Consul General Ariel Y. Abadilla

Prior to his assignment as Consul General to Hawaii, he was Assistant Secretary, Office of American Affairs,
Department of Foreign Affairs

Foreign postings -
New York, Houston, Seattle, Beijing, Sydney, Washington D.C.

In the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila -
Director, Treaties Division
Director, Passport Division
Deputy Chief of Protocol and later Chief of Protocol

Member of several delegations to international conferences such as the United Nations General
Assembly.Law of the Sea Conference, Group of 77, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization of American
States, Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation

Member, Philippine Bar

Career Foreign Service Officer having passed the exams in 1978, and with Chief of Mission (Ambassador)
rank since 1994.

Academic Background:

Undergraduate - Bachelor of Art major in Political Science - Ateneo de Manila University
Post graduate - Bachelor of Laws - Ateneo de Manila University

Alumnus, Academy of American and International Law, Dallas, Texas, USA
Seminars courses, International Peace Academy, Vienna Austria