List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Thailand explained

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Thailand is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Thailand, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Thailand. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. The first British Consul to the Kingdom of Siam was appointed in 1856 after the signing of the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1855. The consulate was elevated to a Legation in 1885, and to an Embassy in 1947.

Heads of Mission

Minister Resident and Consul-General

to the King of Siam

• 1885–1889: Sir Ernest Satow ^[1]
• 1889–1894: Cpt. Henry Jones ^[2]
• 1896–1900: Sir George Greville ^[3]

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

• 1901–1903: Reginald Tower
• 1904–1909: Sir Ralph Paget ^[4]
• 1909–1915: Sir Arthur Peel ^[5]
• 1915–1919: Sir Herbert Dering
• 1919–1921: Richard Seymour
• 1921–1926: Sir Robert Greg ^[6]
• 1926–1928: Sir Sydney Waterlow ^[7]
• 1928–1929: Sir Charles Wingfield ^[8]
• 1929–1934: Sir Cecil Dormer ^[9]
• 1934–1941: Sir Josiah Crosby ^[10]
• 1941–1945: No representation
• 1945–1947: Sir Geoffrey Thompson ^[11]

Ambassadors

to the Kingdom of Thailand

• 1947–1950: Sir Geoffrey Thompson
• 1950–1951: Sir John Magowan ^[12] (appointed in December 1950 but died before he could present his credentials)
• 1951–1954: Sir Geoffrey Wallinger ^[13]
• 1954–1957: Sir Berkeley Gage ^[14]
• 1957–1961: Sir Richard Whittington ^[15]
• 1961–1965: Sir Dermot MacDermot ^[16]
• 1965–1967: Sir Anthony Rumbold ^[17]
• 1967–1970: Sir Neil Pritchard ^[18]
• 1970–1973: Sir Arthur de la Mare ^[19]
• 1973–1978: Sir David Cole ^[20]
• 1978–1981: Peter Tripp ^[21]
• 1981–1986: Justin Staples ^[22]
• 1986–1989: Derek Tonkin ^[23]
• 1989–1992: Sir Ramsay Melhuish ^[24]
• 1992–1996: Christian Adams ^[25]
• 1996–2000: Sir James Hodge ^[26]
• 2000–2003: Barney Smith ^[27]
• 2003–2007: David Fall ^[28]
• 2007–2010: Quinton Quayle^[29]
• 2010–2012: Asif Ahmad^[30]
• 2012–2016: Mark Kent^[31]

• 2016–2021: Brian Davidson^[32]

See also

• Thailand–United Kingdom relations
• Embassy of the United Kingdom, Bangkok

External links

• UK in Thailand – British Embassy Bangkok

Notes and References

1. Web site: SATOW, Rt Hon. Sir Ernest Mason. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1929. 2012-05-08.
2. Web site: JONES, Capt. Henry Michael. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1916. 2012-05-08.
3. Web site: GREVILLE, Sir George. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1937. 2012-05-08.
4. Web site: PAGET, Rt Hon. Sir Ralph Spencer. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1940. 2012-05-08.
5. Web site: PEEL, Sir Arthur. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1952. 2012-05-08.
6. Web site: GREG, Sir Robert Hyde. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1953. 2012-05-08.
7. Web site: WATERLOW, Sir Sydney Philip. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1944. 2012-05-08.
8. Web site: WINGFIELD, Sir Charles John FitzRoy Rhys. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1960. 2012-05-08.
9. Web site: DORMER, Sir Cecil Francis Joseph. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1967. 2012-05-08.
10. Web site: CROSBY, Sir Josiah. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1958. 2012-05-08.
11. Web site: THOMPSON, Sir Geoffrey Harington. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1967. 2012-05-08.
12. Web site: MAGOWAN, Sir John Hall. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1951. 2012-05-08.
13. Web site: WALLINGER, Sir Geoffrey (Arnold). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1979. 2012-05-08.
14. Web site: GAGE, Sir Berkeley (Everard Foley). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1994. 2012-05-08.
15. Web site: WHITTINGTON, Sir Richard. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1975. 2012-05-08.
16. Web site: MacDERMOT, The (Sir Dermot MacDermot). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1989. 2012-05-08.
17. Web site: RUMBOLD, Sir (Horace) Anthony (Claude). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1983. 2012-05-08.
18. Web site: PRITCHARD, Sir Neil. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2010. 2012-05-08.
19. Web site: de la MARE, Sir Arthur (James). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1994. 2012-05-08.
20. Web site: COLE, Sir David (Lee). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1997. 2012-05-08.
21. Web site: TRIPP, (John) Peter. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2010. 2012-05-08.
22. Web site: STAPLES, (Hubert Anthony) Justin. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
23. Web site: TONKIN, Derek. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
24. Web site: MELHUISH, Sir (Michael) Ramsay. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
25. Web site: ADAMS, (Charles) Christian (Wilfred). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1996. 2012-05-08.
26. Web site: HODGE, Sir James (William). Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
27. Web site: SMITH, Lloyd Barnaby, (Barney). Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
28. Web site: FALL, David William. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
29. Web site: QUAYLE, Quinton Mark. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
30. Web site: AHMAD, Asif Anwar. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
31. Web site: Ambassador's career history . 2012-09-05 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20130308012401/http://ukinthailand.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/our-embassy/our-ambassador/career-history . 8 March 2013 ., British Embassy Bangkok
32. Web site: Brian Davidson, British Ambassador to Thailand . gov.uk . 12 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109143403/https://www.gov.uk/government/people/brian-davidson . 9 November 2014 .