Enrique Manalo

Enrique A. Manalo
Official portrait, 2022
28th Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
July 1, 2022
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byTeodoro Locsin Jr.
In office
March 9, 2017 – May 17, 2017
(Acting)
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byPerfecto Yasay Jr. (Ad interim)
Succeeded byAlan Peter Cayetano
21st Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations
In office
February 28, 2020[1] – July 1, 2022
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byTeodoro Locsin Jr.
Succeeded byAntonio M. Lagdameo
Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs
In office
April 30, 2016 – February 28, 2020
PresidentBenigno Aquino III
Rodrigo Duterte
Ambassador of the Philippines to the United Kingdom
In office
2011–2016
PresidentBenigno Aquino III
Preceded byAntonio M. Lagdameo
Succeeded byEvan Garcia
Personal details
Born
Enrique A. Manalo

(1952-07-21) July 21, 1952 (age 72)
Manila,[2] Philippines
SpousePamela Louise Hunt
Children2
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BEcon, M.Ec)

Enrique A. Manalo (born July 21, 1952) is a Filipino diplomat currently serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Marcos Jr. administration since July 1, 2022.[3] He previously served in an acting role under the Duterte administration from March 9 to May 17, 2017,[4] when Perfecto Yasay Jr.'s ad-interim appointment confirmation was rejected by the Commission on Appointments due to citizenship issues.[5] He also previously served as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016, Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2020, and the 21st Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations from 2020 to 2022.[6]

  1. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Philippines Presents Credentials". United Nations. April 19, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ManaloBio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Marcos appoints career diplomat as foreign affairs chief". CNN Philippines. July 1, 2022. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Macas, Trisha; del Callar, Michaela (March 9, 2017). "Duterte appoints Enrique Manalo as acting DFA secretary". GMA News. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  5. ^ Corales, Nestor (March 9, 2017). "Enrique Manalo named acting Foreign Secretary after Yasay rejection". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Mendez, Christina. "Duterte names new envoy to UN, other appointees". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 1, 2020.