On 26 September 2007, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont presided over a ceremony to bestow, on behalf of His Majesty the King, the Royal Decoration Maha Vajira Mongkut upon Mr. David Rockefeller. The ceremony was held at the residence of the Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mission in New York, with Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram in attendance.