Born on 9 July 1939 in Aparri, Cagayan, the Philippines.
Married to former United Nations officer Kazuko I. Siazon (Bachelor of Arts from
Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo; Master in Special Education, Lesley College,
Massachusetts), with two sons:
Master in Public Administration (M.P.A.)
Harvard University
Massachusetts
Fellow of the Edward S. Mason Program in Policy and Management in Developing
Countries, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, from
1978 to 1979, majoring in Economic Development and Management.
Certificate in Economics
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Completed a course in the Institute of Economics of the University of Colorado, in the
summer of 1978.
Bachelor of Science in Physics (B.S.)
Tokyo University of Education
Tokyo
Scholar of the Japanese Ministry of Education from 1960 to 1964.
Certificate of Proficiency in Japanese
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Tokyo
Took a complete Japanese language course, as Japanese Ministry of Education
scholar, from 1959 to 1960.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (B.A.)
University of Ateneo de Manila
Manila
Recipient of a Silver Medal for Academic Excellence (1959).
05 September - Assumed post as Philippine Ambassador to Japan
21 January – Chief of Mission I in the Department of Foreign
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Appointed by President Fidel V. Ramos on 1 May 1995.
Reappointed by President Joseph E. Estrada on 30 June 1998.
Resigned on 20 January 2001.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan
Appointed on 1 February 1993 by President Fidel V. Ramos.
Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Vienna)
Elected in August 1985 and re-elected unopposed in 1989.
The highest-ranking Filipino Executive in the United Nations System, he resigned on
31 January 1993 to assume the position of Philippine Ambassador to Japan.
President
President of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference
Ambassador to Austria
Appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the
Philippines to the Federal Republic of Austria in March 1980, he concurrently served
as Philippine Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) and to the United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO),
both located in Vienna.
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy
Agency and to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Vienna)
He was appointed in June 1979 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and
Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and to the
United Nations Industrial Development Organization. He served from 1973 as
Resident Representative to IAEA and Alternate Permanent Representative to UNIDO.
Chargé d’Affaires, Vienna
Chargé d’Affaires of the Philippine Embassy to Austria from 1973 to 1978, first as
Career Minister.
Second Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy to Switzerland
Second Secretary and Consul in the Philippine Embassy to Berne, Switzerland.
Philippine Embassy to Japan
Third Secretary and Vice-Consul in the Embassy of the Philippines to Japan, in
Tokyo, after passing the Foreign Service Officers Examination conducted in 1966 by
the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. Prior to this appointment, he served as
Finance Officer, Property Officer, and Attaché in the same Embassy, where he had
started his foreign service career in 1964.
Preparing for the 21st Century: Challenges for Philippine Foreign Policy
Speeches of Secretary Domingo L. Siazon, Jr.
01 May 1995 – 30 April 1996
Foreign Service Institute, Philippines
Philippine Foreign Policy Challenges and Opportunities in a New Era
Speeches of Secretary Domingo L. Siazon, Jr.
May 1998 – January 2001
Foreign Service Institute, Philippines
Grand Cross of the Orden al Mérito de Chile
23 November 1998, Republic of Chile
Order of Sikatuna, Rank of Datu
23 June 1998, Republic of the Philippines
Grand Cross of the Order of San Martín el Libertador
5 October 1995, Republic of Argentina
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
26 January 1995, Japan
Commandeur de l’Ordre National du Lion du Senegal
29 November 1988, Republic of Senegal
Commandeur de l’Ordre National du Côte d’Ivoire
December 1986, Republic of Ivory Coast
Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen am Bande
11 October 1985, Republic of Austria
Medal of Merit
28 February 1997, Philippines-Japan Society
Fluent in Filipino, English, Japanese, Spanish, French, and German
JFKSG of Harvard University Alumni in Japan
East Ridge Golf Club
Southwoods Golf and Country Club
Department of Foreign Affairs Golf Association
Le Club Gastronomique des Ambassadeurs Francophones
President, HEISEIKAI Club (Japanese Speaking Ambassadors accredited to Japan)
- 2004 to present
Chairman, Diplomatic Corps Golf Committee, Tokyo
Reading, Golf, Tennis, Bowling
Married to former United Nations officer Kazuko I. Siazon (Bachelor of Arts from
Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo; Master in Special Education, Lesley College,
Massachusetts), with two sons:
- Dan, Senior Vice President of Jafco Investment Co., Singapore;
Ken, Senior Vice President of Lehman Brothers, Singapore.
