The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Thailand is the

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'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 b ...

, 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

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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 Consulate was elevated to a Legation in 1885, and to an

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in 1947.

Heads of Mission

Minister Resident and Consul-General

''to the King of Siam'' * 1885–1889:

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* 1889–1894: Cpt. Henry Jones * 1896–1900: Sir George Greville

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

* 1901–1903: Reginald Tower * 1904–1909: Sir Ralph Paget * 1909–1915: Sir Arthur Peel * 1915–1919: Sir Herbert Dering * 1919–1921:

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* 1921–1926: Sir Robert Greg * 1926–1928: Sir Sydney Waterlow * 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 * 1981–1986: Justin Staples * 1986–1989: Derek Tonkin * 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 * 2010–2012:

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* 2012–2016: Mark Kent * 2016–2021: Brian Davidson

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