On October 10th, 2024, Consul-General Katanawadee Kalayanamit, along with Mrs. Suprattana Gamolvej, Director of Thai Trade Center in Chicago and Ms. Anoma Vongyai, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Chicago Office, attended the Indonesian National Batik Day Reception in the momentum of Celebration the 75th Anniversary of Indonesian-US Diplomatic Relations at the Indonesian Consulate General in Chicago.

The National Batik Day is an Indonesian cultural day for celebrating batik- the national cloth of Indonesia. it is usually celebrated on October 2nd and marks the anniversary of when the UNESCO inscribed batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2009.