CA okays 60 diplomats’ new appointments, promotions
10/18/2010The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) has confirmed the appointment of a career diplomat as the country’s new envoy to Hungary and approved the promotion of 59 officers of the Department of Foreign Affairs while the Aquino administration firms up its list of new ambassadors to be assigned to vacant diplomatic missions abroad.
Monina Estrella Callangan-Rueca was named Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Hungary in the CA’s plenary session held last Oct. 13.
Callangan-Rueda, who replaced Alejandro del Rosario, a political appointee of former President Gloria Arroyo, will also have concurrent jurisdiction over Bosnia and Herzegovinia, and Serbia and Montenegro.
The CA, on the other hand, deferred the confirmation of Consuelo Puyat Reyes who had been nominated as ambassador to Chile; Mercedes A. Tuason as ambassador to the Vatican, and Noe A. Wong as ambassador to Cambodia. They served under Arroyo and have been retained by President Aquino.
Also confirmed as Chief of Mission Class I were: Eduardo Pablo Maglaya, Virginia Benavidez, Luis Cruz. Romeo Manalo and Elizabeth Buensuceso while those for Chief of Mission Class II were Evelyn Austria-Garcia, Meynardo Montealegre, Ma. Teresa Taguiang, Constancio Vingno Jr., Amelita Aquino, Ma. Lumen Isleta, Alex Chua, Joselito Jimeno, Jaime Victor Ledda and Leah Ruiz..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101018hed6.html
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