PH Assumes ASEAN London Committee Chairmanship
Incoming ASEAN London Committee (ALC) Chair, Philippine Ambassador Antonio Manuel Lagdameo, receives the wooden gavel from outgoing ALC Chair Myanmar Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn during the ceremonial turnover at the Myanmar Ambassador’s residence on 31 July 2018. (Kristine Leilani Salle photo)
LONDON 14 August 2018 — Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Antonio Manuel Lagdameo assumed the chairmanship of the ASEAN London Committee (ALC) during an official turnover ceremony at the residence of Myanmar Ambassador and outgoing ALC Chair Kyaw Zwar Minn on 31 July 2018.
“I would like to express my deep appreciation to Myanmar, led by Ambassador Minn, for successfully leading the ALC in the first half 2018. I promise to continue his work, through the ALC, in advancing the goals of ASEAN in the UK during the Philippines’ chairmanship for the second half of this year,” Ambassador Lagdameo said
As ALC chair, Ambassador Lagdameo will lead and coordinate various initiatives geared toward strengthening the relations between ASEAN and the U.K.
During the meeting held on that same day chaired by Ambassador Lagdameo, the ALC discussed its line-up of activities and priorities for the second half of 2018, including projects aimed at promoting the ASEAN brand such as the ASEAN Film Festival and the ASEAN Family Day.
The ALC is an organization of ASEAN member states with diplomatic missions in the U.K. The organization aims to strengthen ASEAN-British ties through various activities and initiatives. The ALC chairmanship is rotated among ASEAN heads of mission every six months.
ASEAN London Committee Chair Philippine Ambassador Antonio Manuel Lagdameo (second from right) leads a discussion with ASEAN Heads of Post on the year’s line-up of activities aimed at strengthening ASEAN-British ties. (Kristine Leilani Salle photo)
London-based ASEAN heads of post join hands in the iconic ASEAN handshake during the first ASEAN London Committee meeting under the Philippines’ chairmanship. (Kristine Leilani Salle photo)
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