20 February 2023, Seoul - Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega was one of two recipients of the Ambassador of the Year award given by the Asia Society Korea on the occasion of the organization's 15th anniversary held on 15 February 2023 at the Lotte Hotel, Seoul. The award is given to envoys who actively share and work towards the same mission of the Asia Society of navigating shared futures for the Asian region and the rest of the world for peace, prosperity, freedom, equality, and sustainability.

The award was presented by Asia Society Korea Honorary Chairperson HE Dr. Lee Hong-Koo, former Prime Minister of Korea and Ambassador Oh Joon, former Korean Ambassador to the United Nations in New York and current Chair of Save the Children Korea. The other recipient of the award was HE Ambassador Vu Tung Nguyen of Vietnam. The awarding was witnessed by HE Park Jin, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea and guests from the diplomatic corps, business, media, and academe.

In his welcome remarks, Asia Society Korea Chairman and Founder and Lotte Group Chair Shin Dong Bin thanked Asia Society Korea supporters, including members of the diplomatic corps, in bringing about greater engagement on the cross-cutting issues as well as in nurturing the future generation of leaders and innovators in Asia and other parts of the world.

Foreign Minister Park Jin in a special message at the milestone event, reaffirmed the Korean Government's support for the mission of the Asia Society Korea in promoting shared peace and prosperity in the world. He noted that with the launch of Korea's Indo-Pacific Strategy and Korea-ASEAN Strategic Initiative as well as Korea's positioning as a Global Pivotal State, there will be even more impetus to work together towards common goals for the growth of the region. END