| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | Thailand to the United States Embassy of Thailand in Washington, D.C. |
| Incumbent: | Suriya Chindawongse |
| Incumbentsince: | June 2024 |
| Inaugural: | Phra Suriya Nuvatr |
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]
| Agrément/designated | Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Thai name | Observations | List of prime ministers of Thailand | List of presidents of the United States | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Legation replaced | Chulalongkorn | Grover Cleveland | ||||||
| Marquis de Maha Yotha | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Chulalongkorn | Grover Cleveland | |||||
| Legation replaced | Chulalongkorn | Grover Cleveland | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Phya Prasiddhi | with residence in London. Thai Ambassador to the United Kingdom | Chulalongkorn | William McKinley | |||||
| Akharaj Varadhara | Phya =Marquis de | Chulalongkorn | Theodore Roosevelt | |||||
| Prince Traidos Prabandh |
| Vajiravudh | William Howard Taft | |||||
| Phya Prabha Karavongse | [3] | Vajiravudh | Woodrow Wilson | |||||
| พระยาสรรพกิจปรีชา | Chargé d'affaires[4] | Vajiravudh | Warren G. Harding | |||||
| Phya Buri Navarasth | พญาบุรีนวรัฐ | (Died February 7, 1926) | Vajiravudh | Calvin Coolidge | ||||
| Pra Sundara Vachana | Chargé d'affaires | Prajadhipok | Calvin Coolidge | |||||
| Phya Vijitavongs | พลโทพญาวิจัชวงศ์ | Lt. Gen. | Prajadhipok | Calvin Coolidge | ||||
| Prince Amoradat Kridakara | พลเอกเจ้าอาวาสรามาธิบดี | Maj. Gen. | Prajadhipok | Herbert C. Hoover | ||||
| Phya Subarn Sompati | Phraya Manopakorn Nititada | Herbert C. Hoover | ||||||
| Prince Pridi Debyabongs Devakula | พลตรี หม่อมเจ้าปรีดิเทพย์พงศ์ เทวกุล | From 1930 to 1931 he was Thai Ambassador to Germany | Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||||
| Phya Abhibal Rajamaitri | (* in Bangkok) Son of Chao Phya Surawongs and Yai Bunnag.
| Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena | Franklin D. Roosevelt | |||||
| Listed as THAILAND | Phibul Songkhram | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||||||
| Seni Pramoj | October 1945Listed as SIAM | Phibul Songkhram | Franklin D. Roosevelt | |||||
| Thanat Khoman | Chargé d'affaires[5] | Phibul Songkhram | Harry S. Truman | |||||
| Legation raised to Embassy, Effective date of elevation of Mission was date of President's approval of agreement. | Kuang Abhayawongse | Harry S. Truman | ||||||
| Wan Waithayakon | Kuang Abhayawongse | Harry S. Truman | ||||||
| relations served after the Siamese coup d'état of 1947[6] | Kuang Abhayawongse | Harry S. Truman | ||||||
| Pote Sarasin | Phibul Songkhram | Harry S. Truman | ||||||
| Thanat Khoman | Kuang Abhayawongse | Harry S. Truman | ||||||
| Visutr Arthayukti |
| Sarit Dhanarajata | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |||||
| Sukich Nimmanheminda | Thanom Kittikachorn | Lyndon B. Johnson | ||||||
| Bunchana Atthakor | Thanom Kittikachorn | Lyndon B. Johnson | ||||||
| Thanom Kittikachorn | Richard Nixon | |||||||
| Anand Panyarachun | Thanom Kittikachorn | Richard Nixon | ||||||
| Seni Pramoj | Gerald Ford | |||||||
| Sukho Suwansiri | Chargé d'affaires | Seni Pramoj | Gerald Ford | |||||
| Arun Panupong | อรุณ ภาณุพงศ์ | Kriangsak Chomanan | Jimmy Carter | |||||
| Sukho Suwansiri | Chargé d'affaires | Kriangsak Chomanan | Jimmy Carter | |||||
| Klos Visessurakarn | Kriangsak Chomanan | Jimmy Carter | ||||||
| Prok Amaranand | Prem Tinsulanonda | Jimmy Carter | ||||||
| Kasemsamosorn Kasemsri | Prem Tinsulanonda | Ronald Reagan | ||||||
| Arsa Sarasin | Prem Tinsulanonda | Ronald Reagan | ||||||
| Vitthya Vejjajiva | Chatichai Choonhavan | Ronald Reagan | ||||||
| Birabhongse Kasemsri | Anand Panyarachun | George H. W. Bush | ||||||
| Manaspas Xuto | มนัสพาสน์ ชูโต | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Bill Clinton | |||||
| Nitya Pibulsonggram | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Bill Clinton | ||||||
| Tej Bunnag | Chuan Leekpai | Bill Clinton | ||||||
| Sakthip Krairiksh | ศักดิ์ทิพย์ ไกรฤกษ์ | Thaksin Shinawatra | George W. Bush | |||||
| Kasit Piromya | Thaksin Shinawatra | George W. Bush | ||||||
| Virasakdi Futrakul | Surayud Chulanont | George W. Bush | ||||||
| Krit Garnjana Goonchorn | Surayud Chulanont | George W. Bush | ||||||
| Don Pramudwinai | Samak Sundaravej | Barack Obama | ||||||
| Kittiphong Na Ranong | Samak Sundaravej | Barack Obama | ||||||
| Chaiyong Satjipanon | Yingluck Shinawatra | Barack Obama | ||||||
| Vijavat Isarabhakdi | Yingluck Shinawatra | Barack Obama | ||||||
| Pisan Manawapat | พิศาล มาณวพัฒน์ | Prayut Chan-o-cha | Barack Obama | |||||
| June 2018 | Virachai Plasai | 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-chaSrettha Tavisin | Joe Biden | May 2024 | ||
| June 2024 | June 17th, 2024 | Suriya Chindawongse | สุริยา จินดาวงษ์ | Srettha Tavisin | Joe Biden |