Albert del Rosario

Albert del Rosario
del Rosario in 2012
25th Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
February 23, 2011 – March 7, 2016
PresidentBenigno Aquino III
Preceded byAlberto Romulo
Succeeded byJose Rene Almendras (acting)
Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States
In office
2001–2006
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byErnesto Maceda
Succeeded byWilly C. Gaa
Personal details
Born
Albert Ferreros del Rosario

(1939-11-14)November 14, 1939
Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
DiedApril 18, 2023(2023-04-18) (aged 83)
on flight to San Francisco, California, US
SpouseGretchen de Venecia
RelationsMonsour del Rosario (nephew)
Gregorio del Pilar (first-cousin-twice-removed)[1][2]
Children4
Alma materNew York University (BEc)
OccupationBusiness executive

Albert Ferreros del Rosario Sr. (November 14, 1939 – April 18, 2023) was a Filipino businessman, diplomat, and government official. He served as the secretary of foreign affairs of the Philippines from 2011 to 2016 under the Benigno Aquino III administration. During his tenure as foreign minister, he was notable for representing the Philippines in a case against China's claim of the South China Sea under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Prior to serving foreign affairs secretary, he was chair of the Philippine Stratbase Consultancy and the Makati Foundation for Education and served as the ambassador of the Philippines to the United States from 2001 to 2006 during the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo administration.

  1. ^ "Albert del Rosario: patriot, family man". April 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Former top Philippine envoy Del Rosario dies". Business World. April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.