On October 19-20, 2026, H.E. Dr. Suriya Chindawongse, Ambassador of Thailand to the United States, together with Ms. Somjai Taphaopong, Consul General of Thailand in New York, paid an official visit to Boston, Massachusetts, to further strengthen the partnership between Thailand and the United States.

During the visit, Ambassador Suriya met with Mr. Jeevan Ramapriya, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment, and Mr. James Colimon, Director of Global Affairs for Boston, and also attended by Mr. Joseph Milano, Honorary Consul General of Thailand in Boston. The discussions explored opportunities to deepen trade and investment ties between Thailand and the United States through cooperation with Massachusetts across a broad range of sectors, including medical innovation, renewable energy, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology.

The Ambassador also gave a lecture at Boston University on the theme “Diplomacy and Diplomats in a Transformative World of Economic Challenges and Geo-Political Change: A Thai Perspective,” which was attended by students from universities across the Boston area, including Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University, and Babson College.

In addition, the Ambassador met with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), member of the House Committee on Financial Services. Both sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening the longstanding alliance and strategic partnership between Thailand and the United States, and exchanged views on enhancing law enforcement cooperation in combating online scams and transnational criminal organizations, which have their epicenter in Southeast Asia and cause tremendous losses to people in the United States and around the world.