MALACAÑANG ON Friday announced the appointment of three new ambassadors and a special envoy, whose appointment papers were signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Dec. 19.
Former Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Raul S. Hernandez has been designated Ambassador to Turkey.
He will also have concurrent jurisdiction over Georgia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Former Ambassador to Lebanon Leah B. Ruiz is the new Ambassador to Poland, and will also be handling the Republics of Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Former Ambassador to Myanmar Alex G. Chua will serve as Ambassador to Kenya with concurrent jurisdiction over the Republics of Burundi, Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Uganda and South Sudan.
Also within Mr. Chua’s jurisdiction are the Union of the Comoros, the Federal Republic of Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania.
Mr. Chua will also be the representative for the United Nation (UN) Environmental Programme and the UN Human Settlements Programme.
Edward L. Fereira, meanwhile, is appointed Special Envoy of the President to Kazakhstan. His term will last for six months. — Charmaine A. Tadalan
