List of ambassadors of the Philippines to Egypt explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the Republic of the Philippines to the Arab Republic of Egypt
Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Republikang Arabo ng Ehipto
سفير جمهورية الفلبين لدى جمهورية مصر العربية
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Department:Department of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of the Philippines, Cairo
Reports To:Department of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:Ezzedin H. Tago
Incumbentsince:[1]
Style:His/Her Excellency
Seat:Cairo, Egypt
Nominator:Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Termlength:No fixed term
Inaugural:Pulong Arpa[2]
Formation:April 12, 1957

The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Arab Republic of Egypt (Filipino; Pilipino: Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Republikang Arabo ng Ehipto, Arabic: سفير جمهورية الفلبين لدى جمهورية مصر العربية : safir jumhuriat alfilibiyn ladaa jumhuriat misr alearabia) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the Arab Republic of Egypt. 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 Egypt. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.

This diplomatic post and the embassy have jurisdiction over the countries of Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.

List of representatives

Head of missionTenureNote(s)
Pulong Arpa 1957−1963 Arpa was initially minister plenipotentiary to the country until it was elevated into a rank of ambassador in 1960, following the consulate's elevation to embassy.[3]
Juan M. Arreglado 1964−1969
Yusof Abubakar 1971−1973
Jose V. Cruz 1976−1979
Felino C. Menez 1979−1984 Chargé d' Affaires
Romulo Espaldon 1984−1996
Kasan Marohombsar 1986−1993
Menandro Galenzoga 1993−1996
Sanchez A. Ali 1997−1998
Macabangkit Lanto 1999−2001
Shulan O. Primavera 2002−2004
Petronila P. Garcia May 2004 − January 2008
Oscar G. Valenzuela February 7, 2008 − July 7, 2010
Eduardo Pablo M. Maglaya October 1, 2010 - June 29, 2011 Chargé d' Affaires
Claro S. Cristobal December 30, 2011 - June 27, 2015
Leslie J. Baja August 2015 - September 24, 2018
Sulpicio M. Confiado November 10, 2018 − July 7, 2021
Ezzedin H. Tago September 11, 2021 − present Credentials were presented on September 15, 2021.

See also

Notes and References

  1. AMBASSADOR EZZEDIN H. TAGO PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS TO H.E. ABDEL FATTAH EL-SISI, PRESIDENT OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT . Embassy of the Philippines, Cairo . September 16, 2021 . December 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: Official Month in Review: April 1 – April 15, 1957 . . 15 April 1957 . December 25, 2021 . IN the evening the President administered the oath of office to Pullong Arpa as minister to Egypt. [...] The first Filipino Moslem appointed to the foreign service with the rank of minister, Arpa thanked the Chief Executive for the confidence reposed in him. [...] He will be the first minister of the Philippines to Egypt since the elevation of the Philippine diplomatic office in that country from consulate to legation. Yusup Abubakar, Philippine consul general there, will be charge d’affaires of the new Philippine legation..
  3. Web site: The Embassy . Embassy of the Philippines, Cairo. en . December 25, 2021.