On May 17, 2026, Mr. Pongprach Makchaeng, the Thai Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, accompanied by Mr. Natee Vichitsorasatra (Minister-Counsellor), Mrs. Fame Buddhavadhana (Counsellor), and Pol. Sub. Lt. Pichan Jamveha (First Secretary), met with Mrs. Mayada Badr, Chief Executive Officer of the Culinary Arts Commission.