List of ambassadors of the Philippines to the United States

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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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Incumbent
Jose Manuel Romualdez
since July 24, 2017 [1] [2]
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
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Joaquín Miguel Elizalde
FormationJuly 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]

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The position is currently held by Jose Manuel Romualdez since July 24, 2017. [1] [2]

Head of mission

Head of missionTenure beginsTenure ends American president Philippine president Note(s)
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde 19461952 Harry S. Truman Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino 		First term.
Previously served as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines from 1938 to 1944.
Carlos P. Romulo 19521953Harry 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 Elizalde19531955Second term.
Carlos P. Romulo19551962Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy 		Second term.
Emilio AbelloFebruary 1962September 1962John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson 		[4]
Amelito MutucSeptember 19621964 [4]
Oscar Ledesma 19641966Lyndon B. JohnsonDiosdado Macapagal
Ferdinand Marcos 		[4]
Salvador P. Lopez 19681969Ferdinand Marcos [4]
Ernesto Lagdameo19691971 Richard Nixon [4]
Eduardo Z. Romualdez 19711982Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan 		Credentials were presented to President Nixon on October 31, 1971. [4] [5]
Benjamin Romualdez 19821986Ronald ReaganFerdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino 		Served as Ambassador of the Philippines to the People's Republic of China in the 1970s. [4]
Emmanuel Pelaez 19861992Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush 		Corazon Aquino
Fidel V. Ramos 		Previously served as Vice President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965. [4]
Pablo Suarez19921993George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton 		Fidel V. Ramos [4]
Raul Rabe19931999Bill Clinton [4]
Ernesto M. Maceda 19992001 Joseph Estrada [4]
Albert del Rosario 20012006 George W. Bush
Barack Obama 		Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Later served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2016. [4]
Willy C. Gaa20062010Initially served as Chargé d’Affaires until promoted to Ambassador. [4] [6]
Jose L. Cuisia Jr. 20112016Barack 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 2017present 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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 1 2 "Appointment Paper". Malacañang Palace . July 24, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "From Presidential Spokesperson Ernie Abella – On the Nomination of Mr Romualdez as Ambassador to the US". Presidential Communications Operations Office . July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Consular Outreach Program". Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ... Consular Jurisdiction: [...] Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, [...] Dominica, Grenada, [...] Haiti, Jamaica, [...] St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, [...] St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago [...]
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Embassy of the Philippines, Washington, D.C. - BACKGROUND DETAILS (Archived copy)". Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Romuáldez, Eduardo Z. (1982). Assignment in Washington. E.Z. Romuáldez.
  6. ↑ "Willy Gaa, veteran diplomat; 69". Philippine Daily Inquirer . November 11, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "SPEAKER DIRECTORY: JOSE L. CUISIA". World Affairs Council (Northern California) . Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ "PHILIPPINES: His Excellency Jose L. Cuisia Jr". The Washington Diplomat. November 11, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  9. ↑ Flores, Helen (December 1, 2017). "Trump receives Philippines envoy's credentials". The Philippine Star . Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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