Rodolfo Severino Jr.
Filipino diplomat (1936–2019)
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Rodolfo Certeza Severino Jr. (27 April 1936 – 19 April 2019)[2] was a Filipino diplomat who served as the tenth secretary-general of ASEAN between 1998 and 2002.
Rodolfo Severino Jr. | |
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| 10th Secretary General of ASEAN | |
| In office 1 January 1998 – 31 December 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ong Keng Yong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1936 Manila, Philippines |
| Died | 19 April 2019 (aged 82) Manila, Philippines |
| Resting place | Libingan ng mga Bayani[1] |
| Children | Howie Severino |
| Ateneo de Manila University Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies | |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Career
He was the inaugural head of the ASEAN Studies Centre (ASC) at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore from 2008 to 2015,[3] and was an adjunct professor at the Lee 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) and Where in the World is the Philippines? (2010).[5] He is also the co-editor of Whither the Philippines in the 21st Century? (2007),[6] among other collections.
He studied at Ateneo de Manila University and held a post-graduate degree in international studies from the Johns 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 to Malaysia (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 from Parkinson's disease on 19 April 2019, eight days before his 83rd birthday.[9]
Awards
- 1997 – Order of Sikatuna, rank of Datu, from President Fidel V. Ramos of the Philippines[10]
- 2001 – Order of Sikatuna, rank of Rajah, from President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines, one of only two non-heads of state to receive the award in that rank[11]
- 2002 – commander of the Royal Order of Sahametrei, from King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia[12]
- 2017 – Order of Lakandula, rank of Supremo, from President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines (posthumous)[13]