AMB. MA. TERESITA DAZA

She is a senior career diplomat who served in various capacities in the home office and foreign service posts of the DFA.

In the home office she was assigned in the Foreign Service Institute as Director General, Office of ASEAN Affairs as Executive Director, Office of the Secretary as Special Assistant and Office of Protocol and State Visits as Director. She is currently the DFA Spokesperson. In the foreign service she was assigned as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Philippine Embassy in New Delhi, India, with concurrent jurisdiction over the Kingdom of Nepal and oversight jurisdiction over the Kingdom of Bhutan. She also served as Deputy Permanent Representative to the Philippine Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia, First Secretary and Consul General at the Philippine Embassy in Bucharest, Romania and Third Secretary and later Second Secretary at the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Her last posting was as Ambassador at the Philippine Embassy in Santiago, Chile with concurrent jurisdiction over Peru and Ecuador from 2019 to 2021. She was awarded the Medalla al Merito de Chile, Grado Gran Cruz, for her efforts in promoting Philippines – Chile relations including the successful commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations. Ms. Daza has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Foreign Service, Cum Laude, from the University of the Philippines in Diliman. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Management from the Development Academy of the Philippines and has completed International Relations units at the University of the PH.

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