The Consul of the Year Award is intended to give due recognition to the work of consuls for their outstanding service to citizens.
Dedicated Consuls will be celebrated at the Embassy Consular Awards Ceremony on the evening of Tuesday 10 November 2026 at the Royal Over-Seas League.
Regional Winners will be chosen from the list of nominees below put forward by their diplomatic missions, by the diplomatic community and a judging panel.
Voting for the Regional Winners is open from 10:30 on 27 October, via an online ballot, and will be selected from nominees submitted missions and consulates. Voting will close at 17.00 on 30 October.
Voting for the Overall Winner will take place from 09:00 – 00:00 on Tuesday 10 November, via an online ballot, and will be selected from the Regional Winners.
Voting Procedure
- Voting for the Regional Winners of the Consul of the Year Awards is open now
- Only diplomats and local staff working at diplomatic missions, consulates and honorary consulates 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 for each region from the shortlist of regional nominees below. Testimonials provided by the nominees can be accessed here
- Regional voting closes on Friday 30 October at 17:00
- Regional winners will be submitted to the Consul of the Year Judging panel to rank their choice of overall winner
This form is currently closed for submissions.
