We all knew Gov. Patrick was a trip.

Governor Deval Patrick, who led his first trade mission to China in November, said he will likely next go to India or Israel to drum up business for Massachusetts.

Patrick, speaking at a medical device industry conference in Boston today, also noted that Lt. Governor Tim Murray plans to make a foreign trade mission to Ireland later this year. He said the state could justify many more excursions to help boost the Massachusetts economy. But Patrick also said he does not want to make so many trips that he draws criticism for spending too much time out-of-state.

“We want to keep it to one [foreign trade mission] a year,” he said. “We planned for a lot of blowback from China, because previous trade missions had been criticized.”

His decision to go to India or Israel comes at a time when Massachusetts venture capital firms are starting to invest more in those countries.

UPDATE: From Red Mass Group, the Globe, the AP and Mass Roots GOP.