The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Thailand is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Thailand, 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 to the Kingdom of Siam was appointed in 1856 after the signing of the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1855. The consulate was elevated to a Legation in 1885, and to an Embassy in 1947.
Heads of Mission
Minister Resident and Consul-General
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to the King of Siam
- 1885–1889: Sir Ernest Satow GCMG PC[1]
- 1889–1894: Cpt. Henry Jones VC[2]
- 1896–1900: Sir George Greville KCMG[3]
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- 1901–1903: Reginald Tower[4]
- 1904–1909: Sir Ralph Paget KCMG CVO PC[5]
- 1909–1915: Sir Arthur Peel KCMG[6]
- 1915–1919: Sir Herbert Dering
- 1919–1921: Richard Seymour
- 1921–1926: Sir Robert Greg KCMG[7]
- 1926–1928: Sir Sydney Waterlow KCMG CBE[8]
- 1928–1929: Sir Charles Wingfield KCMG[9]
- 1929–1934: Sir Cecil Dormer KCMG MVO[10]
- 1934–1941: Sir Josiah Crosby KCMG KBE CIE[11]
- 1941–1945: No representation
- 1945–1947: Sir Geoffrey Thompson GBE KCMG[12]
Ambassadors
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to the Kingdom of Thailand
- 1947–1950: Sir Geoffrey Thompson GBE KCMG[12]
- 1950–1951: Sir John Magowan [13] (appointed in December 1950 but died before he could present his credentials)
- 1951–1954: Sir Geoffrey Wallinger GBE KCMG[14]
- 1954–1957: Sir Berkeley Gage KCMG[15]
- 1957–1961: Sir Richard Whittington KCMG[16]
- 1961–1965: Sir Dermot MacDermot KCMG CBE[17]
- 1965–1967: Sir Anthony Rumbold Bt KCMG KCVO CB[18]
- 1967–1970: Sir Neil Pritchard KCMG[19]
- 1970–1973: Sir Arthur de la Mare KCMG KCVO[20]
- 1973–1978: Sir David Cole KCMG[21]
- 1978–1981: Peter Tripp CMG[22]
- 1981–1986: Justin Staples CMG[23]
- 1986–1989: Derek Tonkin CMG[24]
- 1989–1992: Sir Ramsay Melhuish KBE CMG[25]
- 1992–1996: Christian Adams CMG[26]
- 1996–2000: Sir James Hodge KCVO CMG[27]
- 2000–2003: Barney Smith CMG[28]
- 2003–2007: David Fall CMG[29]
- 2007–2010: Quinton Quayle[30]
- 2010–2012: Asif Ahmad[31]
- 2012–2016: Mark Kent[32]
- 2016–2021: Brian Davidson[33]
See also
References
- ↑ A & C Black (1929). "SATOW, Rt Hon. Sir Ernest Mason". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1916). "JONES, Capt. Henry Michael". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
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- ↑ A & C Black (1952). "PEEL, Sir Arthur". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1953). "GREG, Sir Robert Hyde". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1944). "WATERLOW, Sir Sydney Philip". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1960). "WINGFIELD, Sir Charles John FitzRoy Rhys". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1967). "DORMER, Sir Cecil Francis Joseph". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1958). "CROSBY, Sir Josiah". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- 1 2 A & C Black (1967). "THOMPSON, Sir Geoffrey Harington". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1951). "MAGOWAN, Sir John Hall". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1979). "WALLINGER, Sir Geoffrey (Arnold)". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1994). "GAGE, Sir Berkeley (Everard Foley)". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1975). "WHITTINGTON, Sir Richard". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1989). "MacDERMOT, The (Sir Dermot MacDermot)". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1983). "RUMBOLD, Sir (Horace) Anthony (Claude)". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (2010). "PRITCHARD, Sir Neil". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1994). "de la MARE, Sir Arthur (James)". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1997). "COLE, Sir David (Lee)". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (2010). "TRIPP, (John) Peter". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (2012). "STAPLES, (Hubert Anthony) Justin". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (2012). "TONKIN, Derek". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (2012). "MELHUISH, Sir (Michael) Ramsay". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (1996). "ADAMS, (Charles) Christian (Wilfred)". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (2012). "HODGE, Sir James (William)". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (2012). "SMITH, Lloyd Barnaby, (Barney)". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (2012). "FALL, David William". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (2012). "QUAYLE, Quinton Mark". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ A & C Black (2012). "AHMAD, Asif Anwar". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ "Ambassador's career history". Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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External links
- UK in Thailand – British Embassy Bangkok
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