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Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)
The secretary of foreign affairs (Filipino: Kalihim ng Ugnayang Panlabas) is the Cabinet of the Philippines member in charge of implementing foreign policy for the government of the Philippines as the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng Ugnayang Panlabas | |
Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency[1] (diplomatic) |
| Member of | Cabinet National Security Council |
| Reports to | President of the Philippines |
| Seat | Pasay |
| Appointer | President of the Philippines with Commission on Appointments advice and consent |
| Term length | At the President's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Apolinario Mabini |
| Formation | January 21, 1899 |
| Website | www |
The current secretary is Enrique Manalo, who assumed office on July 1, 2022.[2]
List of secretaries of foreign affairs
| # | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Foreign Relations | |||||
| 1 | Apolinario Mabini | January 21, 1899 | May 7, 1899 | Emilio Aguinaldo | |
| 2 | Felipe Buencamino | May 7, 1899 | November 13, 1899 | ||
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| 3 | Elpidio Quirino | July 5, 1946 | April 15, 1948 | Manuel Roxas | |
| April 17, 1948 | January 6, 1950 | Elpidio Quirino | |||
| 4 | Felino Neri | January 6, 1950 | May 11, 1950 | ||
| 5 | Carlos P. Romulo | May 11, 1950 | 1951 | ||
| 6 | Joaquin Miguel Elizalde | April 18, 1952 | December 30, 1953 | ||
| 7 | Carlos P. Garcia[A] | December 30, 1953 | March 18, 1957 | Ramon Magsaysay | |
| March 18, 1957 | August 22, 1957 | Carlos P. Garcia | |||
| 8 | Felixberto M. Serrano | August 22, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | ||
| 9 | Emmanuel Pelaez[A] | December 30, 1961 | July 1963 | Diosdado Macapagal | |
| 10 | Salvador P. Lopez | July 1963 | 1963 | ||
| 11 | Carlos P. Romulo | 1963 | 1964 | ||
| 12 | Mauro Mendez | 1964 | 1965 | ||
| 13 | Narciso Ramos | December 30, 1965 | 1968 | Ferdinand Marcos | |
| 14 | Carlos P. Romulo | 1968 | 1978 | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| Carlos P. Romulo | 1978 | January 1984 | Ferdinand Marcos | ||
| * | Manuel Collantes | January 1984 | June 1984 | ||
| 15 | Arturo Tolentino | July 1984 | 1985 | ||
| * | Pacifico A. Castro | 1985 | February 25, 1986 | ||
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| 16 | Salvador Laurel[A] | March 25, 1986 | February 2, 1987 | Corazon Aquino | |
| 17 | Manuel Yan | February 2, 1987 | October 15, 1987 | ||
| 18 | Raul Manglapus | October 15, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | ||
| 19 | Roberto Romulo | June 30, 1992 | April 30, 1995 | Fidel V. Ramos | |
| 20 | Domingo Siazon, Jr. | May 1, 1995 | June 30, 1998 | ||
| June 30, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | Joseph Ejercito Estrada | |||
| 21 | Teofisto Guingona Jr.[A] | February 9, 2001 | July 15, 2002 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
| * | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | July 15, 2002 | July 16, 2002 | ||
| 22 | Blas Ople | July 16, 2002 | December 14, 2003 | ||
| * | Franklin Ebdalin | December 14, 2003 | December 22, 2003 | ||
| 23 | Delia Albert | December 22, 2003 | August 18, 2004 | ||
| 24 | Alberto Romulo | August 23, 2004 | June 30, 2010 | ||
| June 30, 2010 | February 23, 2011 | Benigno S. Aquino III | |||
| 25 | Albert del Rosario | February 23, 2011 | March 7, 2016[3] | ||
| * | Jose Rene Almendras | March 8, 2016 | June 30, 2016 | ||
| ** | Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr. | June 30, 2016 | March 9, 2017[4] | Rodrigo Duterte | |
| * | Enrique Manalo | March 9, 2017[5] | May 17, 2017 | ||
| 26 | Alan Peter Cayetano | May 18, 2017 | October 17, 2018 | ||
| 27 | Teodoro Locsin Jr. | October 17, 2018 | June 30, 2022 | ||
| 28 | Enrique Manalo | July 1, 2022[2] | Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos | |
Notes:
- A In concurrent capacity as vice president.
- (*) Acting Capacity
- (**) Ad Interim
References
- ^ (PDF). United Nations. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ a b "Marcos appoints career diplomat as foreign affairs chief". CNN Philippines. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ Hegina, Aries Joseph (February 8, 2016). "Aquino accepts DFA chief Del Rosario's resignation". Inquirer.net. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ Ager, Maila (March 8, 2017). "CA rejects appointment of Yasay". Inquirer.net. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ Macas, Trisha; del Callar, Michaela (March 9, 2017). "Duterte appoints Enrique Manalo as acting DFA secretary". GMA News Online. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
External links
- DFA website