Diwali Foundation USA, Inc.
Our Mission: Support The United Nations' Charter "to form a more perfect world"
Our Mission: Support The United Nations' Charter "to form a more perfect world"
Our Mission: Support The United Nations' Charter "to form a more perfect world"
Diwali Foundation USA Inc. was established in 2017 to promote a peaceful and consensus-based process to achieve societal “Good,” as befits the high hopes and ideals of humanity enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The Foundation established “Diwali Stamp - The Power of One” Award to celebrate and highlight the important work done in a
Diwali Foundation USA Inc. was established in 2017 to promote a peaceful and consensus-based process to achieve societal “Good,” as befits the high hopes and ideals of humanity enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The Foundation established “Diwali Stamp - The Power of One” Award to celebrate and highlight the important work done in a peaceful manner, especially at the United Nations. To be eligible for the Award, one has to be a former Permanent Representative, or former High Level member of UN Secretariat or member state, or soon to be “former,” who has toiled selflessly to help form a more perfect, peaceful and secure world for all.
World Class Diplomat-Awardees
Our Mission: Support The United Nations' Charter "to form a more perfect world"
Our Mission: Support The United Nations' Charter "to form a more perfect world"
The 2017 Inaugural Awardees were: H.E. Maged Abdelaziz (Egypt), H.E. Ion Botnaru (Moldova), H.E. Lakshmi Puri (India), H.E. Matthew Rycroft (United Kingdom), H.E. Nawaf Salam (Lebanon) and H.E. Yuriy Sergeyev (Ukraine) (UNWebTV: USPS Diwali Stamp “The Power of One” Award Ceremony”). The 2018 Awardees were: H.E. Catherine Boura (Greece),
The 2017 Inaugural Awardees were: H.E. Maged Abdelaziz (Egypt), H.E. Ion Botnaru (Moldova), H.E. Lakshmi Puri (India), H.E. Matthew Rycroft (United Kingdom), H.E. Nawaf Salam (Lebanon) and H.E. Yuriy Sergeyev (Ukraine) (UNWebTV: USPS Diwali Stamp “The Power of One” Award Ceremony”). The 2018 Awardees were: H.E. Catherine Boura (Greece), H.E. Mohamed Khaled Khiari (Tunisia), H.E. Andrej Logar (Slovenia), H.E. Agshin Mehdiyev (Azerbaijan), H.E. Nguyen Phuong Nga (Viet Nam), and H.E. Virachai Plasai (Thailand) (UNWebTV: Diwali - The “Power of One” Award). The 2019 Awardees were: H.E. Kairat Abdrakhmanov (Kazakhstan), H.E. Nicholas Emiliou (Cyprus), H.E. Frantisek Ruzicka (Slovakia), and H.E. Volodymyr Yelchenko (Ukraine) (UNWebTV: Diwali - Power of One). Covid-19 closed the U.N. and Awards were suspended. The 2022 Awardees, with E.U. as Co-Lead Organizer, were: H.E. Kaha Imnadze (Georgia), H. E. Keisha A. McGuire (Grenada), H.E. Georgi Velikov Panayotov (Bulgaria), H.E. Jean-Claude do Rego (Benin), and Hon. Eliot Lance Engel, HFAC (USA). (UNWebTV: Diwali - The “Power of One” Award).
Awards' Co-Organizers and Co-Sponsors
Our Mission: Support The United Nations' Charter "to form a more perfect world"
Awards' Co-Organizers and Co-Sponsors
The 2023 Award ceremony is co-organized by the Delegation of the European Union to the UN, the Permanent Missions of Chile, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Morocco, Oman and Sri Lanka to the UN, UN Alliance of Civilizations, and the Diwali Foundation USA, Inc. The Co-Sponsors of the 2023 annual “Diwali Stamp - The Power of One Awar
The 2023 Award ceremony is co-organized by the Delegation of the European Union to the UN, the Permanent Missions of Chile, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Morocco, Oman and Sri Lanka to the UN, UN Alliance of Civilizations, and the Diwali Foundation USA, Inc. The Co-Sponsors of the 2023 annual “Diwali Stamp - The Power of One Awards” Ceremony include: the Permanent Mission to the United Nations of Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Botswana, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Palestine, and IAEA-NY, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (Member nations are invited to join by emailing now: to ranju@diwaliusa.org or text Ranju Batra +19148825670
Diwali is now a Metaphor
USPS Dedicated the Forever Diwali Stamp in 2016
Happy Diwali to you, always!