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This was later confirmed by the Budapest mission on January 29, 2024 when, during its annual consular outreach mission in Bucharest, it noted that this would be its last consular mission owing to the Embassy's impending reopening later in the year, [10] and the DFA itself confirmed the reopening on June 21, 2024 during the opening of a new ...
The Philippine Consulate General in Houston is headed by Consul General Gunther Emil M. Sales, who assumed the position on July 30, 2024. [9] Prior to his current post, he served as Assistant Secretary for American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, [9] and before that was posted at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. as minister and consul. [10]
The embassy temporarily operated in the King Fahd Quarter beginning July 1985 while the new chancery was constructed in the Diplomatic Quarter. [4] On June 5, 2024, the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, led by Chargé d'Affaires Rommel Romato, proudly inaugurated the newly restored Ambassador's Residence within the Embassy's compound.
The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located at the 1600 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest in Washington D.C. within its Embassy Row. The Philippine ambassador to the United States is also accredited as non-resident ambassador to various Caribbean countries. [3]
In addition to activities in Chile, the embassy exercises jurisdiction over Peru, where it has conducted outreach activities to provide consular services to Filipinos based in the country. [19] It also previously exercised jurisdiction over Ecuador until 2024, with the opening of the Philippine Embassy in Bogotá.
The former chancery (and now consular section) located at 1617 Massachusetts Avenue President Manuel L. Quezon sojourned at the Shoreham Hotel during the war and had plans to turn his room into a permanent official residence, but these plans were abandoned by Sergio Osmeña after he became President of the Philippines .
The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco is headed by Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer, who assumed his post in January 2021. Currently, the consulate's jurisdiction covers northern and central California, northern Nevada, and the states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Alaska. [1]
The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa is currently headed by Ambassador Maria Andrelita S. Austria, who was appointed to the position by President Bongbong Marcos on November 8, 2022. [12] Prior to becoming Ambassador, Austria, a career diplomat, served as Consul General at the Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver. [12]