Cleared for Takeoff: Departing thoughts of the Philippine Ambassador

HE Mr Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo, Ambassador of the Philippines to New Zealand, the Cook Islands Fiji, Samoa and Tonga

Friday, 8 July 2022 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Wellington

RHMZ06, Meeting Room 06, Mezzanine Floor, Rutherford House, Victoria University of Wellington Pipitea Campus, 15 Lambton Quay

A final address by His Excellency Mr Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to New Zealand

About this event

Join us on Friday to hear the departing thoughts of the Ambassador of the Philippines to New Zealand, His Excellency Mr Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo. This will be his final public address before he completes his posting.

Please note, the Zoom meeting ID and password will be sent to registered attendees prior to the event.

COVID-19 Orange setting

At the orange traffic light setting, all attendees are required to wear a face mask at Victoria University of Wellington's Pipitea campus, including in the meeting room. Please maintain a physical distance of 1 metre from others. If you are unwell, please stay at home.

His Excellency Mr Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo

His Excellency Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo assumed the role of Ambassador of the Philippines to New Zealand, with concurrent accreditation to the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, in April 2016.

Immediately prior to his posting to Wellington he was the Philippine Foreign Ministry Assistant Secretary in charge of United Nations and International Organizations Affairs, and Secretary-General of the Philippine National Council for UN Peace Operations. His other Foreign Service postings included the Philippine Missions to the UN in New York and Geneva, and the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ambassador Domingo has studied at the Universities of Geneva, Georgetown, Harvard and the Philippines, the National Defense College of the Philippines and the Philippine College of Criminology. He was decorated in 2016 by the President of the Philippines for his role in coordinating international humanitarian assistance for Supertyphoon Yolanda in 2013, promoting disaster risk reduction and management cooperation and direction of Philippine UN Peacekeeping deployments.

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GWEN LEVICK, MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY

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A final address by His Excellency Mr Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to New Zealand

About this event

Join us on Friday to hear the departing thoughts of the Ambassador of the Philippines to New Zealand, His Excellency Mr Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo. This will be his final public address before he completes his posting.

Please note, the Zoom meeting ID and password will be sent to registered attendees prior to the event.

COVID-19 Orange setting

At the orange traffic light setting, all attendees are required to wear a face mask at Victoria University of Wellington's Pipitea campus, including in the meeting room. Please maintain a physical distance of 1 metre from others. If you are unwell, please stay at home.

His Excellency Mr Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo

His Excellency Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo assumed the role of Ambassador of the Philippines to New Zealand, with concurrent accreditation to the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, in April 2016.

Immediately prior to his posting to Wellington he was the Philippine Foreign Ministry Assistant Secretary in charge of United Nations and International Organizations Affairs, and Secretary-General of the Philippine National Council for UN Peace Operations. His other Foreign Service postings included the Philippine Missions to the UN in New York and Geneva, and the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ambassador Domingo has studied at the Universities of Geneva, Georgetown, Harvard and the Philippines, the National Defense College of the Philippines and the Philippine College of Criminology. He was decorated in 2016 by the President of the Philippines for his role in coordinating international humanitarian assistance for Supertyphoon Yolanda in 2013, promoting disaster risk reduction and management cooperation and direction of Philippine UN Peacekeeping deployments.

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