Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is scheduled to visit Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom from September 20 to 27 for diplomatic, economic, and investment engagements, including the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) in New York. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob will also join the mission. 

According to Government Spokesperson Ekkapob Pianpises, the prime minister will begin the trip in Japan, meeting Thai athletes competing in the 20th Asian Games and chairing a Team Thailand meeting on September 21. In New York, he will attend the UNGA81 opening and General Debate and deliver Thailand’s statement on September 24, alongside meetings with the UN Secretary-General and leaders from several countries.

Economic engagements in the United States will include an investor roundtable with Bank of America and Jefferies, talks with PIMCO and a dinner hosted by the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council and U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Anutin will also meet senior Google executives, while Chaichanok will discuss cooperation on AI, digital infrastructure, workforce skills, and technology investment with major technology companies.

The delegation will then travel to London, where Anutin and Thai capital-market executives will meet with institutional investors, in cooperation with UBS, to present Thailand’s economy and investment opportunities. Meetings with Virgin Atlantic and Rolls-Royce are also scheduled before the delegation returns to Thailand on September 27.