Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United States of America Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Estados Unidos ng Amerika | |
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Department of Foreign Affairs Embassy of the Philippines, Washington, D.C. | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Department of Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Emma S. Fitzhugh House |
Seat | 1600 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C., United States |
Nominator | Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
Appointer |
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Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Joaquín Miguel Elizalde |
Formation | July 4, 1946 |
Website | Philippine Embassy, Washington D.C. |
The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United States of America (Filipino : Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Estados Unidos ng Amerika) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the United States of America. As head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of the Philippines to the president and government of the United States. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located at the 1600 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest in Washington D.C. within its Embassy Row. The Philippine ambassador to the United States is also accredited as non-resident ambassador to various Caribbean countries. [3]
The position is currently held by Jose Manuel Romualdez since July 24, 2017. [1] [2]
Head of mission | Tenure begins | Tenure ends | American president | Philippine president | Note(s) |
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Joaquín Miguel Elizalde | 1946 | 1952 | Harry S. Truman | Manuel Roxas Elpidio Quirino | First term. Previously served as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines from 1938 to 1944. |
Carlos P. Romulo | 1952 | 1953 | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower | Elpidio Quirino Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia Diosdado Macapagal | First term. Previously served as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines from 1944 to its dissolution in 1946. [4] |
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde | 1953 | 1955 | Second term. | ||
Carlos P. Romulo | 1955 | 1962 | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy | Second term. | |
Emilio Abello | February 1962 | September 1962 | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson | [4] | |
Amelito Mutuc | September 1962 | 1964 | [4] | ||
Oscar Ledesma | 1964 | 1966 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Diosdado Macapagal Ferdinand Marcos | [4] |
Salvador P. Lopez | 1968 | 1969 | Ferdinand Marcos | [4] | |
Ernesto Lagdameo | 1969 | 1971 | Richard Nixon | [4] | |
Eduardo Z. Romualdez | 1971 | 1982 | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan | Credentials were presented to President Nixon on October 31, 1971. [4] [5] | |
Benjamin Romualdez | 1982 | 1986 | Ronald Reagan | Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino | Served as Ambassador of the Philippines to the People's Republic of China in the 1970s. [4] |
Emmanuel Pelaez | 1986 | 1992 | Ronald Reagan George H.W. Bush | Corazon Aquino Fidel V. Ramos | Previously served as Vice President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965. [4] |
Pablo Suarez | 1992 | 1993 | George H.W. Bush Bill Clinton | Fidel V. Ramos | [4] |
Raul Rabe | 1993 | 1999 | Bill Clinton | [4] | |
Ernesto M. Maceda | 1999 | 2001 | Joseph Estrada | [4] | |
Albert del Rosario | 2001 | 2006 | George W. Bush Barack Obama | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Later served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2016. [4] |
Willy C. Gaa | 2006 | 2010 | Initially served as Chargé d’Affaires until promoted to Ambassador. [4] [6] | ||
Jose L. Cuisia Jr. | 2011 | 2016 | Barack Obama | Benigno S. Aquino III | Previously served as Governor of the Bangko Sentral from 1990 to 1993; credentials were presented to President Obama on July 7, 2011. [7] [8] |
Jose Manuel Romualdez | 2017 | present | Donald Trump Joe Biden | Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos | Appointed as Special Envoy until 2017; credentials were presented to President Trump on November 29, 2017. [9] |
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