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Seasoned career diplomat Ambassador
Enrique A. Manalo took his oath of
office before President Ferdinand R.
Marcos, Jr. on 01 July 2022 as the
new Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
President Marcos appointed Secretary
Manalo in view of his long and
distinguished career in the
Philippine Foreign Service and his
vast experience in diplomacy.
President Marcos said he preferred a
career diplomat at the helm of the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
for the Philippines to effectively
advance its interests in the
international stage in the face of
formidable challenges. During his
more than four decades of service in
the DFA, Secretary Manalo was
appointed as Undersecretary for
Policy twice. In this capacity, he
was the principal adviser to the
Secretary of Foreign Affairs in
matters involving the country’s
relations with the international
community. As Undersecretary for
Policy, Secretary Manalo also served
as the Philippines’ Senior Official
in the ASEAN Senior Officials
Meeting, which is the working level
mechanism for ASEAN policy
formulation and priority-setting.
Secretary Manalo is an expert in
multilateral diplomacy, having
served as the Philippine Permanent
Representative to the United Nations
in New York immediately prior to
being appointed as Secretary of
Foreign Affairs. He was also the
Philippine Permanent Representative
to the UN in Geneva. He has held
other notable positions, including
Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
Philippine Ambassador to the United
Kingdom and Belgium, Assistant
Secretary for European Affairs,
Minister Counselor and Deputy
Permanent Representative in the
Philippine Permanent Mission to the
UN in New York, and First Secretary
and Consul at the Philippine Embassy
in Washington DC. Secretary Manalo
holds a Master of Arts and a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics
from the University of the
Philippines, Diliman. In recognition
of his exceptional service to the
country, he was awarded the Order of
Lakandula with rank of Grand Cross (Bayani)
in 2018, the Gawad Mabini with rank
of Grand Cross (Dakilang Kamanong)
in 2017, and the Order of Sikatuna
with the rank of Grand Cross (Datu)
in 2010.
He is married to Pamela Louise Hunt
and has two sons. |