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Congressman Don Beyer and Asian Americans: Advancing US-Southeast Asia Relations

A former U.S. Ambassador and local business and civic leader, Congressman Donald Beyer of Virginia’s 8th District provided a Capitol Hill perspective on current domestic and foreign policy issues focusing on the Nov 5 U.S. elections, 2025 legislative priorities, and U.S. relations with Southeast Asia. The October 21 event was …

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80th Anniversary of Leyte Landing and Filipino American History Month

80th Anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf: Largest Naval Battle in Modern History Eighty years ago on October 20, 1944, allied forces returned to the Philippines as part of the largest naval engagement of WWII. The landing on Leyte’s Red Beach featured the iconic image of General Douglas MacArthur …

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Role of Grassroots Engagement in Bangsamoro Peacebuilding Initiatives and Upcoming 2025 Elections

A June 20 US-Philippines Society roundtable discussion with Aliah Adam, a peace advocate and Country Director of Strategic Communications and Capacity Building Project Philippines, provided insights into the dynamics of various stakeholders in the Bangsamoro Peacebuilding in Mindanao and offered opportunities to assess progress in peace efforts. Based in Cotabato …

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Formal Dinner Celebrating President Marcos’ Historic Summit Visit

RTVM LIVESTREAM VIDEO 12 APRIL 2024 Led by Co-chairs Ambassador John D. Negroponte and Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, and in partnership with the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC, the US-Philippines Society, hosted a formal dinner in honor of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC …

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An Exhibit on the Philippines as an Archipelagic State

The Philippines as an Archipelagic State: Identity, Consciousness and Law In commemoration of the annual Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness month, an exhibit titled “Archipelagic States: Identity, Consciousness and Law,” was formally opened at the Philippine Embassy Washington DC on October 16, 2023. The exhibit consists of an Archipelagic States …

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Welcome Luncheon for Secretary Enrique Manalo and Delegation

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Delegation to the 78th UNGA The US-Philippines Society hosted a luncheon meeting September 20 in New York City for Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo, who is leading the Philippine delegation to the 2023 United Nations General Assembly. Ambassadors Thomas C. Hubbard and …

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Highlights of President Marcos Jr Administration’s First Year: PH-US Relations

At a July 18 forum held at the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC, Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez reviewed the first year of the new Marcos administration, focusing on foreign policy, PH-US relations, regional and global issues. President Marcos Jr. laid out his administration’s foreign policy objectives during his first …

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125th Anniversary Celebration of Philippine Independence

Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez and White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan led a ceremonial toast to celebrate 125 years of Philippine independence and more than a 100 years of friendship with the United States. In his remarks, Ambassador Romualdez stated that “since the signing of the Mutual Defense treaty …

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Highlights of Washington Business Forum and Reception in honor of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.

Business Forum and Reception 3 May 2023 Washington DC US-Philippines Society Co-Chair Ambassador John D. Negroponte and directors including members of the Society from the Philippines participated in a May 3 business forum co-organized by the US Chamber of Commerce and the US-ASEAN Business Council in partnership with the US-Philippines …

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US-Philippines Society welcomes President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and supports the US-PH Alliance Agenda

US-Philippines Society Meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in Washington DC 2 May 2023 The US-Philippines Society led by Co-Chair Ambassador John D. Negroponte welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr and the Philippine delegation to Washington during a substantive meeting on May 2. He opened the meeting citing positive …

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