Boyd SHBoyd.jpg Minister Resident/Consul GeneralOctober 1, 1890January 17, 1891Relinquished charge, June 13, 1892
John Barrett 1898-03-03 John Barrett, Bangkok.jpg Minister Resident/Consul GeneralFebruary 14, 1894November 15, 1894Presented recall, April 26, 1898
Hamilton King [lower-alpha 1] Minister Resident/Consul GeneralJanuary 14, 1898April 26, 1898April 27, 1903
Hamilton King [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryApril 27, 1903July 3, 1903Died at post September 2, 1912
Fred W. Carpenter [lower-alpha 3] Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiarySeptember 12, 1912January 22, 1913Left post November 16, 1913 President Wilson nominated Alexander Sweek of Oregon for the post in 1913 but Sweek’s nomination was not confirmed by the United States Senate.
William H. Hornibrook Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryFebruary 12, 1915May 31, 1915Presented recall, October 24, 1916
George Pratt Ingersoll Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryAugust 8, 1917November 24, 1917Left post June 23, 1918
George W. P. Hunt George WP Hunt.jpg Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMay 18, 1920September 6, 1920Left post October 1, 1921
Edward E. Brodie Edward E. Brodie.png Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 8, 1921January 31, 1922Left post May 2, 1925
William W. Russell [lower-alpha 4] RUSSELL, WILLIAM W. LCCN2016861355.jpg Career FSOEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiarySeptember 28, 1925January 9, 1926 [lower-alpha 5] Left post January 7, 1927
Harold Orville MacKenzie Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMarch 3, 1927June 28, 1927Left post March 29, 1930
Arthur H. Geissler [lower-alpha 6] Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryDecember 16, 1929——
David E. Kaufman Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJune 12, 1930December 9, 1930Left post June 15, 1933
James Marion Baker [lower-alpha 7] James marion baker.jpg Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryAugust 30, 1933December 9, 1933Left post May 2, 1936
Edwin L. Neville Career FSOEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMay 28, 1937October 2, 1937Left post May 1, 1940Note: Siam changed its name to Thailand in 1939, but ambassadors were commissioned to Siam until 1954.
Hugh Gladney Grant Hugh Grant (cropped).jpg Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryApril 3, 1940August 20, 1940Left post August 30, 1941
Willys R. Peck Career FSOEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryAugust 19, 1941September 16, 1941Japanese forces occupied Bangkok, December 8, 1941Note: Thailand declared war on the United States January 25, 1942. Ambassador Peck was initially interned and then freed. He departed Thailand on June 29, 1942.

Note: Normal relations between Thailand and the United States were resumed after the war in October 1945.

