Paul Thomas Pondi (10 February 1928 – 31 August 2013) was a Cameroonian political figure. After holding top national security posts from 1960 to 1972, he had a long career as a diplomat. Pondi was Cameroon's Ambassador to the United States from 1982 to 1993 and later served as Chairman of the Board of the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority from 2000 to 2010.