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title: 'Ambassador Khalil Hashmi Receives China’s Inaugural ‘Outstanding Diplomat Medal’'
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author: 'News Desk'
date: '2026-05-19T14:45:31+05:00'
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  - 'Diplomatic News'
  - 'Pakistan'
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# Ambassador Khalil Hashmi Receives China’s Inaugural ‘Outstanding Diplomat Medal’

**Beijing (TDI):** Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi, has been awarded the prestigious “Outstanding Diplomat Medal” by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on Monday.

With this, he has become the first Pakistani ambassador to China and the first serving envoy in Beijing to receive the newly established honor.

The medal was conferred at a special ceremony held at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, in recognition of Hashmi’s exceptional diplomatic skills and his contribution to strengthening Pakistan-China relations.

The inaugural award ceremony honored eight foreign diplomats in total for their important contributions to promoting friendship between China and other countries.

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It was my profound honor to receive “Outstanding Diplomat Medal” on behalf of Pakistan from Chinese Foreign Minister H.E. Wang Yi during an elegant ceremony today at [@MFA_China](https://twitter.com/MFA_China?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) – a first time such award was conferred.

Being awarded this honor at our most consequential diplomatic… [pic.twitter.com/ByoiMaBU6Y](https://t.co/ByoiMaBU6Y)

— Khalil Hashmi (@KhalilHashmi) [May 18, 2026](https://twitter.com/KhalilHashmi/status/2056402489365430741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The recipients included former Russian Ambassador Andrey Denisov, former Cambodian Ambassador Khek Cai Mealy Sysoda, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador Shakhrat Nuryshev, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador Abdulrahman Ahmad Al-Harbi, former Chadian Ambassador Allamaye Halina, Colombian Ambassador Sergio Cabrera Cardenas, and former Uruguayan Ambassador Fernando Lugris Rodriguez.

Speaking at the ceremony, Foreign Minister Wang Yi described the honorees as builders of bilateral ties, pioneers in promoting understanding of China, champions of people-to-people exchanges, and practitioners of mutually beneficial cooperation.

In his acceptance remarks, Ambassador Hashmi expressed gratitude to the Chinese leadership for the recognition and dedicated the award to his diplomatic team, family members, and officials from both countries who had contributed to strengthening Pakistan-China friendship over the decades.

Read More: [Amb Khalil Hashmi Interacts With Pakistani Students of Agri Tech Training in China](https://thediplomaticinsight.com/amb-hashmi-interacts-with-pak-students-of-agri-tech-training/)**

Highlighting the unique character of the bilateral relationship, Hashmi noted that the two countries have consistently stood by each other in moments of challenge.

He reaffirmed that the friendship between Pakistan and China “has always been and will continue to be higher than the mountains, deeper than the oceans, sweeter than honey, and stronger than steel.”

Hashmi, a senior Pakistani diplomat with nearly three decades of experience in bilateral and multilateral relations, was appointed ambassador to China in late 2023.

**Read More: [Ambassador Khalil Hashmi presents credentials to President Xi](https://thediplomaticinsight.com/ambassador-khalil-hashmi-presents-credentials-to-president-xi/)**

Before taking up his posting in Beijing, he served as Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.

Hashmi is noted for placing particular emphasis on youth exchange activities between Pakistan and China; an area widely seen as central to the long-term durability of the two countries’ partnership.

The award arrives at a moment of continued strategic importance for the Pakistan-China relationship, underpinned by the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and decades of close defense and diplomatic cooperation.