Announcement on the shortlist for the Third Orchid Awards

The Orchid Awards are an important award in the area of international cultural exchange initiated by China International Communications Group (CICG) and open to candidates worldwide. The Awards aim to actively implement the Global Civilization Initiative, promote the common values of humanity, facilitate exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and consolidate the cultural and people-to-people foundation for building a community with a shared future for humanity. In accordance with the Selection Rules of the Orchid Awards, with achievements, contribution and international prestige as the primary selection criteria, 30 candidates have now been shortlisted for the Third Orchid Awards, as announced below (by award category, with individual candidates listed in alphabetical order by name and organizations identified separately):

Candidates for the Lifetime Honorary Award (3):

Georges Schwizgebel (Switzerland)

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (France / Mauritius)

Jeffrey Greene (US)

Candidates for the Outstanding Achievement Award (9):

Alyson Annan (The Netherlands)

Andrew Boreham (New Zealand)

Caucher Birkar (UK)

Fatma Al Bastaki (UAE)

Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore)

Malcolm Clarke (UK)

Maxwell K. Hearn (US)

Phinij Jarusombat (Thailand)

Cátedra China Foundation (Organization, Spain)

Candidates for the Friendship Envoy Award (18):

Adam Foster (US)

Adham Sayed (Lebanon)

Akmal Nuridinov (Uzbekistan)

Chea Munyrith (Cambodia)

Diarra Boubacar (Mali)

Fausto Giunchiglia (Italy)

Hasan Çapan (Türkiye)

Imre Hamar (Hungary)

Indrananda Abeysekera (Sri Lanka)

Jad Tabet (Lebanon / France)

John Easterbrook (US)

John Quelch (US)

Luminița Bălan (Romania)

Michael Crook (UK / Canada)

Muhammad Sulaiman (Nigeria)

Nama Didier Dieudonné (Cameroon)

Peter Herrmann (Germany)

La Route de la Soie Publishing House (Organization, France)

China International Communications Group

Sept.‌ 4, 2026