Pote Sarasin served as the Prime Minister of Thailand from September 1957 to December 1957. He belonged to the influential Sarasin family, and also served as foreign minister from 1949 to 1950, as well as ambassador to the United States. In September 1957, when Sarit Thanarat seized power in a military coup, he appointed Pote as the Prime Minister of Thailand. He resigned in December 1957. Pote also served as the first Secretary General of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization from September 1957 until 1963.