HONG KONG, July 26 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- PublicAffairsAsia, in
association with News Corporation, is set to honor the work done by
Diplomatic Missions in the commercial and public affairs arena with
a new Gold Standard Award. The Gold Standard Award for Excellence
in Diplomatic Engagement will identify achievement by an ambassador
or embassy in their work with business, governments and
non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
The award, which will formally be launched on August 2, is open to
ambassadors and embassies operating in Asia as well as to
ambassadors and embassies from countries in Asia operating
globally.
Nominations are sought from businesses, parent foreign ministries
and directly from the ambassadors and embassies themselves and will
be judged by a senior panel of leaders from business, the political
arena and the professional public affairs industry. The award is a
centerpiece of The Gold Standard Awards, which is the only program
celebrating excellence in engagement amongst business, government
and NGOs in Asia.
Commenting on the award, PublicAffairsAsia＊s vice-president, Mark
O＊Brien, said: "Diplomatic Missions -- ambassadors and embassies --
play a frontline role in furthering bilateral relations between
countries and supporting increased investment into the markets in
which they work. This award will recognize the work of the
ambassadors and embassies in this regard, enhancing engagement and
fostering increased cross border trade."
News Corporation＊s Senior Vice President of Government Relations
(Asia) Joe Welch said: "News Corporation respects the role
ambassadors and embassies play globally and in Asia. This award
will recognize the highly skilled commercial and public affairs
work they do, often as catalysts, connecting stakeholders and
setting events in motion that lead to new opportunities and
significant economic expansion. We are pleased to support this new
and important Gold Standard Award."
Nominations for the 2010 Gold Standard Awards open on September 1
and close on October 15, 2010. The award will be presented at a
gala cocktail reception in Hong Kong on January 20, 2011. More
details can be found at ( http://www.goldstandardawards2010.com
)
About PublicAffairsAsia: PublicAffairsAsia is the network for
senior government relations, public affairs and corporate
communications professionals operating across the Asia Pacific
region. It offers news, features, analysis and intelligence on
practice and policy through PublicAffairsAsia magazine, online
channels, intelligence and high level events, roundtables and
conferences. It also operates the flagship Gold Standard Awards for
public policy and communications.
About News Corporation: News Corp is a diversified global media
company with operations in eight industry segments: filmed
entertainment; television; cable network programming; direct
broadcast satellite television; integrated marketing services;
newspapers and information services; book publishing; and other.
The activities of News Corp are conducted principally in the United
States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Asia and
Latin America.
SOURCE PublicAffairsAsia