Six top diplomats including one Indian were felicitated with the inaugural Diwali 'Power of One' award at the UN headquarters in New York for their contribution to help form a more perfect, peaceful and secure world. The awards were presented on the occasion of the first anniversary of the issuance of a 'forever Diwali stamp' by the US Postal Services. List of Awardees:
- Matthew Rycroft: The outgoing British Ambassador to the UN
- Nawaf Salam: The Lebanese Ambassador to the UN. He was also elected to the International Court of Justice in November 2017.
- Lakshmi Puri: She is the Indian head of the UN Women.
- Maged Abdelaziz: The former Permanent Representative of Egypt to the UN.
- Ion Botnaru: The former Permanent Representative of Moldova to the UN.
- Yuriy Sergeyev: The former Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN.