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The Embassy of Thailand in Berlin |
Contact
Address: Lepsiusstrasse 64/66, 12163 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: (+49) 30 79 48 10
Fax: (+49) 30 794 812 51
(+49) 30 794 815 11
Email: thaibln@thaiembassy.de
The Ambassador
Amb. Chittipat Tongprasroeth
H.E. Chittipat Tongprasroeth was born on January 18, 1966. He is married and has two daughters.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand and a Master's degree from Western Illinois University in the United States. He is fluent in Thai, English, and German.
His diplomatic career began in 1994 when he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Second and First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations in New York. In 2001, he held various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok, including roles in the Department of International Organizations, the Department of ASEAN Affairs, the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs, the Office of the Foreign Minister, the Office of the Permanent Secretary, and the Office of the Secretariat of the Prime Minister.
In 2010, he was appointed Deputy Consul General at the Royal Thai Consulate General in Frankfurt. In 2015, he assumed several executive roles, serving as Deputy Director-General of both the Department of Consular Affairs and the Department of ASEAN Affairs.
In 2019, he was appointed Ambassador attached to the Ministry, responsible for overseeing the logistical arrangements related to Thailand’s ASEAN Chairmanship. From 2022 until early 2025, he served as Chief of Protocol and Director-General of the Department of Protocol.
On February 26, 2025, he was officially accredited as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Federal Republic of Germany.
History
Thailand and the Federal Republic of Germany have had a formal relationship for more than 150 years.
Today, relations between the two countries continue to grow and strengthen. Both parties have made exchanges in various different fields, including culture, education, economy and trade, as well as official visits between the two countries, from both government and private sectors.
Thailand is a popular tourist attraction among Germans. Thailand welcomes approximately five million German tourists each year. There is also an increasing tendency amongst Germans moving to live in Thailand.
The historic nature of the German-Thai relationship is still reflected in today relations between the two countries.
