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Since the military coup of May 2014, relationships between Thailand and the United States have experienced strains, with several ultra-nationalist demonstrations in front of the U.S. Embassy on Wireless Road, and even charges alleged against the U.S. ambassador for lese majeste. The U.S. trimmed military aid to Thailand, the latter which has ...
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.
Opened in 1950, the consulate oversees relations with 15 provinces in Northern Thailand. [1] [5] In 2020, the United States broke ground on a $284 million new building for the consulate on the city's superhighway. [6] [7] [8] The expansion, designed by Ennead Architects, is expected to open in 2024. [1]
This is the list of diplomatic missions in Thailand. The capital city of Thailand, Bangkok hosts 78 embassies and other diplomatic representations. Major cities such as Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, and Songkhla are host to consular missions. Honorary consulates are not included in this listing. Map of diplomatic missions in Thailand
Thai name Observations List of prime ministers of Thailand List of presidents of the United States Term end November 1, 1893: Phra Suriya Nuvatr: พระสุริยานุรัตน์ Chargé d'affaires After the Paknam incident he was sent from London to Washington, D.C. to search for Arbitration in the Franco-Siamese crisis, Listed ...
Applicants for State Department FSO jobs go through a highly competitive written exam, oral assessment, and security investigation process before they are eligible to be hired. Of the more than 100,000 applicants for State Department FSO positions between 2001 and 2006, only 2,100 became Foreign Service officers. [ 5 ]
In 2003, the United States designated Thailand as a major non-NATO ally, which grants Thailand many financial and military benefits derived from the United States. Thailand has an embassy in Washington, DC and consulates-general in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. [86] United States has an embassy in Bangkok and a consulate-general in ...
The United States and Thailand work closely together and with the United Nations on a broad range of programs to halt illicit drug trafficking and use and other criminal activity. The U.S. supports the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Bangkok, which provides counter-narcotics and anti-crime capacity-building programs to law ...