Domingo Siazon Jr.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Lim and the surname or paternal family name is Siazon.
Domingo Siazon Jr.
Siazon in 1979
20th Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
May 1, 1995 – January 20, 2001
PresidentFidel Ramos
Joseph Estrada
Preceded byRoberto Romulo
Succeeded byTeofisto Guingona Jr.
Director-General, UNIDO
In office
1985 – December 1992
Succeeded byMauricio de María y Campos
Personal details
Born
Domingo Lim Siazon Jr.

(1939-07-09)July 9, 1939
Aparri, Cagayan, Commonwealth of the Philippines
DiedMay 3, 2016(2016-05-03) (aged 76)
Tokyo, Japan
SpouseKazuko Siazon
Children2
Alma mater
OccupationDiplomat

Domingo Lim Siazon Jr. (July 9, 1939 – May 3, 2016) was a Filipino diplomat. He served as the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization from 1985 to 1992, the 18th Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2001, and the Philippine Ambassador to Japan from 1993 to 1995 (1st term) and 2001 to 2010 (2nd term).[1]

In 1976, Siazon was named Philippine ambassador to Austria, where he concurrently served as Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna and to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He was the former Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines and Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) from 1985 to 1992.[2]

Siazon obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the Ateneo de Manila University. He earned a second degree in Physics from the Tokyo University of Education, where he studied as a Japanese government scholar. He also has a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in Massachusetts and an economics certificate from the Economic Institute of the University of Colorado. In 1997, he was conferred an award of Medal of Merit from the Philippines-Japan Society.[3]

He was fluent in Ilocano, English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and Tagalog.

Siazon died on May 3, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan after a battle with prostate cancer. He was survived by his wife, Kazuko, their two children, Dan and Ken, and their grandchildren.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Philippine Embassy – Tokyo, Japan | Former Ambassadors to Japan
  2. ^ "History of UNIDO". United Nations Industrial Development Organization. Archived from the original on 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
  3. ^ a b "Former DFA chief Domingo Siazon passes away". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. May 4, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ex-DFA Secretary Siazon dies". News5. TV5 Network Inc. May 4, 2016. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Former DFA Sec. Domingo Siazon passes away". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.