Erlinda Fadera-Basilio

Erlinda Fadera-Basilio
Born 1944
Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines
Nationality Philippines
Education University of the Philippines - Diliman
Occupation Diplomat
Known for Ambassador to the People's Republic of China

Erlinda Fadera-Basilio (born 1944) is a Philippine diplomat who has been the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations.[1]

She was born in Bacnotan,[2] La Union, Philippines in 1944. She was educated at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. Her first degree was in Political Science and she also took a master's degree in Asian studies.[1]

She became a diplomat around 1970. She spent eight years in Japan rising to consul-general, followed by another eight years in Cuba.[1]

She was Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Asia and Pacific Affairs from 1995 to 1997; Ambassador to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from 1997 to 2003; Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs for Policy from 2006 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2011; Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva from 2007 to 2010; Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs; and later Head of the Foreign Service Institute.

On 5 December 2012, Philippine president Benigno Aquino III chose her as Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Mongolia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Manila's new ambassador to China is career diplomat Erlinda Basilio, 68, 6 November 2012, scmp.com, Retrieved 14 February 2016
  2. ↑ Bacnotan, PRA.gov.ph, Retrieved 17 March 2016


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