Delia Albert
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Delia Domingo Albert is a career diplomat and was the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
from December 22, 2003 until August 18, 2004.
She has represented the Philippines in various capacities in Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, the former German Democratic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Commonwealth of Australia. She served as Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Australia in 2001. Before her appointment on 22 December 2003 as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, she served as Undersecretary for International Economic Relations and Philippine Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Albert was awarded the Knights Commanders Cross of the Order of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1992 for her efforts in promoting Philippine relations with Germany as well as relations between ASEAN and the European Union. She served as Director-General of the ASEAN National Secretariat of the Philippines. In January 2004, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
conferred on her the Order of Sikatuna
, with the rank of Datu, for her exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines.
Albert was replaced as Ambassador to Germany in early 2010.
Delia Domingo Albert is a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
from December 22, 2003 until August 18, 2004.
Career
Albert began her career in the Department of Foreign Affairs as Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in 1967 and passed the Foreign Service Officer's Examination in 1973.She has represented the Philippines in various capacities in Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, the former German Democratic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Commonwealth of Australia. She served as Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Australia in 2001. Before her appointment on 22 December 2003 as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, she served as Undersecretary for International Economic Relations and Philippine Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Albert was awarded the Knights Commanders Cross of the Order of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1992 for her efforts in promoting Philippine relations with Germany as well as relations between ASEAN and the European Union. She served as Director-General of the ASEAN National Secretariat of the Philippines. In January 2004, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
conferred on her the Order of Sikatuna
Order of Sikatuna
The Order of Sikatuna is the national order of diplomatic merit of the Republic of the Philippines. It is conferred upon individuals who have rendered exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines, upon diplomats, officials and nationals of foreign states who have rendered...
, with the rank of Datu, for her exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines.
Albert was replaced as Ambassador to Germany in early 2010.
Delia Domingo Albert is a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Berlin. Founded in 1999 by Mark Donfried, its activities focus on promoting and developing the field of cultural diplomacy by conducting research, initiatives and programs, holding...
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