Cherdchai Chaivaivid

{{Short description|Thai diplomat}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Cherdchai Chaivaivid

| office = Thai Ambassador to the United Nations

| term_start = June 2024

| native_name_lang = th

| native_name = {{nobold|เชิดชาย ใช้ไววิทย์}}

| education = Chulalongkorn University (BA)
University of Kent (MA)

| monarch = Vajiralongkorn

| primeminister = Srettha Thavisin

| preceded = Suriya Chindawongse

}}

Cherdchai Chaivaivid ({{Langx|th|เชิดชาย ใช้ไววิทย์}}) is a Thai diplomat who is currently the Thai Ambassador to the United Nations.{{Cite web |title=Ambassador and Permanent Representative |url=https://unmissionnewyork.thaiembassy.org/en/page/57381-ambassador?menu=5d81c6a915e39c28900078ba |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=Permanent Mission of Thailand New York |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-13 |title=Thailand determined to push BCG economic model at Apec Summit |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/economy/40021004 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=nationthailand |language=en-US}} Cherdchai presented his credentials to Secretary-General António Guterres on June 7, 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-07 |title=Permanent Representative of Thailand Presents Credentials to Secretary-General {{!}} UN Photo |url=http://media.un.org/photo/en/asset/oun7/oun71045244 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=media.un.org |language=en}} Cherdchai previously served as the director-general of the Department of International Economic Affairs at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs.{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=Building bridges to heal US-China rift |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2045783/building-bridges-to-heal-us-china-rift |access-date=2024-06-23 |work=Bangkok Post |publisher=Bangkok Post Public Company Limited |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Thailand's Srettha chases green investment on first China visit |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Thailand-s-Srettha-chases-green-investment-on-first-China-visit |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=Nikkei Asia |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-27 |title=Apec Summit 2022 — setting the agenda for sustainable economic growth |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/blogs/thailand/policies/40021446 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=nationthailand |language=en-US}}