List of ambassadors of the United States to Thailand explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States of America to Thailand
Native Name:เอกอัครราชทูตสหรัฐอเมริกาประจำประเทศไทย
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Robert F. Godec
Incumbentsince:October 7, 2022
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:John A. Halderman
as Minister Resident/Consul General
Formation:July 13, 1882
Website:U.S. Embassy - Bangkok

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

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 credentialsTermination of missionComment
John A. Halderman[2] Minister Resident/Consul GeneralJuly 13, 1882October 23, 1882Left post April 1, 1885
Jacob T. ChildMinister 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. BoydMinister Resident/Consul GeneralOctober 1, 1890January 17, 1891Relinquished charge, June 13, 1892
John BarrettMinister Resident/Consul GeneralFebruary 14, 1894November 15, 1894Presented recall, April 26, 1898
Hamilton KingMinister Resident/Consul GeneralJanuary 14, 1898April 26, 1898April 27, 1903
Hamilton KingEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryApril 27, 1903July 3, 1903Died at post September 2, 1912
Fred W. CarpenterPolitical appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiarySeptember 12, 1912January 22, 1913Left post November 16, 1913President Wilson nominated Alexander Sweek of Oregon for the post in 1913 but Sweek’s nomination was not confirmed by the United States Senate.
Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryFebruary 12, 1915May 31, 1915Presented recall, October 24, 1916
Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryAugust 8, 1917November 24, 1917Left post June 23, 1918
Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMay 18, 1920September 6, 1920Left post October 1, 1921
Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 8, 1921January 31, 1922Left post May 2, 1925
William W. RussellCareer FSOEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiarySeptember 28, 1925January 9, 1926Left post January 7, 1927
Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMarch 3, 1927June 28, 1927Left post March 29, 1930
Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryDecember 16, 1929——
Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJune 12, 1930December 9, 1930Left post June 15, 1933
James Marion BakerPolitical appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryAugust 30, 1933December 9, 1933Left post May 2, 1936
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.
Political appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryApril 3, 1940August 20, 1940Left post August 30, 1941
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.
Career FSOChargé d’AffairesNot commissionedA letter of credence was sent to Yost by telegram, October 16, 1945.Superseded by commissioned envoy July 4, 1946
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. StantonCareer 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.
Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 3, 1953September 4, 1953Left post August 21, 1954
John E. PeurifoyCareer FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 15, 1954December 3, 1954Died near Hua Hin, August 12, 1955
Max Waldo Bishop[3] Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 3, 1955January 9, 1956Left post January 6, 1958
U. Alexis JohnsonCareer FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 30, 1958February 14, 1958Left post April 10, 1961
Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 29, 1961June 22, 1961Left post August 19, 1963
Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 10, 1963November 7, 1963Left post September 9, 1967
Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 11, 1967October 4, 1967Left post November 19, 1973
Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 28, 1973November 29, 1973Left post March 15, 1975
Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 8, 1975May 30, 1975Left post June 19, 1978
Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 27, 1978August 9, 1978Left post July 31, 1981
Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 1, 1981October 26, 1981Left post June 6, 1985
Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 6, 1985July 5, 1985Left post August 5, 1988
Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 11, 1988August 13, 1988Left post August 10, 1991
Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 22, 1991September 24, 1991Left post August 25, 1995
Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 19, 1995February 20, 1996Left post February 1, 1999
Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 1, 1998March 9, 1999Left post December 21, 2001
Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 26, 2001March 29, 2002Left post December 28, 2004
Ralph Leo Boyce[4] Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 2, 2004March 9, 2005Left post July 21, 2007
Eric G. John[5] Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 3, 2007January 8, 2008Left post September 30, 2010
Kristie A. Kenney[6] Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 9, 2010January 8, 2011Left post November 6, 2014
W. Patrick Murphy[7] Career FSOChargé d’affaires a.i.November 6, 2014N/ASeptember 22, 2015
Glyn T. Davies[8] Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 6, 2015September 22, 2015Left post September 29, 2018
Michael G. DeSombrePolitical appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 8, 2020March 2, 2020January 20, 2021
Michael G. Heath[9] Career FSOChargé d’affairesJanuary 20, 2021N/AOctober 7, 2022
Robert F. GodecCareer FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 2022[10] October 7, 2022[11] Incumbent

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dennis. Hevesi. Gerhard Kallmann, Architect, Is Dead at 97 . . 2012-06-24 . 2012-07-16.
  2. Book: Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. . Standard Publishing Company . Blackmar, Frank Wilson . 1912 . 801.
  3. Web site: 26 February 1993 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR MAX WALDO BISHOP . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716154113/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Bishop,%20Max%20Waldo.toc.pdf . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
  4. Web site: 2007-10-28. Ambassador Ralph L. "Skip" Boyce - U.S. Embassy Bangkok, Thailand. live. 2021-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20071028015426/http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html. 2007-10-28.
  5. Web site: 2010-08-14. Ambassador Eric G. John - U.S. Embassy Bangkok, Thailand. live. 2021-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20100814130739/http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html. 2010-08-14.
  6. Web site: 2013-12-06. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney Embassy of the United States Bangkok, Thailand. 2021-11-07.
  7. Web site: 2014-12-04. Chargé d'affaires, a.i. W. Patrick Murphy Embassy of the United States Bangkok, Thailand. 2021-11-07.
  8. Web site: 2016-03-22. Ambassador Glyn T. Davies Bangkok, Thailand - Embassy of the United States. 2021-11-07.
  9. Web site: 7 November 2021 . Chargé d'affaires Michael Heath - U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand . 8 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107230411if_/https://th.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ . 7 November 2021 . dead.
  10. Web site: PN1937 - Nomination of Robert F. Godec for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022) . www.congress.gov . 5 August 2022 . 4 August 2022.
  11. Web site: Royal Office . 2022-10-08 . พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว และสมเด็จพระนางเจ้า ฯ พระบรมราชินี พระราชทานพระบรมราชวโรกาสให้ เอกอัครราชทูตต่างประเทศประจำประเทศไทย เฝ้าทูลละอองธุลีพระบาท ถวายพระราชสาส์นตราตั้ง และอักษรสาส์นตราตั้ง . 2022-10-08 . หน่วยราชการในพระองค์ . th.

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