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