10 Facts About Enrique Manalo

Enrique Austria Manalo was born on July 21,1952 and is a Filipino diplomat who has served as the secretary of foreign affairs under the administration of Bongbong Marcos since 2022.

Enrique Manalo previously served in the position an acting role under the Duterte administration from March 9 to May 17,2017, when Perfecto Yasay Jr.

Enrique Manalo previously served as Philippine ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016, Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2020, and the 21st permanent representative of the Philippines to the United Nations from 2020 to 2022.

Enrique Manalo attended the University of the Philippines Manila, where he obtained both a bachelor's and a master's degree in economics.

Enrique Manalo has been working with the Department of Foreign Affairs since 1979.

Enrique Manalo began his career in the foreign service as the Special Assistant to the Office of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1979 to 1981.

Enrique Manalo was back at the Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York from 2000 to 2003 serving as its Deputy Permanent Representative.

Enrique Manalo then served as the Permanent Representative of the Philippine Mission to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 2003 to 2007.

Enrique Manalo served as the ambassador of the Philippines to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016 and a non-resident ambassador to Ireland from 2013 to 2016.

In July 2022, Enrique Manalo was appointed by President Bongbong Marcos to serve as the secretary of foreign affairs, having previously served the post in an acting capacity in the Duterte administration, of which he was sworn in on July 1,2022, succeeding Teodoro Locsin Jr.