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Looking Back: 175 Years of Relations

U.S. Ambassadors to Thailand (1882 – Present)

John A. HaldermanName: John A. Halderman
State of Residency: Missouri
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: July 13, 1882
Presentation of Credentials: October 23, 1882
Termination of Mission: Left post April 1, 1885
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

Name: Jacob T. Child
State of Residency: Missouri
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: March 9, 1886
Presentation of Credentials: June 5, 1886
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, January 17, 1891
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

Sempronius H. BoydName: Sempronius H. Boyd
State of Residency: Missouri
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: October 1, 1890
Presentation of Credentials: January 17, 1891
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, June 13, 1892
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

John BarrettName: John Barrett
State of Residency: Oregon
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: February 14, 1894
Presentation of Credentials: November 15, 1894
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, April 26, 1898
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

Hamilton KingName: Hamilton King
State of Residency: Michigan
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: January 14, 1898
Presentation of Credentials: April 26, 1898
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

Hamilton KingName: Hamilton King
State of Residency: Michigan
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: April 27, 1903
Presentation of Credentials: July 3, 1903
Termination of Mission: Died at post September 2, 1912
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on November 16, 1903. Commissioned to Siam.

 

Fred W. CarpenterName: Fred W. Carpenter
State of Residency: California
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: September 12, 1912
Presentation of Credentials: January 22, 1913
Termination of Mission: Left post November 16, 1913
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on March 1, 1913. Commissioned to Siam.

 

Name: William H. Hornibrook
State of Residency: Oregon
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: February 12, 1915
Presentation of Credentials: May 31, 1915
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, October 24, 1916
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

Name: George Pratt Ingersoll
State of Residency: Connecticut
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: August 8, 1917
Presentation of Credentials: November 24, 1917
Termination of Mission: Left post June 23, 1918
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

George W. P. HuntName: George W. P. Hunt
State of Residency: Arizona
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 18, 1920
Presentation of Credentials: September 6, 1920
Termination of Mission: Left post October 1, 1921
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

Edward E. BrodieName: Edward E. Brodie
State of Residency: Oregon
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: October 8, 1921
Presentation of Credentials: January 31, 1922
Termination of Mission: Left post May 2, 1925
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

William E. RussellName: William E. Russell
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: September 28, 1925
Presentation of Credentials: [January 9, 1926]
Termination of Mission: Left post January 7, 1927
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 17, 1925. Commissioned to Siam. Officially received on January 9, 1926.

 

Name: Harold Orville MacKenzie
State of Residency: New Jersey
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: March 3, 1927
Presentation of Credentials: June 28, 1927
Termination of Mission: Left post March 29, 1930
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

David E. KaufmanName: David E. Kaufman
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: June 12, 1930
Presentation of Credentials: December 9, 1930
Termination of Mission: Left post June 15, 1933
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

James Marion BakerName: James Marion Baker
State of Residency: South Carolina
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: August 30, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: December 9, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left post May 2, 1936
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 15, 1934. Commissioned to Siam.

 

Edwin L. NevilleName: Edwin L. Neville
State of Residency: Ohio
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 28, 1937
Presentation of Credentials: October 2, 1937
Termination of Mission: Left post May 1, 1940
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

Name: Hugh Gladney Grant
State of Residency: Alabama
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: April 3, 1940
Presentation of Credentials: August 20, 1940
Termination of Mission: Left post August 30, 1941

 

Willys R. PeckName: Willys R. Peck
State of Residency: California
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: August 19, 1941
Presentation of Credentials: September 16, 1941
Termination of Mission: Japanese forces occupied Bangkok, December 8, 1941
Note: Thailand declared war on the United States January 25, 1942. Peck, having been interned, left post June 29, 1942.

 

Charles W. YostName: Charles W. Yost
State of Residency: New York
Title: Charg้ d'Affaires
Appointment: [see note below]
Presentation of Credentials: January 5, 1946
Termination of Mission: Superseded, July 4, 1946
Note: Not commissioned; letter of credence sent to Yost by telegram, October 16, 1945.

