UKABC Roundtable with Mark Gooding OBE, British Ambassador to Thailand

London, United Kingdom, 21 November 2023

UKABC organised this exclusive roundtable discussion with Mark Gooding OBE, British Ambassador to Thailand. The event was kindly hosted by KPMG in its Canary Wharf office in London.

Mr Mark Gooding OBE became HM Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand in July 2021.

Mark joined the FCO in 1999 and has spent his career working mostly in roles focussed on Europe and Asia. His previous FCO roles include Director Covid (Repatriations), Director EU (Future Partnership), Deputy Director Europe, Minister Counsellor (Political) at the British Embassy in Beijing, British Ambassador to Cambodia, British Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary.

Mark holds a Master’s Degree in Modern Languages from Oxford University. He speaks Thai, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, and Spanish.

British Ambassador to Thailand

The Ambassador represents His Majesty The King and the UK government in the country to which they are appointed. They are responsible for the direction and work of the embassy and its consulates, including political work, trade and investment, press and cultural relations, and consular services.