The establishment of a regional office in February 2000, then in Chiang Mai, marked a decision for a strong local presence of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung in Southeast Asia. Already in the early 1990s a variety of long term cooperations have been initiated with partner organizations. After 10 successful years in Chiang Mai, the Southeast Asia Regional Office moved to Bangkok in mid 2010. The Heinrich Böll Stiftung's Bangkok office currently employs 10 staff, one director and 9 local staff. Beyond the cooperation with our partners, the office’s mandate comprises political analysis, facilitating contacts between people of different backgrounds involved in our main areas of concern, as well as strategic program development and network building.