Statement of Presidential Spokesperson Ernie Abella on the nomination of Mr. Romualdez as Ambassador to the US

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 27): Statement of Presidential Spokesperson Ernie Abella on the nomination of Mr. Romualdez as Ambassador to the US

The Palace announces the nomination of Mr. Jose Manuel Del Gallego Romualdez as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, with concurrent jurisdiction over the Commonwealth of Jamaica, Republic of Haiti, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines and Saint Lucia.

We are confident that with Mr. Romualdez at the helm of the Philippine embassy at Washington, D.C., will further strengthen PH-US relations and promote stronger cooperation between the two countries.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1003373