Cholchineepan Chiranond

Cholchineepan Chiranond is a retired Thai diplomat. She served in various diplomatic roles from 1975 onwards, and was Ambassador of Thailand to Germany between 2003 and 2007, and to Denmark, Lithuania and Iceland between 2008, and her retirement in 2010.

Career Early life and postings Cholchineepan attended the Sathit Chulalongkorn School, winning an AFS scholarship to the United States, where she learnt English, and completed her final high school year. She received further scholarships from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take her bachelor's degree at Cornell University, and a master's degree at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She arrived in Copenhagen on 24 January to take over from her predecessor, Chaisiri Anamarn, who had completed a three-year posting. She presented her letter of credence on 28 March 2008. Her posting coincided with the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Denmark, and was marked with numerous cultural and diplomatic events. She was also the incumbent ambassador during the opening of a special elephant house at Copenhagen Zoo, built to house four Thai elephants which had been gifted to the Danish royal family by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. She presented her letter of credence to President of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus on 1 July 2008.

Cholchineepan's European ambassadorships were the culmination of her diplomatic career, and she retired after the completion of her posting in 2010.