The Department of Foreign Affairs is the executive department of the Philippine government tasked to contribute to the enhancement of national security,protection of the territorial integrity and national sovereignty,to participate in the national endeavor of sustaining development and enhancing the Philippines' competitive edge,to protect the rights and promote the welfare of Filipinos overseas and to mobilize them as partners in national development,to project a positive image of the Philippines,and to increase international understanding of Philippine culture for mutually-beneficial relations with other countries.
Rosario Manalo,is a Filipino career diplomat,political scientist,and educator in the Philippines. She is the Special Representative of the Philippines to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and has served as undersecretary of Foreign Affairs in charge of International Economic Relations from 1997 to 2001. Moreover,she has served as Philippine ambassador to Sweden,to France,to Belgium and to the European Economic Community.
Simona-Mirela Miculescu is a senior Romanian diplomat,currently serving as Permanent Delegate of Romania to UNESCO,with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Prior to this she was Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office in Belgrade,and before that,the Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations in New York. She also served as Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Romania,and is the first woman in Romania's diplomatic history to be granted the rank of Ambassador.
The North Korea–Philippines relations relates to the diplomatic relationship of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of the Philippines.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Warsaw is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Poland. It is located on ul. Stanisława Lentza 11 in the Wilanów district of south Warsaw,near the Wilanów Palace. Although the current embassy dates from 2009,the Philippines also maintained a previous resident embassy in Poland in the early 1990s.
Domingo Domingo Lucenario Jr. was a Philippine diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Pakistan from April 24,2013,to his death in the 2015 Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crash,on May 8,2015. He has a rare distinction of winning three presidential awards as a diplomat.
Enrique “Ricky”A. Manalo is a Filipino diplomat currently serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Marcos Jr. administration since July 1,2022. He previously served in an acting role under the Duterte administration from March 9 to May 17,2017,when Perfecto Yasay Jr.'s ad-interim appointment confirmation was rejected by the Commission on Appointments due to citizenship issues. He also previously served as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016,Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2020,and the 21st Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations from 2020 to 2022.
Luis Moreno Salcedo was a Filipino diplomat. In a career spanning four decades (1946-1985) he made important contributions to Philippine diplomacy and the Philippine foreign service. First,he served with distinction as Philippine Ambassador in the Americas,Asia and Europe. Second,he represented the Philippines in major international organizations,notably as Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York in the early 1980s and earlier as Permanent Representative to UNESCO while posted in Paris. Third,he implemented the opening of Philippine diplomatic relations with socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe. He was the first Filipino diplomat accredited as nonresident Ambassador to three of these countries,and subsequently became the first Philippine Ambassador to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Fourth,he had a lasting impact on the practice of Philippine diplomacy. One reason was his commitment to service,reflected in his steadfast response to extreme or difficult circumstances,such as the attack on his residence in Saigon during the 1968 Tet Offensive. After his death the media was filled with "eulogies celebrating his life and work,his principles and patriotism". Another reason was his widely acknowledged expertise in the practice of diplomacy. For example,his book,A Guide to Protocol was the main reference for Filipino diplomats seeking to build the Philippine foreign service in the period after WWII. This book has continued to guide Philippine diplomatic practice decades after its publication.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Stockholm is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Sweden. It is located on the island of Lidingöin Stockholm County,east of Stockholm city proper. Although the current embassy dates from 2020,the Philippines also maintained a previous resident embassy in Sweden between 1978 and 2012.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Jakarta is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Indonesia. It is currently located at 8 Imam Bonjol Street in the Menteng district of Central Jakarta,near significant city landmarks like the Formulation of Proclamation Text Museum and Taman Suropati.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Canberra is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Commonwealth of Australia. It is currently located at 1 Moonah Place in the Yarralumla suburb of south Canberra,just beyond the periphery of Parliament House.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Lebanon. Opened in 1996,it is currently located at the W Building on Rue Mar Geries in the southern Beirut suburb of Hadeth,part of the Baabda District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Berlin is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Federal Republic of Germany. First opened in 1955 as the mission to West Germany,it is currently located in the Mitte locality of central Berlin,just beyond the periphery of the Reichstag complex and near the Charité.
The Embassy of the Philippines in The Hague is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. First opened in 1959,it is located in the Archipelbuurt neighborhood of The Hague's city center,where it has been since 1968.
The Embassy of the Philippines to the Holy See is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Holy See,the central government of the Roman Catholic Church. Opened in 1957,it is located along Via Paolo VI in the rione of Borgo,part of Municipio I in central Rome along the border between Italy and Vatican City,and across from St. Peter's Square.
The embassy of the Philippines in Paris is the diplomatic mission of the Philippines to France.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Prague is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Czech Republic. Opened in 1997,it is located in the New Town quarter of central Prague,near the Jubilee Synagogue and the city's main railway station.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Damascus is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Syrian Arab Republic. Opened in 2009,it is located in the Western Villas district of the Mezzeh municipality in southwestern Damascus,near the Presidential Palace.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Baghdad is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Iraq. Opened in 1980,it is located in the Al-Jadriya neighborhood of the Karrada district in eastern Baghdad,near the main campus of the University of Baghdad.
