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The Philippine Consulate General in Houston is headed by Consul General Gunther Emil M. Sales, who assumed the position on July 30, 2024. [9] Prior to his current post, he served as Assistant Secretary for American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, [9] and before that was posted at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. as minister and consul. [10]
In his 1947 State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Manuel Roxas announced that missions in a number of other cities were also opened aside from the embassy in Washington, D.C.; [4] these included the first consulates general in New York City, San Francisco, and Honolulu, as well as consulates in Xiamen and Hong Kong. [5]
Many consulate offices in Houston are located in the Lakes on Post Oak complex. This is a list of diplomatic missions in Houston. Many foreign governments have established diplomatic and trade representation in the city of Houston. Houston is one of the cities with the most consulate-general offices in the United States.
Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref. Manila Cuba: Embassy 2013 [32] Gabon: Embassy 1986 [33] Marshall Islands: Embassy Unknown Peru: Embassy [b] 2003 [34] [35] [36] Portugal: Embassy 2011 [37] [38] Republic of China (Taiwan) Embassy 1975 [39] South Vietnam: Embassy 1975 Cebu City United States: Consulate Unknown [40] Davao City
Its chancery is situated by Roxas Boulevard in Ermita, City of Manila. The Embassy has been representing the United States Government since the Philippines was granted independence on July 4, 1946. The Manila mission is one of the US Department of State's largest posts, employing close to 300 Americans and 1,000 Foreign Service national employees.
It is located at EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. It is the network's main television and radio production center, and its main transmission facility for most of Metro Manila. The building houses Super Radyo DZBB 594 AM, Barangay LS 97.1 FM, GMA-7 and GTV-27.
In the case of Metro Manila, however, provinces are omitted and, in the case of Manila, include the district name [1] instead of the barangay. ZIP codes are also part of the typical Philippine address.
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office [note 1] simple known as MECO is the representative office of the Philippines in Taiwan, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. It is a non-stock, non-profit corporation organized under Philippine law.