Erlinda Fadera-Basilio
Erlinda Fadera-Basilio (born 1944) is a Philippine diplomat who has been the Ambassador of the Philippines to China.
Erlinda Fadera Basilio | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Education | University of the Philippines - Diliman |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Known for | Ambassador to the People's Republic of China |
She was born in Bacnotan, 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.
She became a diplomat around 1970. She spent eight years in Japan rising to consul-general, followed by another eight years in Cuba.
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.
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