Rodolfo Severino Jr.
Rodolfo Severino Jr. | |
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10thSecretary General of ASEAN | |
In office 1 January 1998 – 31 December 2002 | |
Preceded by | Ajit Singh |
Succeeded by | Ong Keng Yong |
Personal details | |
Born | Manila,Philippines | 27 April 1936
Died | 19 April 2019 Manila,Philippines | (aged 82)
Resting place | Libingan ng mga Bayani[1] |
Children | Howie Severino |
Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Rodolfo Certeza Severino Jr.(27 April 1936 – 19 April 2019)[2]was aFilipinodiplomat who served as the tenthsecretary-general of ASEANbetween 1998 and 2002.
Career
[edit]He was the inaugural head of the ASEAN Studies Centre (ASC) at theISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institutein Singapore from 2008 to 2015,[3]and was an adjunct professor at theLee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,National University of Singapore[4]until 2015. He was an Associate Senior Fellow affiliated with the ASC at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.[3]He is the author of four books:Southeast Asia in Search of an ASEAN Community(2006),ASEAN(2008),The ASEAN Regional Forum(2009) andWhere in the World is the Philippines?(2010).[5]He is also the co-editor ofWhither the Philippines in the 21st Century?(2007),[6]among other collections.
He studied atAteneo de Manila Universityand held a post-graduate degree in international studies from theJohns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
He previously held the following positions[7][8]
- Third, Second, and First Secretary, Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1967–1974)
- Special Assistant to the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs,Foreign Affairs(1974–1976)
- Minister-Counsellor and Chargé d'Affaires, Philippine Embassy in Beijing (1976–1979)
- Consul General,Philippine Consulate General in Houston,Texas(1979–1986)
- Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs and ASEAN Senior Official of the Philippines(1986–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary toMalaysia(1989–1992)
- Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and ASEAN Senior Official of the Philippines (1992–1997)
- Professor,Asian Institute of Management,Manila, the Philippines (2003–2004)
- Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS, Singapore, Singapore (2005–2008)
Severino died of complications fromParkinson's diseaseon 19 April 2019, eight days before his 83rd birthday.[9]
Awards
[edit]- 1997 – Order of Sikatuna, rank of Datu, from PresidentFidel V. Ramosof the Philippines[10]
- 2001 –Order of Sikatuna,rank of Rajah, from PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyoof the Philippines, one of only two non-heads of state to receive the award in that rank[11]
- 2002 – Commander of theRoyal Order of Sahametrei,from KingNorodom SihanoukofCambodia[12]
- 2017 –Order of Lakandula,rank of Supremo, from PresidentRodrigo Duterteof the Philippines (posthumous)[13]
References
[edit]- ^Rita, J. (10 July 2019)."Former ambassador Rodolfo Severino to be buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani".GMA Network.Retrieved26 October2019.
- ^"Index Sc-Sf".
- ^ab"Affiliates - ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute".www.iseas.edu.sg.Archived fromthe originalon 30 January 2016.
- ^"Staff Directory: Faculty & Research Staff".www.lkyspp.nus.edu.sg.Archived fromthe originalon 16 May 2010.
- ^"Aseanstudiescentre.org".Archived fromthe originalon 1 September 2018.Retrieved31 March2013.
- ^Severino, Rodolfo C.; Salazar, Lorraine Carlos (2007).Whither the Philippines in the 21st Century?.Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.ISBN978-9812304995.
- ^"Severino cv".
- ^"whos who".www.iseas.edu.sg.Archived fromthe originalon 29 August 2010.
- ^"Former ambassador Rodolfo Severino Jr. passes away at 82".Manila Bulletin News.20 April 2019.Retrieved20 April2019.
- ^"Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos".Archived fromthe originalon 12 April 2013.
- ^"You are being redirected..."www.asean.org.Retrieved18 December2023.
- ^Access my library[dead link]
- ^"Roster of Presidential Awardees under Executive Order 236".Official Gazette.Retrieved2 July2022.
- 1936 births
- 2019 deaths
- Filipino diplomats
- Secretaries-general of ASEAN
- Ateneo de Manila University alumni
- Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies alumni
- Commanders of the Royal Order of Sahametrei
- Academic staff of the Asian Institute of Management
- Neurological disease deaths in the Philippines
- Deaths from Parkinson's disease
- Burials at the Libingan ng mga Bayani
- Grand Collars of the Order of Lakandula