His Excellency Jose Manuel “Babe” del Gallego Romualdez was appointed Philippine ambassador to the U.S. in 2017, and concurrently the emissary to the Commonwealth of Jamaica, Republic of Haiti; Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Dominica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; and Saint Lucia. Previous assignments for Romualdez have included special envoy of the Philippine President to the U.S. and as a member of several Philippine business delegations visiting the United States. He has extensive experience as a media practitioner and business executive and writes columns for the Philippine Star. Romualdez received a BS in business administration from De La Salle College and is an avid golfer.