Charles W. Yost AmbassadorCWYost.jpg Career FSOChargé d’AffairesNot commissionedA letter of credence was sent to Yost by telegram, October 16, 1945.Superseded by commissioned envoy July 4, 1946
Edwin F. Stanton Career FSOEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryApril 27, 1946July 4, 1946Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 10, 1947.Note: The legation in Bangkok was raised to embassy status March 18, 1947. At the same time the envoy was promoted to ambassador.
Edwin F. Stanton [lower-alpha 8] Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 10, 1947May 9, 1947Left post June 30, 1953Note: Hereafter ambassadors were commissioned to Thailand rather than Siam, as previous envoys had been.
William J. Donovan William Donovan.jpg Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 3, 1953September 4, 1953Left post August 21, 1954
John E. Peurifoy [lower-alpha 9] John Peurifoy.jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 15, 1954December 3, 1954Died near Hua Hin, August 12, 1955
Max Waldo Bishop [lower-alpha 10] Max Waldo Bishop.jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 3, 1955January 9, 1956Left post January 6, 1958
U. Alexis Johnson Portrait of U. Alexis Johnson.jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 30, 1958February 14, 1958Left post April 10, 1961
Kenneth Todd Young Kenneth Todd Young.jpg Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 29, 1961June 22, 1961Left post August 19, 1963
Graham A. Martin Graham Martin (cropped).jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 10, 1963November 7, 1963Left post September 9, 1967
Leonard S. Unger Photograph of Leonard S. Unger 59-SO-335-VS-1078-62.jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 11, 1967October 4, 1967Left post November 19, 1973
William R. Kintner Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 28, 1973November 29, 1973Left post March 15, 1975
Charles S. Whitehouse Charles S. Whitehouse in 1978.jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 8, 1975May 30, 1975Left post June 19, 1978
Morton I. Abramowitz Morton Abramowitz.jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 27, 1978August 9, 1978Left post July 31, 1981
John Gunther Dean Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 1, 1981October 26, 1981Left post June 6, 1985
William Andreas Brown William A. Brown (page 12 crop).jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 6, 1985July 5, 1985Left post August 5, 1988
Daniel Anthony O'Donohue Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 11, 1988August 13, 1988Left post August 10, 1991
David Floyd Lambertson Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 22, 1991September 24, 1991Left post August 25, 1995
William H. Itoh Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 19, 1995February 20, 1996Left post February 1, 1999
Richard E. Hecklinger Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 1, 1998March 9, 1999Left post December 21, 2001
Darryl N. Johnson Darryl N. Johnson.JPEG Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 26, 2001March 29, 2002Left post December 28, 2004
Ralph Leo Boyce [3] U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Ralph L. Boyce.jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 2, 2004March 9, 2005Left post July 21, 2007
Eric G. John [4] Eric G John.jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 3, 2007January 8, 2008Left post September 30, 2010
Kristie A. Kenney [5] Kristie Kenney new.jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 9, 2010January 8, 2011Left post November 6, 2014
W. Patrick Murphy [6] W. Patrick Murphy official photo.jpg Career FSOChargé d’affaires a.i.November 6, 2014N/AAugust 2015
Glyn T. Davies [7] Glyn T. Davies official photo (cropped).jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 6, 2015October 2, 2015Left post September 29, 2018
Michael G. DeSombre Michael G. DeSombre official photo.jpg Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 8, 2020March 2, 2020January 20, 2021
Michael G. Heath [8] Michael G. Heath.jpg Career FSOChargé d’affairesJanuary 20, 2021N/AOctober 7, 2022
Robert F. Godec Robert F. Godec, U.S. Ambassador.jpg Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 2022 [9] October 7, 2022 [10] Incumbent

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Minister King was promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary during his term, which required a new commission.
  2. ↑ King was commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on November 16, 1903.
  3. ↑ Carpenter was commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on March 1, 1913.
  4. ↑ Russell was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on December 17, 1925.
  5. ↑ Russell was officially received on January 9, 1926.
  6. ↑ Geissler took the oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
  7. ↑ Baker was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on January 15, 1934.
  8. ↑ Stanton was promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 10, 1947. That required a new commission.
  9. ↑ Peurifoy was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on December 3, 1954.
  10. ↑ Bishop was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on January 18, 1956.

References

  1. ↑ Hevesi, Dennis (June 24, 2012). "Gerhard Kallmann, Architect, Is Dead at 97". New York Times . Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  801.
  3. ↑ "Ambassador Ralph L. "Skip" Boyce - U.S. Embassy Bangkok, Thailand". October 28, 2007. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ambassador Eric G. John - U.S. Embassy Bangkok, Thailand". August 14, 2010. Archived from the original on August 14, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney | Embassy of the United States Bangkok, Thailand". web.archive.org. December 6, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Chargé d'affaires, a.i. W. Patrick Murphy | Embassy of the United States Bangkok, Thailand". web.archive.org. December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ambassador Glyn T. Davies | Bangkok, Thailand - Embassy of the United States". web.archive.org. March 22, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Chargé d'affaires Michael Heath - U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand". November 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ "PN1937 - Nomination of Robert F. Godec for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ Royal Office (October 8, 2022). "พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว และสมเด็จพระนางเจ้า ฯ พระบรมราชินี พระราชทานพระบรมราชวโรกาสให้ เอกอัครราชทูตต่างประเทศประจำประเทศไทย เฝ้าทูลละอองธุลีพระบาท ถวายพระราชสาส์นตราตั้ง และอักษรสาส์นตราตั้ง". หน่วยราชการในพระองค์ (in Thai). Retrieved October 8, 2022.

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