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| Formed | 14 April 1840; 185 years ago (1840-04-14) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Thailand |
| Headquarters | 443 Sri Ayutthaya Rd,Phaya Thai,Ratchathewi,Bangkok 10400 |
| Annual budget | 9.2 billion baht (FY2019) |
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TheMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand (Abrv: MFA;Thai:กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ,RTGS: Krasuang Kan Tang Prathet) is the principal governmental department in charge offoreign relations forThailand. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is also a member of theCabinet of Thailand. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is appointed by thePrime minister. The ministry is charged with formulating and executing foreign policies for theKingdom of Thailand and also manages and maintains Thaidiplomatic missions around the world.[1]
Prior to the creation of the ministry, much of the country's foreign relations were handled by theabsolute monarchs of the day. During theKingdom of Ayutthaya foreign relations were handled by the"Krom Phra Khlang" (Thai:กรมพระคลัง) (or the Treasury Department). The head of the department was known as "Phra Khlang" (Thai:พระคลัง) and occasionally referred to as "Berguelang" or "Barcelon" by foreign authors. A notablePhra Khlang Kosathibodi during the reign ofKing Narai wasKosa Lek, who was the elder brother of the famous 17th-century Siamese ambassador to FranceKosa Pan. Kosa Pan also became aPhra Khlang Kosathibodi upon the reign ofPetracha. Soon after, a sub-department called "Kromma Tha" (Thai:กรมท่า, "Port Department") was created to deal with foreigners.[2][3]
During theBangkok Period most of these features were retained. For instance, the Chau Phaya-Phraklang in his capacity as Minister of State on behalf ofJessadabodindra[4] negotiated theSiamese–American Treaty of Amity and Commerce of 1833 withEdmund Roberts in his capacity as Minister of the United States on behalf of President Andrew Jackson.[5]
In 1840,King Mongkut, the next king, founded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Siam, which was administered directly by the king. The responsibilities and roles of the old "Krom" were shifted to this ministry. Chao Phraya Bhanuwong became the first Foreign Minister of Siam in 1871, appointed byKing Chulalongkorn. In 1881PrinceDevavongse Varoprakarn was appointed to replace him. Known today as the "father of Thai diplomacy" he reorganized and modernized the ministry to meet 19th century standards. The ministry was then permanently established atSaranrom Palace, east of theGrand Palace. The ministry was divided into seven divisions:[6]
From 1892 to 1924, the Siamese government retained theprofessional legal services oflawyers skilled ininternational law.
After theRevolution of 1932, the ministry came under civilian control and the minister was made a member of the constitutional government of Siam. The first minister under this new system was Phraya Srivisanvaja.[9]
In 1992, the ministry office was moved toSi Ayutthaya Road, Thung Phaya Thai Subdistrict,Ratchathewi District, Bangkok in the area that used to be the headquarter ofSoutheast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), the Ministry also has an office building of the Department of Consular Affairs atChaeng Watthana Road.
The MFA budget forFY2019 is 9,197.3 millionbaht.[10]
This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Thailand:[11][12]
[T]he capital [is] called Si-a-Yuthia, (pronounced See-ah-you-té-ah....)
The eventful forty-two year reign of King Chulalongkorn of Thailand (1868–1910) was a landmark in Thai history. It was the period that Thailand began to develop herself into a modern state, with the abolition of extrality (extraterritoriality), the negotiations of treaties, the reform of law and judicial administration, and the reorganization of governmental agencies. The achievement of these aims was, in fact, partly due to the work of the "foreign advisers" who shared roles in the affairs of this small Asian country.
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