5th International Day of Diplomats celebrated across the world
New Delhi: Celebrations of 5th International Day of Diplomats became truly a global celebration with Ministers, Members of Parliament, Ambassadors, UN Resident Coordinators, celebrities, journalists, diplomats, academics sharing their appreciation on social media for the critical role played by the diplomats of all countries to keep our world going.
The idea of celebrating an International Day of Diplomats was conceived by Bihar-born Indian diplomat Abhay K. in October 2017. He also organised and hosted the first International Day of Diplomats celebrations in Brasilia on October 24, 2017 and has been hosting and coordinating subsequent International Day of Diplomats celebrations since then annually on October 24. The celebration aims to raise awareness about the vital work diplomats and their families do to keep the world going.
The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) tweeted on this occasion -“On this #InternationalDiplomatsDay, we recognize the immense contributions of diplomats everywhere, & especially our own for their tireless work on behalf of the American people. #ForeignService”
Foreign Minister of Madagascar Patrick Rajoelina, Union Cabinet Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Members of Parliament Shashi Tharoor and Achyuta Samanta, former Foreign Secretary and National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon, Ambassador Navdeep Suri, Ambassador Kishan Rana, Ambassador Gurjit Singh, Ambassador Mohan Kumar, Ambassador Houda Nonoo of Bahrain, High Commissioner Shumona Iqbal of Bangladesh, UN Resident Coordinator Issa Sanogo, Ambassador David Ashley of UK, Special Representative Madame Hawa of African Union, Ambassador Sanjay Panda, Ambassador Namrata Kumar, Ambassador Prasant Pise, Ambassador Abhay Kumar of India and several Ambassadors and diplomats from Israel, Ireland, USA, journalists Shekhar Gupta, Yoshita Singh, Kadambini Sharma, celebrities Medha Koirala from Nepal, Raine Chawla actively took part in the celebrations of 5th International Day of Diplomats on October 24, 2021.
MP Achyuta Samanta tweeted- “On the International Day of Diplomats, I want to express my gratitude to all diplomats around the world and their phenomenal role in making the world a better place and serve people globally. I also thank them for their stellar unconditional support to strengthen our fight against the global Covid 19 Pandemic. Congratulations Shri Abhay Kumar for leading this initiative.”
Speaking on the occasion of the 5th International Day of Diplomats celebrations in Antananarivo, Madagascar, where he is presently serving as India’s Ambassador, Abhay K. said – “The greatest achievement of the mankind in the past 10,000 years is coming out of the caves and founding the #UnitedNation, and that’s why I thought the day United Nations was founded is the perfect day for celebrating International Day of Diplomats.”
On this occasion a yoga session was organised for all the participating diplomats and their families to help them to keep their mind and body healthy to serve people globally.
International Day of Diplomats’ official Twitter handle @IntDiplomatsDay tweet summed up the spirit of the day –
“International Diplomats Day wishes each and every #diplomat on our planet, no matter which country/organisation they represent, a very happy 5th #InternationalDiplomatsDay today. #ServingPeopleGlobally “
– global bihari bureau
