Mark Gooding is a British diplomat serving as the 22nd British Ambassador to Thailand since 2021. Gooding previously served as British Ambassador to Cambodia from 2011 to 2013.

Career

Gooding was appointed British Ambassador to Thailand on 9 September 2020.

Gooding supported the passage of the Marriage Equality Act in Thailand in 2024. Following the Act's legalization of same-sex marriage in Thailand in 2025, both the British and American embassies in Bangkok hosted a "United in Love!" event for Pride Month in June.

Personal life

Gooding is openly gay, and is in a civil union with Christopher McCormick. Gooding and McCormick were among the first same-sex couples recognized in a civil union following the passage of the Civil Partnership Act in 2004.