Peter Mark Haymond is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Laos from February 2020 to September 2023. He had served as the United States Chargé d'affaires to Indonesia from June 2025 to June 2026.
Early life and education
Haymond earned a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy and Doctor of Philosophy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University."President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts" White House, September 3, 2019
Career
Haymond is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, joining the Foreign Service in 1991. Previous posts include being Director of the State Department's Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs, Consul General at the United States Consulate in Chengdu, China, and Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Vientiane, Laos. He also served as Division Chief in the Office of Energy and Commodities in the Bureau of Economic and Energy Affairs at the Department of State, and as Arabian Peninsula Officer in the Office of the Counterterrorism Coordinator. He recently served as Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
On September 3, 2019, President Trump nominated Haymond to be the next United States Ambassador to Laos. His nomination was sent to the United States Senate on September 9, 2019."Seventeen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate", The White House, September 9, 2019 He appeared before the Foreign Relations Committee on October 31, 2019. On December 19, 2019, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote. He was sworn in on January 15, 2020, and presented his credentials to Laotian President Bounnhang Vorachit in Vientiane on February 7, 2020.
Haymond arrived at the US Embassy in Jakarta on June 15, 2025 to lead the US Mission to Indonesia as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. A year later, the embassy announced that Haymond would conclude his service on June 30, 2026, with Joy Michiko Sakurai, previously chargé d’Affaires ad interim, as his replacement.
Personal life
Haymond is married to his wife of over 30 years, Dusadee. He speaks Lao, Thai, Mandarin, and French.
See also List of ambassadors of the United States List of ambassadors appointed by Donald Trump
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