← Balita · Issue 3752 · 12 July 2018 Guest speaker

Guest of Honor and Speakers’ Profile

Profile of Jose Manuel Romualdez y del Gallego, Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States and guest of honor at the July 12, 2018 meeting.

Jose Manuel Romualdez y del Gallego

I. Personal Information

Name: Jose Manuel del Gallego Romualdez

Date of Birth: 08 November 1947

Place of Birth: Manila

II. Education

Ateneo de Manila University, Grade School, 1954-1962

Ateneo de Manila University, High School, 1962-1965

Forest Hills High School, New York, USA, 1965-1966

De La Salle College, College, 1966-1970, B.S.B.A.

III. Career Highlights

1970-1979: News Reporter/Newscaster (NEWSWATCH RPN-9)

April 1989: Coordinated Media group for the official visit of Vice-President Salvador H. Laurel in Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco

May 1997: Member, Business Delegation of President Ramos to Los Angeles, San Diego & Mexico

November 1997: Member, Business Delegation of President Ramos to APEC Conference in Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco & New York

July 1999: Coordinated official working visit of the former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada to San Francisco, New York and Washington DC

September 2011: Member, Philippines, Inc. delegation during President Noynoy Aquino’s official visit to China and Japan

October 2012: Member, Philippines, Inc. delegation during Pres. Aquino’s official visit to New Zealand

June 2015: Member, official business delegation with Pres. Aquino’s State Visit to Japan

October 2016: Member, official business delegation during Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s official visit to Japan

July-Dec 2016: Special Envoy of the President to the United States

July 2017: Special Envoy of the President to the United States

2016 January: Honorary Consul, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (up to Sept. 2017)

Current: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America; Ex-Officio, Manila Overseas Press Club (MOPC); Columnist, The Philippine Star (Babe’s Eye View and This Week on PeopleAsia); Chief Executive Officer, Stargate Media Corporation (On-leave); Publisher, PeopleAsia Magazine (Philippine Star affiliate); Executive Vice-President, Philippines, Inc.; Chairman & CEO, FCB Group (On-leave)