webfact Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Thailand: September 2020 Mr Mark Gooding OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. Mr Mark Gooding OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand in succession to Mr Brian Davidson. Mr Gooding will take up his appointment during summer 2021. CURRICULUM VITAE Full name: Mark Gooding Married to: Dr Christopher Patrick McCormick 2018 – 2019 FCO, Director, European Union (Future Partnership), Europe Directorate 2017 – 2018 FCO, Deputy Director (Europe North), Europe Directorate 2014 – 2017 Beijing, Minister Counsellor – Political 2011 – 2013 Phnom Penh, Her Majesty’s Ambassador 2008 – 2011 Colombo, Deputy High Commissioner and non-resident Deputy High Commissioner to Maldives 2006 – 2008 FCO, Private Secretary to the Secretary of State 2004 – 2006 FCO, Team Leader, EU Budget Team, Europe Directorate 2002 – 2004 Shanghai, Consul – Political, Economic and Press/Public Affairs 2000 – 2002 Full-time Language Training (Mandarin) 1999 – 2000 FCO, Desk Officer (Trade and Development), European Union Department (External) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-thailand-september-2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Somtamnication Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 Impressive CV. Help your countrymen, please and decrease the red tape. Thank you. 12 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Matzzon Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) That´s great! Then everyone here have a new face to dislike and continue to tell all the fabels how their embassy don´t help them. Edited September 9, 2020 by Matzzon 5 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post baansgr Posted September 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2020 38 minutes ago, Matzzon said: That´s great! Then everyone here have a new face to dislike and continue to tell all the fabels how their embassy don´t help them. Mostly because the income letters were stopped being issued. The updates on Covid and repatriation etc have been very good. Most of their work goes unseen hence why all the negative attitudes. Let's wish him luck in his new postition 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, baansgr said: Mostly because the income letters were stopped being issued. The updates on Covid and repatriation etc have been very good. Most of their work goes unseen hence why all the negative attitudes. Let's wish him luck in his new postition So, why complain about that? I mean income letter??? What possible need can you have? If the money is there, then just show them. No problem. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2long Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 No news on the reason to leave or the future of that Scottish fella (Brian), then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Moonlover Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2020 1 hour ago, 2long said: No news on the reason to leave or the future of that Scottish fella (Brian), then? Ambassadors are rotated at regular intervals and no reason need be given. Brian Davidson is not Scottish, He's from Northern Ireland. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orton Rd Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) well looks like a step up from the recent standard, at least he has a tie on. Wish they still did leaving letters, part of the famous one in 1967 Sir Anthony Rumbold, Thailand, 1967: It is true that they have no literature, no painting and only a very odd kind of music, that their sculpture, their ceramics and their dancing are borrowed from others and that their architecture is monotonous and their interior decoration hideous. Nobody can deny that gambling and golf are the chief pleasures of the rich and that licentiousness is the main pleasure of them all. But it does a faded European good to spend some time among such a jolly, extrovert and anti-intellectual people Edited September 10, 2020 by Orton Rd 8 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pixelaoffy Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, bodga said: Not good enough, he really should also be disadvantaged or at least be physically challenged/disabled, preferably mixed race from a one parent family where one parent was at least bi -trisexual. I'm sure UK FCO tried 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Some off topic and troll posts have been removed 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post baansgr Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Matzzon said: So, why complain about that? I mean income letter??? What possible need can you have? If the money is there, then just show them. No problem. I don't use the income method so am not complaining. Some people have money transferred every quarter or 6 monthly, others with monthly transfers that do not show as a foreign exchange...not everyone needing the income letter did it for nevarious reasons. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, baansgr said: I don't use the income method so am not complaining. Some people have money transferred every quarter or 6 monthly, others with monthly transfers that do not show as a foreign exchange...not everyone needing the income letter did it for nevarious reasons. Then all those people have to realize that they do not decide what is the right way for the possibility to stay in a foreign country and either show a lump sum or transfer every month with a FTT transfer code or equivalent. How hard can it be? Nah, it's much easier to blame you embassy than do the work needed. ???? 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post polpott Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2020 11 minutes ago, Matzzon said: Then all those people have to realize that they do not decide what is the right way for the possibility to stay in a foreign country and either show a lump sum or transfer every month with a FTT transfer code or equivalent. How hard can it be? Nah, it's much easier to blame you embassy than do the work needed. ???? Nah, it was much easier just to obtain an income letter from the Embassy, as most other Europeans do. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Two more troll posts removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickymouse1 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 hours ago, 2long said: No news on the reason to leave or the future of that Scottish fella (Brian), then? There is a usual term of 3 years for all diplomatic posts. 55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 29 minutes ago, polpott said: Nah, it was much easier just to obtain an income letter from the Embassy, as most other Europeans do. Yes, it was! Now no option. hhmmm. What do? Complain or abide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post polpott Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Matzzon said: Yes, it was! Now no option. hhmmm. What do? Complain or abide? Both. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 6 hours ago, Matzzon said: That´s great! Then everyone here have a new face to dislike and continue to tell all the fabels how their embassy don´t help them. Better than people with no interest or access to the British Embassy wasting time posting fables about what doesn't affect them! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, Baerboxer said: Better than people with no interest or access to the British Embassy wasting time posting fables about what doesn't affect them! It does affect me. It seriously hurt to see all the posts on a yearly basis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 6 hours ago, Matzzon said: So, why complain about that? I mean income letter??? What possible need can you have? If the money is there, then just show them. No problem. Why not submit your CV as suggested elsewhere so that you can show everyone in wireless road how it's done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polpott Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, evadgib said: Why not submit your CV as suggested elsewhere so that you can show everyone in wireless road how it's done? Only Thais need apply. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Let's see if he can do something useful and reinstate the income letters. If he does that he'll get immediate respect, if he doesn't it will be jobs for the boys and all that 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, evadgib said: Why not submit your CV as suggested elsewhere so that you can show everyone in wireless road how it's done? What are you saying. Are there a population of foreigner that can´t show their income on Wireless Road? How can my CV help them? And please point me in the direction where you say it was mentioned to submit any CV somewhere? The only thing in this thread was a respectful post that told the new ambassador had an impressive CV. Edited September 10, 2020 by Matzzon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Hope he will be better than the present one somehow I doubt it ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Matzzon said: What are you saying. Are there a population of foreigner that can´t show their income on Wireless Road? How can my CV help them? And please point me in the direction where you say it was mentioned to submit any CV somewhere? The only thing in this thread was a respectful post that told the new ambassador had an impressive CV. I guess that's a 'No!' ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 11 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: Let's see if he can do something useful and reinstate the income letters. If he does that he'll get immediate respect, if he doesn't it will be jobs for the boys and all that They aren't necessary. A 12 month local bank printout will suffice at a cost of 400 bhat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stouricks Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Matzzon said: Yes, it was! Now no option. hhmmm. What do? Complain or abide? I find that a monthly transfer via Transferwise is much easier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 1 minute ago, evadgib said: They aren't necessary. A 12 month local bank printout will suffice at a cost of 400 bhat. it would avoid all the jumping through unnecessary hoops of monthly payments around the same date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 1 minute ago, stouricks said: I find that a monthly transfer via Transferwise is much easier. Yep, that´s what I am trying to state. Transferwise is one of the options. Good rate and very quick. No need for income letters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stouricks Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: Let's see if he can do something useful and reinstate the income letters. If he does that he'll get immediate respect, if he doesn't it will be jobs for the boys and all that And a job for his hubby? pml 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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