17 May 2016 – The Philippine Embassy in Brunei Darussalam joined other Philippine Foreign Service Posts around the world in honoring the memory of the late Foreign Affairs Secretary Domingo L. Siazon, Jr. who died last May 03 in Tokyo, Japan at the age of 76.

A Book of Condolences was opened at the Philippine Chancery on May 12 to 13 in honor of the former Secretary which was signed by officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and members of the diplomatic corps in Brunei Darussalam.    

Foreign Affairs Secretary Siazon led a distinguished career in the Philippine Foreign Service from 1966 to 2010. He was Philippine Ambassador to Austria from 1975 to 1986, during which term he also served as Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United Nations (Vienna). He was the first elected Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) from 1985 to 1993. He served as Ambassador to Japan twice, from 1993 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2010.

As Foreign Affairs Secretary from 1995 to 2001, he directed Philippine foreign policy during a period of economic expansion and political optimism in the Philippines, and laid the groundwork for enhanced regional cooperation.

Secretary Siazon was survived by his wife, Mrs. Kay Siazon, their two children and their respective families. END