The Embassy Long Service Officer of the Year Award is intended to give due recognition to the work of locally employed officers who have given exemplary service to their diplomatic missions over many years.
Dedicated long service officers will be celebrated at the Embassy Long Service Awards Ceremony on the evening of Monday 1 June 2026 at the Royal Garden Hotel.
Voting for the Overall Winner is open from 10.00 – 16.30 on 1 June, via an online ballot, and will be selected from the Regional Winners.
Voting Procedure
- Only diplomats and local staff working at diplomatic missions or international organisations are eligible to vote
- Voters must state their name and diplomatic mission and use their official government, diplomatic mission or international organisations email to vote. Votes via private emails will not be valid
- Voters may only vote once
- Voters can only vote for ONE winner from the list of regional finalists below. Testimonials provided by the finalists can be accessed here
- Voting closes on Monday 1 June at 16:30
