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los angeles16 September 2014 – Philippine Consul General Leo Herrera-Lim welcomes the appointment of the new  Philippine Honorary Consul in San Diego Audie de Castro. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. administered the oath-taking of Mr. de Castro on August 30 at Malacañang Palace in Manila.

Honorary Consul Audie de Castro, is the founder of de Castro, P.C. Attorneys & Counselors.  He graduated Cum Laude from the University of San Francisco School of Law.  He was a member of the University of San Francisco Law Review and McAuliffe Honor Society. Prior to graduating from law school, Mr. de Castro practiced as a Certified Public Accountant. 

Mr. de Castro is actively involved in civic and community affairs. He serves on the Board of Governors for the San Diego Foundation.  In 2011, he was appointed by the Mayor of San Diego as Chairman of the Consolidated Plan Advisory Board for the city, which advises the City Council on the fair distribution of millions of dollars of community development block grant funds (CDBG) each year.  He is former Commissioner of the City of San Diego Citizens Equal Opportunity Commission and previously served on an Advisory Board for another local Mayor. He is also past President of the Asian Business Association of San Diego and the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce. He is a graduate of LEAD San Diego (2003).  Mr. de Castro has received numerous awards for his community service, including a Star Award from the San Diego Performing Arts League, President’s Award of Community Service from the Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego, and Pan Pac Honors Award from the Pan Pacific Law Enforcement Association.

In the next few weeks, Mr. de Castro will prepare his office in close coordination with the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles and start serving the Filipino-American community in San Diego and to represent the interests of the Philippines in his area of jurisdiction. END