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Tess Lazaro
Maria Theresa "Tess" Parreño Lazaro is a Filipino diplomat and lawyer who has served as the 29th Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines), secretary of foreign affairs since 2025. She previously served as the undersecretary for bilateral relations and ASEAN affairs from 2022 to 2025 and held various diplomatic posts under multiple Philippine administrations. A graduate of Maryknoll College (now Miriam College), Lazaro pursued legal studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman. She joined the Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines), Department of Foreign Affairs in 1984 and has since served in several administrative and diplomatic roles. She served as the Philippine ambassador to Switzerland from 2008 to 2011 and as List of ambassadors of the Philippines to France, ambassador to France and Monaco from 2014 to 2020. In 2022, Lazaro was appointed as undersecretary for bilateral relations and ASEAN affairs. During her tenure, she was involved with discussions co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretary Of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)
The secretary of foreign affairs ( Filipino: ''Kalihim ng Ugnayang Panlabas'') is the Cabinet of the Philippines member in charge of implementing foreign policy for the government of the Philippines as the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The current secretary is Enrique Manalo, who assumed office on July 1, 2022. He remains the caretaker secretary pending the appointment of Maria Theresa P. Lazaro who shall assume office on July 31, 2025. Duties and powers Under the basis of Commonwealth Act No. 732, Republic Act No. 708, and Republic Act No. 7157, the duties and powers of the Secretary is: "advises and assists the President in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, integrating, and evaluating the total national effort in the field of foreign affairs relations in pursuit of its Constitutional mandate". List of secretaries of foreign affairs 1899 1943–1945 1946–present Notes References External linksDFA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Secre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