 

Edwin F. StantonName: Edwin F. Stanton
State of Residency: California
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: April 27, 1946
Presentation of Credentials: July 4, 1946
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Note: Commissioned to Siam.

 

Edwin F. StantonName: Edwin F. Stanton
State of Residency: California
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: April 10, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: May 9, 1947
Termination of Mission: Left post June 30, 1953
Note: Commissioned to Siam. The Legation in Bangkok had been raised to Embassy status March 18, 1947.

 

William J. DonovanName: William J. Donovan
State of Residency: New York
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: August 3, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: September 4, 1953
Termination of Mission: Left post August 21, 1954

 

John E. PeurifoyName: John E. Peurifoy
State of Residency: South Carolina
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: September 15, 1954
Presentation of Credentials: December 3, 1954
Termination of Mission: Died near Hua Hin, August 12, 1955
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 3, 1954.

 

Max Waldo BishopName: Max Waldo Bishop
State of Residency: Arkansas
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: December 3, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: January 9, 1956
Termination of Mission: Left post January 6, 1958
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 18, 1956.

 

U. Alexis JohnsonName: U. Alexis Johnson
State of Residency: California
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: January 30, 1958
Presentation of Credentials: February 14, 1958
Termination of Mission: Left post April 10, 1961

 

Kenneth Todd YoungName: Kenneth Todd Young
State of Residency: New York
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: March 29, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: June 22, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post August 19, 1963

 

Graham A. MartinName: Graham A. Martin
State of Residency: Florida
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: September 10, 1963
Presentation of Credentials: November 7, 1963
Termination of Mission: Left post September 9, 1967

 

Leonard UngerName: Leonard Unger
State of Residency: Maryland
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: August 11, 1967
Presentation of Credentials: October 4, 1967
Termination of Mission: Left post November 19, 1973

 

William R. KintnerName: William R. Kintner
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: September 28, 1973
Presentation of Credentials: November 29, 1973
Termination of Mission: Left post March 15, 1975

 

Charles S. WhitehouseName: Charles S. Whitehouse
State of Residency: Virginia
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 8, 1975
Presentation of Credentials: May 30, 1975
Termination of Mission: Left post June 19, 1978

 

Morton I. AbramowitzName: Morton I. Abramowitz
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: June 27, 1978
Presentation of Credentials: August 9, 1978
Termination of Mission: Left post July 31, 1981

 

John Gunther DeanName: John Gunther Dean
State of Residency: New York
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: October 1, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: October 26, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post June 6, 1985

 

William Andreas BrownName: William Andreas Brown
State of Residency: New Hampshire
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: June 6, 1985
Presentation of Credentials: July 5, 1985
Termination of Mission: Left post August 5, 1988

 

Daniel Anthony O'DonohueName: Daniel Anthony O'Donohue
State of Residency: Virginia
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 11, 1988
Presentation of Credentials: August 13, 1988
Termination of Mission: Left post August 10, 1991

 

David Floyd LambertsonName: David Floyd Lambertson
State of Residency: Kansas
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: July 22, 1991
Presentation of Credentials: September 24, 1991
Termination of Mission: Left post August 25, 1995

 

William H. ItohName: William H. Itoh
State of Residency: New Mexico
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 19, 1995
Presentation of Credentials: February 20, 1996
Termination of Mission: Left post February 1, 1999

 

Richard E. HecklingerName: Richard E. Hecklinger
State of Residency: Virginia
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: December 1, 1998
Presentation of Credentials: March 9, 1999
Termination of Mission: Left post December 21, 2001

 

Darryl N. JohnsonName: Darryl N. Johnson
State of Residency: Washington
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: November 26, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: March 29, 2002
Termination of Mission: Left post December 28, 2004

 

Ralph Leo BoyceName: Ralph L. Boyce
State of Residency: Virginia
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: July 2, 2004
Presentation of Credentials: March 9, 2005
Termination of Mission: Left post December 28, 2007

 

Eric G. JohnName: Eric G. John
State of Residency: Indiana
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 21, 2007
Presentation of Credentials: January 8, 2008