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Carlos P. Romulo

Carlos P. Rómulo
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President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office
1949–1950
Preceded by Herbert Vere Evatt
Succeeded by Nasrollah Entezam
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1968–1984
President Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by Narciso Ramos
Succeeded by Arturo Tolentino
In office
1963–1964
President Diosdado Macapagal
Preceded by Salvador P. López
Succeeded by Mauro Mendez
In office
1950–1952
President Elpidio Quirino
Preceded by Joaquin Miguel Elizalde
Succeeded by Joaquin Miguel Elizalde
Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands
In office
August 10, 1944 – July 4, 1946
Preceded by Joaquin Miguel Elizalde
Succeeded by Post abolished
11th President of the University of the Philippines
In office
1962–1968
President Diosdado Macapagal
Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by Vicente G. Sinco
Succeeded by Salvador P. Lopez
Personal details
Born Carlos Peña Rómulo
14 January 1899
Camiling, Tarlac, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died 15 December 1985(1985-12-15) (aged 86)
Manila, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Alma mater University of the Philippines
Profession Diplomat, Politician
Religion Roman Catholic
Awards

Purple Heart

Silver Star
Military service
Allegiance  Philippines
Service/branch Philippine Army
United States Army
Rank Major General
Battles/wars World War II

Purple Heart

Carlos Peña Rómulo, QSC PLH (14 January 1899 – 15 December 1985) was a Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. He was a reporter at 16, a newspaper editor by the age of 20, and a publisher at 32. He was a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a general in the US Army and the Philippine Army, university president, President of the UN General Assembly, was eventually named one of the Philippines' National Artists in Literature, and was the recipient of many other honors and honorary degrees. His hometown is Camiling, Tarlac and he studied at the Camiling Central Elementary School during his basic education.

Rómulo served eight Philippine presidents, from Manuel L. Quezon to Ferdinand Marcos, as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and as the country’s representative to the United States and to the United Nations. He also served as the Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives during the Commonwealth era. In addition, he served also as the Secretary of Education in President Diosdado P. Macapagal’s and President Ferdinand E. Marcos’s Cabinet through 1962 to 1968.

In his career in the United Nations, Rómulo was a strong advocate of human rights, freedom and decolonization. In 1948 in Paris, France, at the third UN General Assembly, he strongly disagreed with a proposal made by the Soviet delegation headed by Andrei Vishinsky, who challenged his credentials by insulting him with this quote: "You are just a little man from a little country." In return, Romulo replied, "It is the duty of the little Davids of this world to fling the pebbles of truth in the eyes of the blustering Goliaths and force them to behave!", leaving Vishinsky with nothing left to do but sit down.


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