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Countries hosting diplomatic missions of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines has a network of diplomatic missions in major cities around the world, under the purview of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), to forward the country's interests in the areas that they serve, as well as to serve the ever-growing numbers of Overseas Filipinos and Overseas Filipino Workers.
Formal diplomatic relations would be established between the two countries on January 17, 1979. The Philippines established an embassy in Kuwait in 1979. [1] The Philippines was part of the United States-led coalition to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control during the Gulf War in 1991. [2] Kuwait then opened an embassy in Manila on May 24, 1996. [1]
Embassy [1] Bahrain: Manama: Embassy [1] [36] Bangladesh: Dhaka: Embassy [1] Bhutan: Thimphu: Embassy [1] Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan: Embassy [1] Cambodia: Phnom Penh: Embassy [1] China: Beijing: Embassy [1] Hong Kong: Consulate-General [1] Guangzhou: Consulate-General [1] Shanghai: Consulate-General [1] India: New Delhi: Embassy
This is a list of diplomatic missions in the Philippines. The National Capital Region, more commonly known as Metro Manila , is host to 70 embassies. Several other countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Kuwait. There are currently 112 embassies in Kuwait City (not including honorary consulates). Map of countries that have diplomatic missions in Kuwait
In 2016, Kuwait was the sixth-largest destination of Overseas Filipino workers, with 90,000 hired or rehired in the nation in 2011, and accordingly Kuwait has been an important source of remittances back to the Philippines, with over $105 million USD being remitted in 2009.
The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located at the 1600 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest in Washington D.C. within its Embassy Row. The Philippine ambassador to the United States is also accredited as non-resident ambassador to various Caribbean countries. [3]
The former chancery (and now consular section) located at 1617 Massachusetts Avenue. The Philippine embassy's chancery annex, originally constructed in 1917 as a private residence for platinum mine owner Daniel C. Stapleton and his wife, Stella Stapleton, functioned as the embassy's primary chancery from 1946 (the year of Philippine independence) to 1995.