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About the Ambassador
A. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Associate in Arts (Pre-Law) Siliman University, 1953
Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1957
Foreign Service Officer Examinee
Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Inactive)
B. WORK EXPERIENCE:
a. Government service: House of Representatives, Chief of Staff, Office of
Congressman Emilio Espinosa, Jr., 1958-1960;
b. Service in the Department of Foreign Affairs (Home Office):
- Head, Department of Foreign Affairs, Mindanao – 1993 to 1996
- Indo-Chinese Refugee Coordinator – 1989 to 1990
- Director, Visa Division, concurrently Executive Director and then
Acting Director-General – 1988 to 1990
c. Service in Foreign Postings:
- Consul General, Philippine Consulate General, Agana, Guam with
concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Palau, Federation States
of Micronesia and the Republic of Marshall Islands – 1996 to 1999
(Retired from the Government with rank of Ambassador)
- Consul General, Philippine Consulate General, Hong Kong – 1990 to
1993
- Consul and Executive Officer, Philippine Consulate General, Chicago,
Illinois, USA – 1986-1987
- First Secretary and Consul General, Philippine Embassy, Washington
DC, USA – 1982 to 1986
- Second Secretary & Consul, Philippine Embassy, Jeddah, KSA
1981 to 1982
- Third Secretary and Vice Consul, Philippine Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
1979 to 1981
- Consular Assistant, Philippine Embassy, Madrid, Spain – 1965 to 1968
- Married to Rose Marie Barrera
- Has an only child – Rosanna who is now a Consul at the Philippine Embassy in Singapore
- Retired in 1999 upon reaching the compulsory age of retirement at 65 and called
back to serve again as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia