DFA Archives receives Romulo collection

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A collection of documents from the country’s most prolific and widely-respected diplomat was received by the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) Archives on Wednesday.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. received 40 boxes of actual and digital versions of correspondences, speeches, reports, press releases, clippings, and other documents that chronicle the life and times of nationalist, former Foreign Affairs Secretary, and first Asian and Filipino United Nations General Assembly President Carlos P. Romulo, from the Carlos P. Romulo Foundation for Peace and Development, the Carlos P.

“The Department of Foreign Affairs is particularly proud that its history is adorned by the timeless contributions of Carlos P. Romulo in his various diplomatic roles, including as Ambassador to the United Nations, and as the country’s top diplomat under three Presidents. To him belongs the distinction of being the first Asian and the only Filipino who served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly,” Secretary Locsin said.

“I find myself here in the Department of Foreign Affairs, hoping I can think and act like Carlos P. Romulo because the things he believed in, the positions he took, the alliances he thought would stand us in good stead, they are the ones I’m striving to build again,” Secretary Locsin stated.

 

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