Manila, May 17, 2019 — The U.S. government and Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) launched YouthWorks PH Recruitment Drive, part of a five-year, Php1.8 billion public-private partnership to provide life skills and employability workshops for at least 20,000 unemployed, out-of-school youth ages 18-24. YouthWorks PH will connect youth to work-based training opportunities. U.S. Ambassador to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 17 May, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Philippine Business for Education, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines, YouthWorks PH
(Left to right) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Lt. Gen. Gilbert I. Gapay, commanding general of the Southern Luzon Command and exercise co-director; Department of National Defense Undersecretary Cardozo M. Luna; Ambassador Kim; Gen. Benjamin R. Madrigal Jr., Chief of Staff of the AFP; and U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Christopher A. McPhillips, commanding ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 2 April, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Balikatan, Balikatan 35-2019, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, March 1, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo reaffirmed the strong ties and enduring alliance between the United States and the Philippines during his first visit to the Philippines as Secretary of State. Secretary Pompeo met with President Rodrigo Duterte on February 28 to discuss the importance of the bilateral relationship ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 1 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, US Secretary of State
| Tags: American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Michael R. Pompeo, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr., U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, February 21, 2019 — U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim congratulated Team iNON for beating out 1,395 teams from around the world to win the Best Galactic Impact category in the 2018 NASA Space Apps Challenge. Ambassador Kim awarded certificates of recognition to team members Revbrain Martin, Marie Jeddah Legaspi, Julius Czar Torreda, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 21 February, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, American Spaces, Education, Events, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: American Spaces Philippines, John C. Law, NASA, NASA Space Apps Challenge, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, February 7, 2019 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines awarded a Php 23.8 million grant to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to support implementation of the Philippines National Broadband Network Project. U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim and DICT Acting Secretary Eliseo M. Rio, Jr. signed the grant during ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 7 February, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
Pampanga, January 30, 2019 — U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim and Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana cut the ribbon on the first major project under the
Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) at Cesar Basa Air Base, Pampanga, on January 29. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of construction on a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief warehouse, which will ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 30 January, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, EDCA, Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, U.S. Armed Forces
Manila, December 12, 2018 — Admiral Philip Davidson, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited Manila from December 10 to 11. While in Manila, Admiral Davidson attended the
Balangiga Bells handover ceremony and the Armed Forces of the Philippines Change of Command. During his visit, Admiral Davidson met with President Rodrigo Duterte and Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 12 December, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Balangiga Bells, Indo-Pacific, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, December 11, 2018 — This morning at 10:30 a.m., the three Balangiga Bells arrived at Villamor Air Base in Manila. U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim participated in a ceremony officially turning the bells over to the Philippine government. “The history of these bells spans the entire relationship between the United States and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 11 December, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Balangiga Bells, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Return of Balangiga Bells U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim Manila December 11, 2018 As prepared Magandang hapon. Good afternoon. Thank you all for joining us today. It is a tremendous honor for me to be a part of this historic occasion. I’m proud and grateful to be joined by Executive Secretary Medialdea, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 11 December, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Balangiga Bells, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, November 15, 2018 — U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced the return of the Balangiga Bells to the Philippines during a ceremony at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming, on November 14 (GMT-7). Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez attended the ceremony which marked the beginning of the process ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, History, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: Balangiga Bells, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, U.S. Department of Defense
Manila, November 15, 2018 — Ambassador Sung Kim hosted a Thanksgiving celebration at the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines on November 13 to showcase U.S. food products available in the Philippines. At the celebration, visiting U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney thanked customers in the Philippines for supporting ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Foreign Agricultural Service, Philippine Department of Agriculture, Thanksgiving, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim and Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III are joined by (L-R) DOH Assistant Secretary Lyndon Lee Suy, DOH ARMM Secretary Kadil Sinolinding, U.S. Agency for International Development Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II and Commission on Population Executive Director JP Perez III to open an exhibit highlighting ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 18 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Health, Lawrence Hardy II, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim visited Marawi October 16, 2018. During the visit, he met with (left to right) Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra, Lanao del Sur Vice Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong, Jr., Governor Bedjoria Soraya Alonto Adiong, and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong. (Photo credit: Lanao del Sur ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 16 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Ambassador, Marawi, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, October 15, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), partnered with the Philippine