Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)

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.

This sub-project aims to organize genealogical data on people who has been working or had worked at the Department of Foreign Affairs and its predecessors. Find more at the master project page, Philippines Portal.

Secretaries of Foreign Relations

• Apolinario Mabini | January 21, 1899 - May 7, 1899
• Felipe Buencamino Sr. | May 7, 1899 - November 13, 1899

Secretaries of Foreign Affairs

• Elpidio Quirino | July 5, 1946 - January 6, 1950
• Felino Neri | January 6, 1950 - May 11, 1950
• Carlos P. Romulo | May 11, 1950 - 1951
• Joaquín Miguel Elizalde | April 18, 1952 - December 30, 1953
• Carlos Polistico Garcia | December 30, 1953 - August 22, 1957
• Felixberto Serrano | August 22, 1957 - December 30, 1961
• Emmanuel Neri Pelaez | December 30, 1961 - July 1963
• Salvador Ponce Lopez | 1963
• Carlos P. Romulo | 1963 - 1964
• Mauro del Barrio Méndez | May 7, 1964 - December 30, 1965
• Narciso Ramos | December 30, 1965 - 1968
• Carlos P. Romulo | 1968 - June 2, 1978

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

• Carlos P. Romulo | June 2, 1978 - January 1984
• Manuel Collantes (acting) | January 1984 - June 1984
• Arturo Modesto Tolentino | July 1984 - 1985
• Pacifico Castro | 1985 - February 25, 1986
• Salvador Laurel | March 25, 1986 - February 2, 1987
• Manuel Yan | February 2, 1987 - February 27, 1987

Secretaries of Foreign Affairs

• Manuel Yan | February 25, 1987 - October 15, 1987
• Raul Manglapus | October 15, 1987 - June 30, 1992
• Roberto Romulo | June 30, 1992 - April 30, 1995
• Domingo Siazon Jr. | May 1, 1995 - January 20, 2001
• Teofisto Guingona Jr. | February 9, 2001 - July 15, 2002
• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (acting) | July 15, 2002 - July 16, 2002
• Blas Ople | July 16, 2002 - December 14, 2003
• Franklin M. Ebdalin (acting) | December 14, 2003 - December 22, 2003
• Delia Domingo Albert | December 22, 2003 - August 18, 2004
• Alberto Romulo | August 23, 2004 - February 23, 2011
• Albert del Rosario | February 23, 2011 - March 7, 2016
• Jose Rene Almendras (acting) | March 8, 2016 - June 30, 2016
• Perfecto Yasay Jr. (ad interim) | June 30, 2016 - March 9, 2017
• Enrique Manalo (acting) | March 9, 2017 - May 17, 2017
• Alan Peter Cayetano | May 18, 2017 - October 17, 2018
• Teodoro Locsin Jr. | October 17, 2018 - June 30, 2022
• Enrique Manalo | July 1, 2022 - Present

Resources

• "Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)" Wikipedia.
• "Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)" Wikipedia.

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