SHANGHAI – Members of the consular corps and individual Filipinos visited the Consulate General in Shanghai on 24-25 April to sign the condolence book opened in memory of former Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. del Rosario, who passed away on 18 April at age 83.

Officials of the Consulate General led by Consul General Josel F. Ignacio and Consul John Francis S. Herrera received and thanked the visitors for their commiseration.

Secretary del Rosario was the Philippines’ chief diplomat from February 2011 until March 2016. He was Ambassador to the United States from 2001 until 2006.

His term as Foreign Secretary was marked by personal attention to the welfare of overseas Filipinos, including in conflict areas. He was an indefatigable champion of a rules-based international order and the resolution of disputes in accord with international law.  END