Interagency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and International Justice Mission (IJM) to train more than 70 Philippine cybercrime investigators, prosecutors, and advocates on combatting online sexual exploitation ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Ambassador, Department of Justice, IACAT, International Justice Mission (IJM), Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, October 12, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated the success of USAID’s six-year, Php1.35 billion partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in strengthening the country’s forest and biodiversity conservation. Since 2012, USAID has been partnering with the DENR, local ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 12 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Environment and Natural Resources, environment, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, September 19, 2018 — Super Typhoon Ompong triggered flooding and landslides in the northern Philippines, killing at least 81 people, destroying crops and livelihoods, and damaging homes throughout northern Luzon. More than 180,000 found safety in government evacuation centers. In support of ongoing relief work, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 19 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Social Welfare and Development, Super Typhoon Ompong, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines, World Food Programme
Manila, August 20, 2018 — Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a grant to the Republic of the Philippines to fund two senior advisors to support the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in its efforts to achieve the best value for money for upcoming transportation infrastructure procurements in the aviation sector. The advisors, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 20 August, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Transportation (DOTr), Secretary Arthur Tugade, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana join representatives of the Philippine Air Force and Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group with the newly-transferred Special Airborne Mission Installation and Response (SABIR) system. Manila, August 14, 2018 — U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim turned ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 14 August, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, counterterrorism, disaster relief operations, humanitarian assistance, Philippine Air Force, SABIR system, Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, May 4, 2018 — The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced an additional Php182 million ($3.5 million) to support ongoing humanitarian relief in Marawi. This brings the total U.S. government contribution to the Marawi response to nearly 1.4 billion pesos ($26.4 million). The new assistance will enable USAID ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 4 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Marawi, Mindanao, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim and Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorezana participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the first major project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) at Cesar Basa Air Base, Pampanga, on April 17.
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 17 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: defense, EDCA, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim (center) formally hands over tuberculosis technical assistance packages to Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (right) during the completion ceremony of U.S. Agency for International Development’s Innovations and Multi-Sectoral Partnerships to Achieve Control of Tuberculosis project, as USAID Philippines Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II (left) looks on. Manila, March 21, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 21 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Health, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
Ambassador Sung Kim (center) leads the ceremonial handover of rice to Undersecretary Emmanuel Leyco, Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (second from left) and Assistant Secretary Kristoffer James Purisima, Spokesperson of Task Force Bangon Marawi (leftmost) during the ceremonial handover held in Taguig City. Also present are Stephen Gluning, Country Director of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 14 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Marawi, Mindanao, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, March 13, 2018 — U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim turned over a Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana during a transfer ceremony at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, on March 13. Ambassador Kim and officials from the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group delivered ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 13 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, counterterrorism, disaster relief operations, humanitarian assistance, Philippine Air Force, Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, February 23, 2018 — On February 22, Ambassador Sung Kim met with Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to discuss the recently released Worldwide Threat Assessment Report published by the Director of National Intelligence. Ambassador Kim explained the nature of the report – an annual assessment on conditions in each of the world’s various regions based ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 23 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, Worldwide Threat Assessment Report
U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim helps cut the ribbon to inaugurate the new C-Joy poultry processing facility. (L-R) Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) President and CEO Ernesto Tanmantiong, Cargill VP Todd Hall, Ambassador Kim, C-Joy Poultry Meats Production President and CEO Paul Fulbright, JFC Founder and Chairman Tony Tan Caktiong, Santo Tomas Mayor Edna Sanchez, Representative Maria ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 6 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases
| Tags: U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, November 13, 2017 —On November 11, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim led the 2017 Veterans Day commemoration at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig City, Metro Manila. Veterans Day is an American holiday that originates with the formal end of hostilities of World War I with the signing of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 14 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases
| Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, Veterans Day
Five-day summit brings together 250 emerging leaders representing all 10 ASEAN member states to advance leadership skills and collaborate on regional challenges. Manila, October 19, 2017 — Two-hundred and fifty emerging leaders between the ages of 18-35 representing all ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have come together in Manila for five ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 19 October, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases
| Tags: U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, YSEALI, YSEALI Summit
