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British Embassy announced winner of children’s drawing competition for 60th Laos-UK diplomatic anniversary on Wednesday.
Ambassador Philip Malone unveiled the winning design of the children’s drawing competition launched by the British Embassy in February 2015 to create a logo for the 60th anniversary of Laos-UK diplomatic relations, which falls this year.
The winning design created by 15 year-old Ketsana Vongphata was chosen from over 100 entries received from schoolchildren across the country. The design was chosen as it illustrates several important elements of UK and Laos including the landmarks of Big Ben and That Luang Stupa as well as the Union Flag and Lao flag.
60TH Laos-UK diplomatic anniversary logo
(KPL) British Embassy announced winner of children’s drawing competition for 60th Laos-UK diplomatic anniversary on Wednesday.
Ambassador Philip Malone unveiled the winning design of the children’s drawing competition launched by the British Embassy in February 2015 to create a logo for the 60th anniversary of Laos-UK diplomatic relations, which falls this year.
The winning design created by 15 year-old Ketsana Vongphata was chosen from over 100 entries received from schoolchildren across the country. The design was chosen as it illustrates several important elements of UK and Laos including the landmarks of Big Ben and That Luang Stupa as well as the Union Flag and Lao flag.
Winner Ketsana Vongphata, a pupil from Vientiane Secondary School, was joined by runners-up at a prize-giving ceremony held at the British Residence on Wednesday 29 April 2015 for the unveiling of the new anniversary logo. The logo will be used throughout 2015 to brand special 60th Anniversary activities at the British Embassy. Special guests at the event also included the Director General of the Europe-America Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Khuanta Phalivong.
Ambassador Philip Malone, Director General of the Europe-America Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Khuanta Phalivong with the winner and runners-up from the children’s drawing competition.
“We have been very impressed with the high standard of drawing and creativity shown by all the competition entrants. Our panel of judges had a very difficult time choosing a winner, however we are thrilled with Ketsana’s winning design and we look forward to using the anniversary logo for the remainder of 2015,” said Ambassador Philip Malone.
The UK and Laos first established diplomatic relations on 5 September 1955. Diplomatic relations were reinvigorated in November 2012 with the official reopening of the British Embassy in Vientiane after a diplomatic absence of 27 years, and further strengthened by the reopening of the Embassy of the Lao PDR in London late last year.
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