H.E. Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez, PH Ambassador to U.S. is Keynote Speaker at the 25th Anniversary and Grand Reunion of the Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame 2019

By: Veronica Leighton

 

We are expecting an unprecedented number of guests for our upcoming gala awards dinner on November 9, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, as we celebrate the Silver Anniversary and Grand Reunion of the annual Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame 2019.

Headlining this gala event is our new Philippine Ambassador to the U.S., under President Rodrigo Duterte, Honorable Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez, based in Washington, D.C.

Here Is Ambassador Romualdez’s offi cial bio. Jose Manuel “Babe” del Gallego Romualdez was appointed Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United States of America in July 2017 by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. On 29 November 2017, he presented his credentials to US President Donald J. Trump and formally assumed offi ce as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Additionally, as the head of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., Ambassador Romualdez is concurrently the Philippines’ emissary to the Commonwealth of Jamaica, Republic of Haiti; Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Dominica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; and Saint Lucia.

Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Romualdez was designated as a special envoy of the Philippine President to the United States. He also served as a member of several Philippine business delegations visiting the United States, China, Japan and New Zealand from 1989 to 2012.

Ambassador Romualdez has extensive experience as a media practitioner and business executive. He used to be the Chief Executive Offi cer of Stargate Media Corporation and Publisher of People Asia Magazine (The Philippine Star affi liate). He was president of the Manila Overseas Press Club and vice-president of Rotary Club of Manila.

Ambassador Romualdez writes columns for The Philippine Star. All his columns have a wide following of readers both in the Philippines and abroad.

Born and raised in Manila, Ambassador Romualdez received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from De La Salle College in 1970. An avid golfer, he is affiliated with Manila Golf and Country Club and the Manila Polo Club. (End of the bio)

Together with Ambassador Romualdez, our Inspirational Speakers are: Rita Gomez Sanders, former Mayor of Brunswick, Nebraska, and past Hall of Famer; Secretary of State Jesse White, past VIA Man of the Year; Judge Jesse Reyes, candidate for Supreme Court Justice of Illinois; Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer; recipient of 2019 HOF award, and Consul General Gina Jamoralin.