Delia Albert

Delia Albert
Delia Albert
	Albert at an Asian Development Bank-Philippine Institute for Development Studies book launch, June 20, 2017
23rd Secretary of Foreign Affairs
	In office; December 22, 2003 – August 18, 2004
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Blas Ople
Succeeded by	Alberto Romulo
Ambassador of the Philippines to Australia
	In office; 1994–2001
Preceded by	Rora N. Tolentino
Succeeded by	Willy C. Gaa
Personal details
Born	Delia Domingo; August 11, 1942 (age 82); Baguio, Benguet, Philippines
Profession	Diplomat, Public Servant

Delia Domingo Albert (born August 11, 1942) is a Filipina career diplomat who served as the first female and 23rd Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs from December 22, 2003 to August 18, 2004.^[2] She was also the first woman career diplomat to serve as foreign minister of a Southeast Asian country.^[3]

Career

Albert received a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of the Philippines Diliman before studying at a number of institutions overseas including the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University.

Albert's career in the Department of Foreign Affairs began as an Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in 1967.^[4] In 1969 Albert began serving in various capacities in Filipino diplomatic missions abroad: at the delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (1969–1975), at the embassy in Romania which also managed Filipino relations with Hungary and East Germany (1975–1980) and at the embassy in Bonn, West Germany (1982–1990).^[5] From 1990 to 1995, Albert worked in the Philippines at the Department of Foreign Affairs where she was the director general of the ASEAN.^[5] In 1995 she was posted to the Philippine Embassy in Canberra as Ambassador to Australia (with concurrent accreditation to Nauru, Vanuatu and Tuvalu), a post she held until 2002. She also served as Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in 2001. Before her appointment on 22 December 2003 as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, she served as Undersecretary for International Economic Relations and Philippine Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).^[4] Albert was Ambassador to Germany from 2005 to 2010.^[4]^[5]

Albert was appointed Knight Commander Cross of the Order of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1992 for her efforts in promoting Philippine relations with Germany as well as relations between ASEAN and the European Union. She served as Director-General of the ASEAN National Secretariat of the Philippines. In January 2004, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo conferred on her the Order of Sikatuna, with the rank of Datu, for her exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines.^[4]

Personal life

Albert is married to journalist Hans Albert, a German national, to which they have one daughter together. The couple splits their time between the Philippines and Germany, where they also maintain a home in Wiesbaden. In addition to English and Filipino, as well as her native Ilocano,^[6] Albert also speaks German, French, Romanian, Spanish and Japanese.^[7]

References

^ Tolentino, Lilia (December 23, 2003). "Delia Albert, bagong DFA secretary". Pilipino Star Ngayon. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^ Yang, Cathy (November 27, 2019). "PH leads region in women-diplomats, says former foreign minister". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^ "FSI releases "Women in Diplomacy" book on the 10th year of PH Magna Carta of Women". Foreign Service Institute. October 12, 2019. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines - Ambassador Delia Domingo-Albert". Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Curriculum Vitae: Delia Domingo-Albert" (PDF). Philippine News Journal. III (4). Embassy of the Philippines – Berlin, Germany: 1. October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
^ Jose, F. Sionil (October 7, 2019). "In praise of a [sic] career diplomat Delia Domingo Albert". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ Villasanta, Art (September 11, 2005). "Order, diplomacy and Philippine coffee". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

Government offices
Preceded by Blas Ople	Secretary of Foreign Affairs 2003–2004	Succeeded by Alberto Romulo

[tubo-1] Tolentino, Lilia (December 23, 2003). "Delia Albert, bagong DFA secretary". Pilipino Star Ngayon. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

[2] Yang, Cathy (November 27, 2019). "PH leads region in women-diplomats, says former foreign minister". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[3] "FSI releases "Women in Diplomacy" book on the 10th year of PH Magna Carta of Women". Foreign Service Institute. October 12, 2019. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[Embassy-4] "Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines - Ambassador Delia Domingo-Albert". Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[early_CV-5] "Curriculum Vitae: Delia Domingo-Albert" (PDF). Philippine News Journal. III (4). Embassy of the Philippines – Berlin, Germany: 1. October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2012.

[ilocano-6] Jose, F. Sionil (October 7, 2019). "In praise of a [sic] career diplomat Delia Domingo Albert". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[villasanta-7] Villasanta, Art (September 11, 2005). "Order, diplomacy and Philippine coffee". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

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