{"id":3595,"date":"2020-07-08T03:17:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T07:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?page_id=3595"},"modified":"2025-07-09T15:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:33:19","slug":"the-secretary-of-foreign-affairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/about\/the-secretary-of-foreign-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secretary of Foreign Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3595\" class=\"elementor elementor-3595\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-946acd1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"946acd1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6403ac50\" data-id=\"6403ac50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4684583b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4684583b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Secretary of Foreign Affairs<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38bc8180\" data-id=\"38bc8180\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ea3e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17ea3e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sec-Lazaro-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sec-Lazaro-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sec-Lazaro-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sec-Lazaro-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sec-Lazaro-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sec-Lazaro-333x500.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">MA. THERESA P. LAZARO<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2009f6ad elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2009f6ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fa20d5a\" data-id=\"7fa20d5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3f6c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a3f6c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c717ea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c717ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Maryknoll College<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Bachelor of Laws, College of Law, University of the Philippines<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><strong>POSITIONS HELD IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippine Embassy, Paris, France (2014 \u2013 2020)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippine Embassy, Berne, Switzerland (2008 \u2013 2011)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Consul General, Philippine Consulate General, Sydney, Australia (2005 \u2013 2008)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Deputy Consul General, Philippine Consulate General, New York, USA (1999 \u2013 2002)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Minister and Consul General, Philippine Embassy, Madrid, Spain (1998 \u2013 1999)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">First Secretary and Consul, Philippine Mission to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (1996 \u2013 1998)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Second Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand (1988 \u2013 1993)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><strong>POSITIONS HELD IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Secretary of Foreign Affairs (01 July 2025 to present)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs (1 June 2021 \u2013 30 June 2025)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Assistant Secretary, Office of Consular Affairs (18 January 2021 &#8211; 31 May 2021)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Assistant Secretary, Office of Asian and Pacific Affairs (2011 \u2013 2014)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Executive Director, Office of Asian and Pacific Affairs (2002 \u2013 2005)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Director, Southeast Asia Division, Office of Asian and Pacific Affairs (1993 \u2013 1996)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><strong>AWARDS<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Gawad Mabini, Dakilang Kamanong<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Grand Cross (Datu), Gold Distinction<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dc2b8e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dc2b8e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-274c7fb4\" data-id=\"274c7fb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Secretary of Foreign Affairs MA. 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