List of ambassadors of the United States to Thailand
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
Name
Portrait
Career status
Title
Appointed
Presentation
of credentials
Termination of mission
Comment
John A. Halderman [2]
Minister Resident/Consul General
July 13, 1882
October 23, 1882
Left post April 1, 1885
Jacob T. Child
Minister Resident/Consul General
March 9, 1886
June 5, 1886
Presented recall, January 17, 1891
Note: President Harrison nominated Alexander C. Moore for the ministerial post on July 9, 1890, but Moore declined the appointment.
Sempronius H. Boyd
Minister Resident/Consul General
October 1, 1890
January 17, 1891
Relinquished charge, June 13, 1892
John Barrett
Minister Resident/Consul General
February 14, 1894
November 15, 1894
Presented recall, April 26, 1898
Hamilton King [a]
Minister Resident/Consul General
January 14, 1898
April 26, 1898
April 27, 1903
Hamilton King [a] [b]
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
April 27, 1903
July 3, 1903
Died at post September 2, 1912
Fred W. Carpenter [c]
Political appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
September 12, 1912
January 22, 1913
Left 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 appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
February 12, 1915
May 31, 1915
Presented recall, October 24, 1916
George Pratt Ingersoll
Political appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
August 8, 1917
November 24, 1917
Left post June 23, 1918
George W. P. Hunt
Political appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
May 18, 1920
September 6, 1920
Left post October 1, 1921
Edward E. Brodie
Political appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
October 8, 1921
January 31, 1922
Left post May 2, 1925
William W. Russell [d]
Career FSO
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
September 28, 1925
January 9, 1926[e]
Left post January 7, 1927
Harold Orville MacKenzie
Political appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
March 3, 1927
June 28, 1927
Left post March 29, 1930
Arthur H. Geissler [f]
Political appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
December 16, 1929
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David E. Kaufman
Political appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
June 12, 1930
December 9, 1930
Left post June 15, 1933
James Marion Baker [g]
Political appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
August 30, 1933
December 9, 1933
Left post May 2, 1936
Edwin L. Neville
Career FSO
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
May 28, 1937
October 2, 1937
Left post May 1, 1940
Note: Siam changed its name to Thailand in 1939, but ambassadors were commissioned to Siam until 1954.
Hugh Gladney Grant
Political appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
April 3, 1940
August 20, 1940
Left post August 30, 1941
Willys R. Peck
Career FSO
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
August 19, 1941
September 16, 1941
Japanese forces occupied Bangkok, December 8, 1941
Note: 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
Career FSO
Chargé d’Affaires
Not commissioned
A letter of credence was sent to Yost by telegram, October 16, 1945.
Superseded by commissioned envoy July 4, 1946
Edwin F. Stanton
Career FSO
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
April 27, 1946
July 4, 1946
Promoted 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 [h]
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
April 10, 1947
May 9, 1947
Left post June 30, 1953
Note: Hereafter ambassadors were commissioned to Thailand rather than Siam, as previous envoys had been.
William J. Donovan
Political appointee
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
August 3, 1953
September 4, 1953
Left post August 21, 1954
John E. Peurifoy [i]
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
September 15, 1954
December 3, 1954
Died near Hua Hin , August 12, 1955
Max Waldo Bishop [j]
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
December 3, 1955
January 9, 1956
Left post January 6, 1958
U. Alexis Johnson
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
January 30, 1958
February 14, 1958
Left post April 10, 1961
Kenneth Todd Young
Political appointee
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
March 29, 1961
June 22, 1961
Left post August 19, 1963
Graham A. Martin
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
September 10, 1963
November 7, 1963
Left post September 9, 1967
Leonard S. Unger
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
August 11, 1967
October 4, 1967
Left post November 19, 1973
William R. Kintner
Political appointee
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
September 28, 1973
November 29, 1973
Left post March 15, 1975
Charles S. Whitehouse
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
May 8, 1975
May 30, 1975
Left post June 19, 1978
Morton I. Abramowitz
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
June 27, 1978
August 9, 1978
Left post July 31, 1981
John Gunther Dean
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
October 1, 1981
October 26, 1981
Left post June 6, 1985
William Andreas Brown
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
June 6, 1985
July 5, 1985
Left post August 5, 1988
Daniel Anthony O'Donohue
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
July 11, 1988
August 13, 1988
Left post August 10, 1991
David Floyd Lambertson
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
July 22, 1991
September 24, 1991
Left post August 25, 1995
William H. Itoh
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
December 19, 1995
February 20, 1996
Left post February 1, 1999
Richard E. Hecklinger
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
December 1, 1998
March 9, 1999
Left post December 21, 2001
Darryl N. Johnson
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
November 26, 2001
March 29, 2002
Left post December 28, 2004
Ralph Leo Boyce [3]
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
July 2, 2004
March 9, 2005
Left post July 21, 2007
Eric G. John [4]
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
August 3, 2007
January 8, 2008
Left post September 30, 2010
Kristie A. Kenney [5]
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
December 9, 2010
January 8, 2011
Left post November 6, 2014
W. Patrick Murphy [6]
Career FSO
Chargé d’affaires a.i.
November 6, 2014
N/A
August 2015
Glyn T. Davies [7]
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
August 6, 2015
October 2, 2015
Left post September 29, 2018
Michael G. DeSombre
Political appointee
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
January 8, 2020
March 2, 2020
January 20, 2021
Michael G. Heath [8]
Career FSO
Chargé d’affaires
January 20, 2021
N/A
October 7, 2022
Robert F. Godec
Career FSO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
August 4, 2022[9]
October 7, 2022[10]
Incumbent
See also
Notes
^ a b Minister King was promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary during his term, which required a new commission.
^ King was commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on November 16, 1903.
^ Carpenter was commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on March 1, 1913.
^ Russell was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on December 17, 1925.
^ Russell was officially received on January 9, 1926.
^ Geissler took the oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
^ Baker was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on January 15, 1934.
^ Stanton was promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 10, 1947. That required a new commission.
^ Peurifoy was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on December 3, 1954.
^ Bishop was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on January 18, 1956.
References
^ Hevesi, Dennis (June 24, 2012). "Gerhard Kallmann, Architect, Is Dead at 97" . New York Times . Retrieved July 16, 2012 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Ambassador Eric G. John - U.S. Embassy Bangkok, Thailand" . August 14, 2010. Archived from the original on August 14, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2021 .
^ "Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney | Embassy of the United States Bangkok, Thailand" . December 6, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2021 .
^ "Chargé d'affaires, a.i. W. Patrick Murphy | Embassy of the United States Bangkok, Thailand" . December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2021 .
^ "Ambassador Glyn T. Davies | Bangkok, Thailand - Embassy of the United States" . March 22, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021 .
^ "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 .
^ "PN1937 - Nomination of Robert F. Godec for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)" . www.congress.gov . August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ 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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