The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Thailand is the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
's foremost diplomatic representative in
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, 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
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to the
Kingdom of Siam Kingdom of Siam may refer to:
* Sukhothai Kingdom (1238–1351)
* Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351–1767)
* Thonburi Kingdom (1768–1782)
* Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)
* Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and official ...
was appointed in 1856 after the signing of the
Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1855
The Bowring Treaty was a treaty signed between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Siam on 18 April 1855. The treaty had the primary effect of liberalizing foreign trade in Siam, and was signed by five Siamese plenipotentiaries (among them Won ...
. The Consulate was elevated to a
Legation in 1885, and to an
Embassy
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in 1947.
Heads of Mission
Minister Resident and Consul-General
''to the King of Siam''
* 1885–1889:
Sir Ernest Satow
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Satow is better known in Japan than in Britain or the other countries in which he served, where he was known as . He was a key figu ...
* 1889–1894:
Cpt. Henry Jones
* 1896–1900:
Sir George Greville
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
* 1901–1903:
Reginald Tower
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Early life
Tower was educated at Harrow School and then Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated ...
* 1904–1909:
Sir Ralph Paget
* 1909–1915:
Sir Arthur Peel
* 1915–1919:
Sir Herbert Dering
* 1919–1921:
Richard Seymour
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* 1921–1926:
Sir Robert Greg
* 1926–1928:
Sir Sydney Waterlow
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Life
He ...
* 1928–1929:
Sir Charles Wingfield
* 1929–1934:
Sir Cecil Dormer
* 1934–1941:
Sir Josiah Crosby
* 1941–1945: ''No representation''
* 1945–1947:
Sir Geoffrey Thompson
Ambassadors
''to the Kingdom of Thailand''
* 1947–1950: Sir Geoffrey Thompson
* 1950–1951:
Sir John Magowan (appointed in December 1950 but died before he could present his credentials)
* 1951–1954:
Sir Geoffrey Wallinger
* 1954–1957:
Sir Berkeley Gage
* 1957–1961:
Sir Richard Whittington
* 1961–1965:
Sir Dermot MacDermot
* 1965–1967:
Sir Anthony Rumbold
* 1967–1970:
Sir Neil Pritchard
* 1970–1973:
Sir Arthur de la Mare
* 1973–1978:
Sir David Cole
* 1978–1981:
Peter Tripp
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* 1981–1986:
Justin Staples
* 1986–1989:
Derek Tonkin
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* 1989–1992:
Sir Ramsay Melhuish
* 1992–1996:
Christian Adams
* 1996–2000:
Sir James Hodge
* 2000–2003:
Barney Smith
* 2003–2007:
David Fall
* 2007–2010:
Quinton Quayle
Quinton Mark Quayle (born 5 June 1955) is a retired British Diplomat.
Early life, education and early career
Educated at Bromsgrove School, Humphry Davy School and University of Bristol, Quayle entered the Foreign Office in 1977 and studied Tha ...
* 2010–2012:
Asif Ahmad
Asif Ahmad ( bn, আসিফ আনোয়ার আহমেদ; born 21 January 1956) is a banker-turned-diplomat, having served as a Senior Civil Servant at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. From 2017 to August 2021 he ...
* 2012–2016:
Mark Kent
* 2016–2021:
Brian Davidson
See also
*
Thailand–United Kingdom relations
Bilateral relations between Thailand and the United Kingdom date to the 17th century. Thailand has an embassy in London and the UK has an embassy in Bangkok.
In 1608, an English captain William Keeling met an ambassador of King Ekathotsarot ...
*
Embassy of the United Kingdom, Bangkok
The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Bangkok is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Thailand. Established as an embassy in 1947, its history dates to 1856 when a British consul was first posted in Bangkok following the signing of ...
References
External links
UK in Thailand– British Embassy Bangkok
{{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
United Kingdom
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