Rodolfo Severino, Jr.
| Rodolfo Severino, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| 10th Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations | |
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In office 1 January 1998 – 31 December 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ong Keng Yong |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 April 1936 Philippines |
| Alma mater |
Ateneo de Manila University Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Rodolfo Certeza Severino, Jr. is a retired Filipino diplomat and was the Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from 1998 to 2002. He was the inaugural head of the ASEAN Studies Centre (ASC) at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore from 2008 to 2015,[1] and was an Adjunct Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore [2] until 2015. He is currently an Associate Senior Fellow affiliated with the ASC at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.[3] He is the author of four books: Southeast Asia in Search of an ASEAN Community (2006), ASEAN (2008), The ASEAN Regional Forum (2009) and Where in the World is the Philippines? (2010).[4] He is also the co-editor of Whither the Philippines in the 21st Century? (2007),[5] among other collections.
He studied at Ateneo de Manila University and he holds a post-graduate degree in International Studies from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
He previously held the following positions[6][7]
- Third, Second, and First Secretary, Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1967-1974)
- Special Assistant to the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (1974-1976)
- Minister-Counsellor and Chargé d'Affaires, Philippine Embassy in Beijing (1976-1978)
- Philippine Consul General, Houston, Texas (1979-1986)
- Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs and ASEAN Senior Official of the Philippines(1986-1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Malaysia (1989-1992)
- Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and ASEAN Senior Official of the Philippines (1992-1997)
- Professor, Asian Institute of Management, Manila, the Philippines (2003-2004)
- Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS, Singapore, Singapore (2005-2008)
Awards
- 2002 - Commander of the Royal Order of Sahametrei, from King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia[8]
- 2001 - Order of Sikatuna, rank of Rajah, from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines, one of only two non-heads of state to receive the award in that rank[9]
- 1997 - Order of Sikatuna, rank of Datu, from President Fidel V. Ramos of the Philippines[10]
References
- ↑ https://www.iseas.edu.sg/about-us/researchers/asean-studies-centre-list/affiliates
- ↑ http://www.lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/Staff_Directory_Faculty_Research.aspx
- ↑ https://www.iseas.edu.sg/about-us/researchers/asean-studies-centre-list/affiliates
- ↑ http://www.aseanstudiescentre.org/
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Whither-Philippines-Century-Rodolfo-Severino/dp/9812304991/ref=pd_ybh_1
- ↑ http://www.asian-affairs.com/biographies/severinocv.html
- ↑ http://www.iseas.edu.sg/aseanstudiescentre/whoswho.htm
- ↑ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26984165_ITM
- ↑ http://www.asean.org/resources/2012-02-10-08-47-56/leaders-view/item/the-philippines-stake-in-asean-address-by-her-excellency-mrs-gloria-macapagal-arroyo-president-of-the-philippines-at-the-asean-secretariat-jakarta-13-november-2001
- ↑ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/philmedals/message/32
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ajit Singh |
Secretaries General of ASEAN 1998-2002 |
Succeeded by Ong Keng Yong |
| Incumbent | ||
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