Deadline: 15 August 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and the Thailand Foundation will present 1-3 Thailand’s Public Diplomacy Award 2024 (TPDA2024) to individuals, groups or organizations, both Thai and foreign nationals, who have significantly contributed to enhancing the reputation, prestige, image, and popularity of Thailand, ‘Thainess’ and Thai people among the international community.
Aims
- The Thailand’s Public Diplomacy Award aims to:
- Honor individuals, groups or organizations working in the areas, such as public goods, humanintarian efforts, Thai culture promotion, sports, and innovation, etc. that have significantly contributed to Thailand’s public diplomacy efforts.
- Encourage the awardees to continue with their works, while serving as a strong example and role model for other individuals, groups and organizations to follow suit.
- Support and foster awareness that all individuals, groups and organizations, can play active parts in advancing public diplomacy, which has an important role in promoting international relationships at the people-to-people level.
Award Information
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Thailand Foundation will grant up to 1-3 awards for the year 2024 to selected Thai or foreign individuals, groups and organizations.
- The awardee’s name will be inscribed on the “Goodwill” Trophy, which will be permanently displayed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Ayudhya Road.
- A replica trophy with the inscription of the awardee’s name will be presented to the awardee.
- The awardee’s name will also be inscribed on the “Wall of Fame” which is displayed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Ayudhya Road
- A Certificate of Honor will be presented to the awardee.
- Prize money totaling 300,000 Baht/prize will be given to the awardee.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals, groups or organizations can nominate oneselves or other people, groups or organizations. In the case of nominating others, the consent of the candidate is required.
- Royal Thai Embassies, Permanent Missions of Thailand and Royal Thai Consulates-General are entitled to present candidates.
For more information, visit Thailand Foundation.