| Suriya Chindawongse | |
| Native Name: | สุริยา จินดาวงษ์ |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Office: | Thai Ambassador to the United States |
| Term Start: | June 2024 |
| Education: | Lafayette College (BA) Tufts University (MA, PhD) |
| Primeminister: | Srettha Thavisin |
| Office1: | Thai Ambassador to the United Nations |
| Office2: | Thai Ambassador to Singapore |
| Termstart1: | 2021 |
| Termend1: | 2024 |
| Termstart2: | 2020 |
| Termend2: | 2021 |
| Preceded: | Tanee Sangrat |
| Succeeded1: | Cherdchai Chaivaivid |
| Preceded1: | Vitavas Srivihok |
Suriya Chindawongse is a Thai diplomat and the current Thai Ambassador to the United States, serving since June 2024.[1] [2] Chindawongse previously served as the Thai Ambassador to the United Nations from 2021 to 2024 and the Thai Ambassador to Singapore from 2020 to 2021.[3] [4] [5]
Chindawongse presented his letters of credence to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on December 6, 2021. In March 2022, Chindawongse condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a United Nations General Assembly vote.[6] [7] On October 12, Chindawongse abstained from a later vote condemning Russian elections in occupied Ukrainian territories.[8] [9] [10] In June 2023, he delivered a speech before a UN vote advocating for a peaceful end to the war in Ukraine.[11]
Chindawongse presented his letters of credence to President Joe Biden on June 17, 2024.[12]