PH Consul General to Jeddah Convenes ACGC, Hands Over Plaque of Appreciation to Indonesian Consulate General

Philippine Consul General to Jeddah Edgar B. Badajos (second from left) and Asian Consuls General Club (ACGC) Chinese Consul General to Jeddah Tang Banglin (leftmost), Korean Consul General to Jeddah Sang-Kyoun Lee (second from right), and Brunei Darussalam Consul General to Jeddah PG Salimin PG Daud (rightmost) handing over a plaque of appreciation to outgoing Indonesian Consul General Dr. Mohamad Hery Saripudin (center). (Jeddah PCG photo)

JEDDAH 02 January 2020 –– Philippine Consul General to Jeddah Edgar B. Badajos called a meeting of Asian Consuls General Club (ACGC) on 26 December 2019 to discuss preparations for the major activities of the Club in 2020, and also to handover a plaque of appreciation to Indonesian Consul General Dr. Mohamad Hery Saripudin who completed his tour-of-duty in December 2019.

As ACGC coordinator this year, Consul General Badajos hopes to strengthen coordination among member countries by holding regular meetings to discuss cultural promotion activities of the Club. He also proposed opening of the Club to other Asian countries to make ACGC more dynamic and inclusive.

ACGC is composed of 13 member Asian countries. Among its yearly activities are the Asian Food Festival and Asian Film Festival. END

Asian Consuls General Club (ACGC) Consuls General discuss plans and preparations for the upcoming activities of the Club in 2020. (Jeddah PCG photo)

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