Celebration of the Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star on Ambassador Delia Domingo Albert, Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs

   On 25 September 2019, Ambassador Koji Haneda welcomed Ambassador Delia Domingo-Albert, former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, at his residence to celebrate the conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, one of the highest recognitions given by the Emperor of Japan.
 
   Ambassador Albert, who taught at the Friends Girls School in Tokyo before joining the foreign service, devoted herself to forging stronger ties between Japan and the Philippines. One of her most notable contributions is to spur the process of the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement or JPEPA as Foreign Affairs Secretary. After retiring from the foreign service, she has continuously supported Japan as a senior advisor of the Sycip Gorres and Velayo (SGV) Company, which provides various forms of assistance to Japanese companies in the Philippines.
 
   Ambassador Albert was conferred the decoration last May 23 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. She is among the first recipients of this award in Reiwa, the new imperial era of Japan.