Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ernest Rwamucyo, received the title “DIPLOMAT of the Year from Africa”, IGIHE has reliably learnt. This is the first time the title has been awarded to a Rwandan Diplomat.
The initiative to bestow annual awards for excellence in diplomacy, in recognition of exemplary contributions of diplomats acredited in the United Kingdom, belongs to the Diplomat magazine, a publication for the members of the diplomatic corps, British political and business communities, and think-tanks.
The ‘Diplomat of the Year’ is selected from 164 embassies and diplomatic missions represented in the United Kingdom.
The annual diplomat awards ceremony held at the Langham Hotel in London on Tuesday recognises the outstanding work and achievements of London’s diplomatic community trying to improve the well-being of their respective nations’.
In its fourth year, DIPLOMAT magazine identified 12 categories that recognise various levels of diplomacy.
The annual event is hosted by DIPLOMAT’s publisher, Hugo de Blocq van Kuffeler.
The title “Diplomat of the Year” is bestowed upon just one Ambassador, representing Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa or Americas.
There are also awards offered for the outstanding contribution to the Women in Diplomacy, the Deputy Chief of Mission of the Year and the Young Diplomat of the Year.
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