Carlos P. Romulo

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Carlos P. Romulo
Romulo in 1949
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office September 20, 1949 – June 30, 1950
Preceded by	H. V. Evatt
Succeeded by	Nasrollah Entezam
Secretary/Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1968 – January 1984
President	Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by	Narciso Ramos
Succeeded by	Manuel Collantes (Acting)
In office 1963–1964
President	Diosdado Macapagal
Preceded by	Salvador P. Lopez
Succeeded by	Mauro Mendez
In office May 11, 1950 – 1951
President	Elpidio Quirino
Preceded by	Felino Neri
Succeeded by	Joaquín Miguel Elizalde
Secretary of Instruction and Information/Education
In office December 30, 1965 – December 16, 1967
President	Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by	Alejandro Roces
Succeeded by	Onofre Corpuz (Acting)
In office October 1944 – February 1945
President	Sergio Osmeña
Preceded by	Sergio Osmeña
Succeeded by	Maximo Kalaw
Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States
In office September 1955 – February 1962
President	Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia Diosdado Macapagal
Preceded by	Joaquín Miguel Elizalde
Succeeded by	Emilio Abello
In office January 1952 – May, 1953
President	Elpidio Quirino
Preceded by	Joaquín Miguel Elizalde
Succeeded by	Joaquín Miguel Elizalde
Resident Commissioner of the Philippines
In office August 10, 1944 – July 4, 1946
President	Sergio Osmeña
Preceded by	Joaquín Miguel Elizalde
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Secretary of Information and Public Relations
In office 1943–1945
President	Manuel L. Quezon Sergio Osmeña
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa
In office June 12, 1978 – September 16, 1983
Constituency	Region IV
11th President of the University of the Philippines
In office 1962–1968
Preceded by	Vicente Sinco
Succeeded by	Salvador P. Lopez
Personal details
Born	Carlos Peña Romulo (1898-01-14)January 14, 1898 Intramuros, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish East Indies
Died	December 15, 1985(1985-12-15) (aged 87) Manila, Philippines
Resting place	Libingan ng mga Bayani Metro Manila, Philippines
Political party	KBL (1978–1985)
Other political affiliations	Nacionalista (before 1946; 1957–1978) Democratic (1953–1957) Liberal (1946–1953)
Spouse(s)	Virginia Llamas Beth Day
Relations	Alberto Romulo (nephew) Roman Romulo (grandnephew) Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (grandniece)
Children	4
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Manila Columbia University
Occupation	Diplomat, author, statesman, soldier
Profession	Journalist
Awards	See below
Website	www.carlospromulo.org
Military service
Allegiance	Philippines
Branch/service	Armed Forces of the Philippines (Reserve) commissioned to United States Army
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	World War II

Carlos Peña Romulo Sr. GCS CLH NA GCrM GCrGH KGCR (January 14, 1899 – December 15, 1985) was a Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. He was a reporter at the age of 16, a newspaper editor by 20, and a publisher at 32. He was a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a general in the US Army and the Philippine Army, university president, and president of the United Nations General Assembly.

He has been named as one of the Philippines's national artists in literature, and was the recipient of many other honors and honorary degrees.

Romulo believed in anti-colonialism and internationalism, as well as held Pro-American, anti-communist, anti-fascist, and economically and politically liberal beliefs.^[1]