Carlos P. Romulo Politician

Carlos Peña Rómulo, QSC PLH (14 January 1898 – 15 December 1985) was a Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. He was a reporter at 16, a newspaper editor by the age of 20, and a publisher at 32. He was a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a general in the US Army and the Philippine Army, university president, President of the UN General Assembly, was eventually named one of the Philippines' National Artists in Literature, and was the recipient of many other honors and honorary degrees.

Personal facts

Carlos P. Romulo
Birth dateJanuary 14, 1898
Birth place
Philippines , Camiling Tarlac , Tarlac
Nationality
Philippines
Date of deathDecember 15, 1985
Place of death
Philippines , Manila
Education
University of the Philippines
Profession
Politician , Diplomat

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Office holder

office
President of the United Nations General Assembly
Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands
Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
11th President of the University of the Philippines
president
successor

Carlos P. Romulo on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://wn.com/carlos_p_romulo
  2. http://www.un.org/ga/55/president/bio04.htm