DCM Peter Haymond at Welcome Dinner for the Lower Mekong Initiative Frontiers of Science Education Workshop

Deputy Chief of Mission Peter Haymond joined H.E. Dr. Teerakiat Jareonsettasin, the Minister of Education, and colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a welcome dinner for the Lower Mekong Initiative Frontiers of Science Education Workshop, being co-hosted by Thailand and the United States April 24-25 in Bangkok. The workshop brings together young science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education leaders from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam. Participants are learning about state-of-the-art teaching methods and sharing their own innovations. The workshop will also help them form a network for professional collaboration and mutual support for innovation and excellence in STEM education to prepare scientists and science-literature citizens ready to face the challenges and seize the opportunities of the 21st century.