Master in Public Administration (M.P.A.)
Harvard University
Massachusetts
Fellow of the Edward S. Mason Program in Policy and Management in Developing
Countries, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, from
1978 to 1979, majoring in Economic Development and Management.
Certificate in Economics
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Completed a course in the Institute of Economics of the University of Colorado, in the
summer of 1978.
Bachelor of Science in Physics (B.S.)
Tokyo University of Education
Tokyo
Scholar of the Japanese Ministry of Education from 1960 to 1964.
Certificate of Proficiency in Japanese
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Tokyo
Took a complete Japanese language course, as Japanese Ministry of Education
scholar, from 1959 to 1960.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (B.A.)
University of Ateneo de Manila
Manila
Recipient of a Silver Medal for Academic Excellence (1959).
05 September - Assumed post as Philippine Ambassador to Japan
21 January – Chief of Mission I in the Department of Foreign
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Appointed by President Fidel V. Ramos on 1 May 1995.
Reappointed by President Joseph E. Estrada on 30 June 1998.
Resigned on 20 January 2001.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan
Appointed on 1 February 1993 by President Fidel V. Ramos.
Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Vienna)
Elected in August 1985 and re-elected unopposed in 1989.
The highest-ranking Filipino Executive in the United Nations System, he resigned on
31 January 1993 to assume the position of Philippine Ambassador to Japan.
President
President of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference
Ambassador to Austria
Appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the
Philippines to the Federal Republic of Austria in March 1980, he concurrently served
as Philippine Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) and to the United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO),
both located in Vienna.
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy
Agency and to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Vienna)
He was appointed in June 1979 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and
Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and to the
United Nations Industrial Development Organization. He served from 1973 as
Resident Representative to IAEA and Alternate Permanent Representative to UNIDO.
Chargé d’Affaires, Vienna
Chargé d’Affaires of the Philippine Embassy to Austria from 1973 to 1978, first as
Career Minister.
Second Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy to Switzerland
Second Secretary and Consul in the Philippine Embassy to Berne, Switzerland.
Philippine Embassy to Japan
Third Secretary and Vice-Consul in the Embassy of the Philippines to Japan, in
Tokyo, after passing the Foreign Service Officers Examination conducted in 1966 by
the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. Prior to this appointment, he served as
Finance Officer, Property Officer, and Attaché in the same Embassy, where he had
started his foreign service career in 1964.
Preparing for the 21st Century: Challenges for Philippine Foreign Policy
Speeches of Secretary Domingo L. Siazon, Jr.
01 May 1995 – 30 April 1996
Foreign Service Institute, Philippines
Philippine Foreign Policy Challenges and Opportunities in a New Era
Speeches of Secretary Domingo L. Siazon, Jr.
May 1998 – January 2001
Foreign Service Institute, Philippines
Grand Cross of the Orden al Mérito de Chile
23 November 1998, Republic of Chile
Order of Sikatuna, Rank of Datu
23 June 1998, Republic of the Philippines
Grand Cross of the Order of San Martín el Libertador
5 October 1995, Republic of Argentina
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
26 January 1995, Japan
Commandeur de l’Ordre National du Lion du Senegal
29 November 1988, Republic of Senegal
Commandeur de l’Ordre National du Côte d’Ivoire
December 1986, Republic of Ivory Coast
Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen am Bande
11 October 1985, Republic of Austria
Medal of Merit
28 February 1997, Philippines-Japan Society
Fluent in Filipino, English, Japanese, Spanish, French, and German
JFKSG of Harvard University Alumni in Japan
East Ridge Golf Club
Southwoods Golf and Country Club
Department of Foreign Affairs Golf Association
Le Club Gastronomique des Ambassadeurs Francophones
President, HEISEIKAI Club (Japanese Speaking Ambassadors accredited to Japan)
- 2004 to present
Chairman, Diplomatic Corps Golf Committee, Tokyo
Reading, Golf, Tennis, Bowling
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