Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand
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Formation1957
HeadquartersManeeya Center Building, Phloen Chit Road, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand
LeaderElaine Kurtenbach (president)
สมาคมผู้สื่อข่าวต่างประเทศแห่งประเทศไทย | |
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| Formation | 1957 |
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| Headquarters | Maneeya Center Building, Phloen Chit Road, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Leader | Elaine Kurtenbach (president) |
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT; Thai: สมาคมผู้สื่อข่าวต่างประเทศแห่งประเทศไทย) was founded in 1957 in Bangkok's Patpong area.[1][2] It is considered the oldest and largest press club in Southeast Asia. After the Vietnam War ended in 1975, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam were mostly inaccessible for foreign journalists, leading to FCCT becoming a regional hub for journalism.[3] Today, the FCCT hosts exhibitions for photojournalism and contemporary arts.[4]
The club's current location is the Maneeya Center Building, on Phloen Chit Road in Pathum Wan District.[citation needed]
Elaine Kurtenbach, Asia business editor for the Associated Press, serves as the club's president.[5]