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines formally welcomed 250 youth participants of this year’s Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit. The participants are YSEALI alumni from across the ASEAN region. Read Ambassador’s full remarks: Magandang umaga! Good morning and welcome to Manila! We are especially pleased to welcome you here in The Manila Hotel, a ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 18 October, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Ambassador, Events, News
| Tags: U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, YSEALI, YSEALI Summit
The U.S. Embassy and State Department communities mourn the loss of Washington SyCip, who passed away last Saturday night at the age of 96. As Ambassador Kim said,
Mr. SyCip was a giant in business, education, and philanthropy . He established the Fulbright-SyCip Distinguished Lecturing Award which brings American academics and professionals to give lectures at major universities and organizations in Metro Manila and other ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 13 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: Fulbright, Fulbright-SyCip Distinguished Lecturing Award, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, Washington SyCip
U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim administered the oath to 63 Peace Corps Volunteers on September 13, 2017 at the U.S. Embassy Charles Parsons Ballroom. The Volunteers will be assigned to different areas in the Philippines. More than 9,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in the Philippines since 1961. The Philippines has the second oldest ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 27 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
| Tags: Peace Corps, Peace Corps Philippines, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim talks about recently concluded Tempest Wind drill during a joint press conference with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana on September 26, 2017. Ambassador Kim: Thank you all for joining us this afternoon. I am always pleased to stand next to my good friend Secretary Lorenzana especially on this occasion of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 26 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
| Tags: Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., counterterrorism, General Eduardo Año, Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, Tempest Wind, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, September 21, 2017 — Ambassador Sung Kim recently administered a swearing-in of three new Peace Corps Response Volunteers (PCRVs) at the Peace Corps Office in Manila. These PCRVs are experts on information communication technology and are now beginning a five-month assignment with local partner institutions including the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 21 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases
| Tags: disaster preparedness, PAGASA, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Philippines, PhiVolcs, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, September 8, 2017 — The United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines announced plans to begin drug demand reduction programs under the existing Letter of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim signed an Amended Letter ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 8 September, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim sat down with select members of the local media on September 5, 2017 to announce assistance of 730 million pesos through USAID for ongoing emergency relief operations and the longer term recovery and rehabilitation of Marawi city and the surrounding area. Ambassador Kim also talks about robust grant military assistance that ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 5 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: Marawi, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
(L-R): Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines General Eduardo Año, Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim, and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano at the turnover and blessing ceremony for two new Cessna 208B aircraft from the U.S. to the Philippine Air ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 27 July, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Armed Forces of the Philippines, Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group, JUSMAG, Philippine Air Force, Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Cebu City, July 14, 2017 — During his trip to Cebu this week, Ambassador Sung Kim met with Governor Hilario Davide III and Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to discuss the robust economic ties between the U.S. and the Philippines and as well as opportunities for further U.S. engagement in Cebu, both in the public ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 14 July, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Press Releases
| Tags: American Chamber of Commerce, Cebu, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
From left: Lieutenant General Oscar T. Lactao, U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim, Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana, Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ariel Y. Abadilla, General Eduardo M. Año, and Lieutenant General Lawrence Nicholson pose shoulder-to-shoulder at the opening ceremony for Balikatan 33 at Camp Aguinaldo Manila, May 9, 2017 — U.S. Ambassador Sung ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 9 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines
| Tags: Armed Forces of the Philippines, Balikatan, Balikatan 33-2017, counterterrorism, disaster relief operations, humanitarian assistance, Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, U.S. Armed Forces
March 23, 2017, Manila — “Through our partnership with the Philippine government, more than 1.3 million Filipinos have gained access to improved sanitation and over 1.5 million more now have access to safe and clean drinking water,” said U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim in his keynote address during the finale ceremony of U.S. Agency for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 23 March, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Press Releases
| Tags: Basilan, Be Secure Project, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, Leyte, Maguindanao, Mindanao, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines, Visayas, World Water Day, Zamboanga
as prepared Mabuhay! I am very pleased to have just met with President Duterte and formally presented my credentials. It is an immense honor to be in the Philippines and to have the opportunity to contribute to one of America’s most enduring partnerships. At the heart of our partnership is the deep bond between the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 8 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador
| Tags: remarks, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
November 4, 2016 — On November 3, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry swore in Ambassador-designate to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim in a ceremony attended by Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken, former U.S. Ambassadors to the Philippines Counselor Kristie A. Kenney and Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Assistant Secretary of State Danny Russel, Philippine ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 4 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases
| Tags: Ambassador-designate, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
