Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United States of America
Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Estados Unidos ng Amerika
Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
Incumbent
Jose Manuel Romualdez
since July 24, 2017[1][2]
Department of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of the Philippines, Washington, D.C.
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toDepartment of Foreign Affairs
ResidenceEmma S. Fitzhugh House
Seat1600 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C., United States
NominatorSecretary of Foreign Affairs
Appointer
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderJoaquín Miguel Elizalde
FormationJuly 4, 1946
WebsitePhilippine 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

Head of mission Tenure begins Tenure ends American president Philippine president Note(s)
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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ^ a b "Appointment Paper". Malacañang Palace. July 24, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "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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