Corps news in brief – Embassy 16 – April 2009

Ambassadors honoured

The Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award in the recent Diplomat Awards. Three women heads of mission were singled out for honours including the Chinese Ambassador Fu Ying (Asia), the Lebanese Ambassador Inaam Osseiran (Middle East) and South African High Commissioner Lindiwe Mabuza (Africa), while Venezuelan Ambassador Samuel Moncada was chosen as Best Ambassador (Latin America) and Turkish Ambassador Yigit Alpogan walked away with Best Ambassador (Europe).