The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United States of America () is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the United States of America. As head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of the Philippines to the president and government of the United States. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located at the 1600 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest in Washington D.C. within its Embassy Row. The Philippine ambassador to the United States is also accredited as non-resident ambassador to various Caribbean countries.
The position is currently held by Jose Manuel Romualdez since July 24, 2017, of whom he presented his credentials to US President Donald Trump on November 29, 2017.
Head of mission Image Head of mission Tenure begins Tenure ends American president Philippine president Note(s) Joaquín Miguel Elizalde 1946 1952 Harry S. Truman Manuel RoxasElpidio Quirino First term.Previously served as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines from 1938 to 1944. Carlos P. Romulo 1952 1953 Harry S. TrumanDwight D. Eisenhower Elpidio QuirinoRamon MagsaysayCarlos P. GarciaDiosdado Macapagal First term.Previously served as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines from 1944 to its dissolution in 1946. Joaquín Miguel Elizalde 1953 1955 Second term. Carlos P. Romulo 1955 1962 Dwight D. EisenhowerJohn F. Kennedy Second term. Emilio Abello February 1962 September 1962 John F. KennedyLyndon B. Johnson Amelito Mutuc September 1962 1964 Oscar Ledesma 1964 1966 Lyndon B. Johnson Diosdado MacapagalFerdinand Marcos Salvador P. Lopez 1968 1969 Ferdinand Marcos Ernesto Lagdameo 1969 1971 Richard Nixon Eduardo Z. Romualdez 1971 1982 Richard NixonGerald FordJimmy CarterRonald Reagan Credentials were presented to President Nixon on October 31, 1971. Benjamin Romualdez 1982 1986 Ronald Reagan Ferdinand MarcosCorazon Aquino Served as Ambassador of the Philippines to the People's Republic of China in the 1970s. Emmanuel Pelaez 1986 1992 Ronald ReaganGeorge H. W. Bush Corazon AquinoFidel V. Ramos Previously served as Vice President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965. Pablo Suarez 1992 1993 George H.W. BushBill Clinton Fidel V. Ramos Raul Rabe 1993 1999 Bill Clinton Ernesto M. Maceda 1999 2001 Joseph Estrada Albert del Rosario 2001 2006 George W. BushBarack Obama Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Later served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2016. Willy C. Gaa 2006 2011 Initially served as Chargé d'Affaires until promoted to Ambassador. Jose L. Cuisia Jr. 2011 2016 Barack Obama Benigno S. Aquino III Previously served as Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) from 1990 to 1993; credentials were presented to President Obama on July 7, 2011. Jose Manuel Romualdez 2017 present Donald TrumpJoe BidenDonald Trump Rodrigo DuterteBongbong Marcos Appointed as Special Envoy until 2017; credentials were presented to President Trump on November 29, 2017.
See also Philippines–United States relations List of ambassadors of the United States to the Philippines Resident Commissioner of the Philippines
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